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  • Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida dies at age 95

    ROME (AP) — Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida, who achieved international stardom during the 195...

    January 17, 2023

  • Yukihiro Takahashi, YMO Drummer, Vocalist, Dies At 70

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    January 15, 2023

  • Jeff Beck, guitar god who influenced generations, dies at 78

    NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock 'n' r...

    January 12, 2023

  • Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham dead at 90

    Walter Cunningham, the last surviving astronaut from the first successful crewed space mission in NA...

    January 4, 2023

  • Pelé buried at cemetery in Brazilian city he made famous

    SANTOS, Brazil (AP) — Brazil said a final farewell to Pelé on Tuesday, burying the legend who unifie...

    January 4, 2023

  • Earth, Wind & Fire drummer Fred White dies aged 67

    LOS ANGELES (AFP-Jiji) — Drummer Fred White, an early member of U.S. band Earth, Wind & Fire, has di...

    January 4, 2023

  • Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95

    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as the ...

    December 31, 2022

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters, the intrepid interviewer, anchor and program host who led the way a...

    December 31, 2022

  • OBITUARY / World-renowned architect Arata Isozaki dies at 91

    The world-renowned architect Arata Isozaki died Wednesday at the age of 91. ...

    December 30, 2022

  • Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died

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    December 30, 2022

  • Kathy Whitworth, winningest golfer in history, dies at 83

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    December 26, 2022

  • Actress Aki Takejo dies at 75

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    December 21, 2022

  • TV Personality Chika Takami dies at 60

    TV personality Chika Takami, whose real name was Fusayo Takahashi, died Wednesday at a hospital in N...

    December 21, 2022

  • Koji Ryu, vocalist and drummer of C-C-B, dies at 60

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    December 19, 2022

  • Fashion designer Yukiko Hanai dies of old age

    Fashion designer Yukiko Hanai died of old age Oct. 1. She was 84....

    December 19, 2022

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