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John Disley, a co-founder of London Marathon, dies at 87

The Associated Press
Feb 08, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - John Disley, a former Olympic bronze medalist in the steeplechase and one of the founders of the London marathon, has died. He was 87. London Marathon orga...
Gerson, scribe of 'Monsters, Inc.,' 'Big Hero 6' dies at 49

By The Associated Press
Feb 08, 2016 6:00 am - Daniel Gerson, who co-wrote several Walt Disney animated films including "Monsters, Inc." and "Big Hero 6," has died. He was 49. Gerson's family said in a statement that...
'Georgy Girl' author Margaret Forster, 77, dies of cancer

By GREGORY KATZ
Feb 08, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Margaret Forster, the author of "Georgy Girl" and more than 20 other novels, has died in London after suffering from cancer in the back and spine. She was ...
Wife says singer and band leader Dan Hicks dies at age 74

The Associated Press
Feb 07, 2016 6:00 am - MILL VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Dan Hicks, a musician whose work in the 1960s helped define San Francisco's psychedelic sound, has died. He was 74. The singer, songwriter and...
Man who gave name to "Peanuts'" Linus dies at age 90

By ANDREW DALTON
Feb 06, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Linus Maurer, a cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend and colleague Charles M. Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown's blanket-wieldi...
Dave Mirra, who broke barriers on a BMX bike, dies at 41

By JOHN MARSHALL
Feb 06, 2016 6:00 am - Dave Mirra did things few people could on a BMX bike, using a combination of natural ability, fearlessness and innovation to take the sport to places many never thought ...
Man who gave name to "Peanuts'" Linus dies at age 90

By ANDREW DALTON
Feb 05, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Linus Maurer, a cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend and colleague Charles M. Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown's blanket-wieldi...
Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White dead at 74

By DAVID BAUDER and HILLEL ITALIE
Feb 05, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White, whose horn-driven band sold more than 90 million albums and made hits like "September," ''Shining Star" and "Bo...
Judge who presided over Martha Stewart's NY trial dies at 86

The Associated Press
Feb 05, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge who presided over Martha Stewart's criminal trial in New York has died. Miriam Cedarbaum was 86. Manhattan U.S. District Court Chief Judg...
Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, 6th man on moon, dies in Florida

By CURT ANDERSON
Feb 05, 2016 6:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who became the sixth man on the moon when he and Alan Shepard helped NASA recover from Apollo 13's "successful failure" ...

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