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Vida Blue, Led Oakland to 3 World Series Titles, Dies at 73
Vida Blue, a hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball's biggest draws in the early 1970s...
May 8, 2023
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Harry Belafonte, Activist and Entertainer, Dies at 96
NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreak...
April 26, 2023
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Famed Animal Researcher Masanori Hata Dies at 87
Author and animal researcher Masanori Hata, known by the nickname “Mutsugoro,” has died at 87. He e...
April 6, 2023
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Award-winning Musician Sakamoto Dies at 71
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ryuichi Sakamoto, an Academy Award-winning Japanese musician who composed music...
April 3, 2023
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Ryuichi Sakamoto Transcended Borders, Genres with His Music
The death of Ryuichi Sakamoto on March 28, which was announced Sunday, has reverberated across the g...
April 3, 2023
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Ryuichi Sakamoto, Oscar-Winning Japanese Musician, Dies at 71
TOKYO(Reuters) - Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Oscar-winning Japanese composer famed for his scores for "The...
April 2, 2023
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Actress Tomoko Naraoka Dies at 93
Actress Tomoko Naraoka died from pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on March 23. She was 93. Naraoka, wh...
March 29, 2023
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Darcelle, World’s Oldest Working Drag Queen, Dies at 92
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Walter Cole, better known as the iconic drag queen who performed for decades a...
March 25, 2023
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Intel Co-Founder Gordon Moore, Prophet of the Rise of the PC, Dies at 94
Intel Corp INTC.O co-founder Gordon Moore, a pioneer in the semiconductor industry whose "Moore's La...
March 25, 2023
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Ex-Foreign Minister Taro Nakayama Dies
Taro Nakayama, a former Liberal Democratic Party and House of Representatives lawmaker, died at abou...
March 23, 2023
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Late Kenzaburo Oe Spun Stories of Humanism, Coexistence
Japan’s second Nobel laureate in literature, Kenzaburo Oe, died on March 3 at 88. Throughout his li...
March 15, 2023
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‘Iron Chef’ Kenichi Chen Dies at Age 67
Chef Kenichi Chen, famous for his appearances on the popular TV series “Ryouri no Tetsujin” (Iron Ch...
March 14, 2023
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Chikage Ogi, Former House of Councillors President, Dies
Former House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi died Thursday, it has been learned. She was 89. O...
March 13, 2023
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Nobel Laureate Kenzaburo Oe Dies at 88
Novelist and Nobel Prize laureate Kenzaburo Oe died of old age on March 3. He was 88....
March 13, 2023
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Seven & i Holdings Honorary Chairman Masatoshi Ito Dies
Masatoshi Ito, effective founder and honorary chairman of Seven & i Holdings Co., passed away on Mar...
March 13, 2023
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