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Electronic music pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey dies at 87

The Associated Press
Nov 05, 2016 7:00 am - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Jean-Jacques Perrey, the French composer and pioneer of electronic pop music who was best known for co-writing "Baroque Hoedown" used as the...
Greek businessman Andreas Vgenopoulos dies at 63

The Associated Press
Nov 05, 2016 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Andreas Vgenopoulos, a Greek lawyer turned business tycoon, died Saturday of a heart attack, his Marfin Investment Group announced. He was 63. Vgen...
Fashion designer James Galanos dies; dressed Nancy Reagan

By POLLY ANDERSON and TAREK HAMADA
Nov 02, 2016 7:00 am - WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) - James Galanos, the California fashion designer who was known for his elegant, meticulously constructed dresses and created both of first la...
Turkish politician Korkut Ozal dies at 87; had led Democrats

The Associated Press
Nov 02, 2016 7:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's state-run news agency says Korkut Ozal, a former Turkish government minister and brother of Turkey's late president Turgut Ozal, has died ...
Angeline Kopka, once the oldest lawmaker in US, dies at 100

The Associated Press
Nov 02, 2016 7:00 am - CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A five-term New Hampshire state representative who once was the oldest legislator in the country has died. Angeline "Angie" Kopka was 100. A funeral...
Country hitmaker Claude 'Curly' Putman dies

The Associated Press
Nov 01, 2016 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country songwriter Claude "Curly" Putman, who wrote iconic country songs like "He Stopped Loving Her Today," ''D-I-V-O-R-C-E," and "The Green, Gr...
World Cup trophy designer Silvio Gazzaniga dies at 95

By ANDREW DAMPF
Oct 31, 2016 7:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Silvio Gazzaniga, the sculptor who designed the World Cup trophy, has died. He was 95. Gazzaniga's son, Giorgio, said his father passed away in his sleep at...
California's first female black judge dies at 96

The Associated Press
Oct 31, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The first female black judge in California and one of the longest-serving jurists in state history has died at the age of 96, her family said Monday. ...
'Tuck Everlasting' author Natalie Babbitt dies at age 84

The Associated Press
Oct 31, 2016 7:00 am - HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) - Natalie Babbitt, the author of the beloved children's novel "Tuck Everlasting," has died after battling cancer. She was 84 years old. Babbitt, who a...
Correction: Obit-Tuskegee Airman story

The Associated Press
Oct 31, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In an obituary that moved Oct. 29 and Oct. 30, The Associated Press reported erroneously the role that Audley Coulthurst had with the Tuskegee Airman. He...

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