Obituaries
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Relief ace Perranoski, 2-time World Series champ, dies at 84
Oct 03, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ron Perranoski, the left-handed ace of the Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen who helped them win a pair of World Series championships in the 1960s, has die...
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Bob Gibson, fierce Hall of Fame ace for Cardinals, dies at 84Oct 03, 2020 1:00 am - Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, the dominating St. Louis Cardinals pitcher who won a record seven consecutive World Series starts and set a modern standard for excellence when...
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Lou Johnson, hit winning homer in '65 World Series, dies
Oct 02, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - 'œSweet'ť Lou Johnson, who hit a key home run for the victorious Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the 1965 World Series and scored the only run in San...
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Country star and hit Elvis songwriter Mac Davis dies at 78
Sep 30, 2020 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country star Mac Davis, who launched his career crafting the Elvis hits 'œA Little Less Conversation'ť and 'œIn the Ghetto,'ť and whose own hits ...
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Argentine cartoonist Quino, creator of 'Mafalda' comic, dies
Sep 30, 2020 7:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - JoaquÃn Salvador Lavado, an Argentine cartoonist better known as 'œQuino'³ whose satirical comic strip about a socially conscious girl na...
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Kuwait ruler, longtime diplomat Sheikh Sabah, dies at age 91
Sep 29, 2020 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, the ruler of Kuwait who drew on his decades as the oil-rich nation's top diplomat to push for closer t...
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'I Am Woman' singer Helen Reddy, '70s hitmaker, dies at 78
Sep 29, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Helen Reddy, who shot to stardom in the 1970s with her rousing feminist anthem 'œI Am Woman'ť and recorded a string of other hits, has died. She was 7...
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Johnstone, 2-time WS champ and popular prankster, dies at 74
Sep 28, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jay Johnstone, who won World Series championships as a versatile outfielder with the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers while being baseball's m...
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Sir Harold Evans, crusading publisher and author, dies at 92
Sep 24, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sir Harold Evans, the charismatic publisher, author and muckraker who brought investigative moxie to the British press, newsmaking dash to the American b...
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French media: Top chef Pierre Troisgros dies aged 92
Sep 23, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Pierre Troisgros, one of France's top chefs who helped reinvent the country's traditional cuisine, died Wednesday just weeks after his 92nd birthday. With t...