Obituaries
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Correction: Obit-Rip Taylor story
Oct 07, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a story Oct. 6 about the death of comedian Rip Taylor, The Associated Press reported erroneously that he was 84. The age came from his publicist, w...
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Ginger Baker, Cream's volatile drummer, dies at 80
Oct 06, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON - Ginger Baker, the volatile and propulsive drummer for Cream and other bands who wielded blues power and jazz finesse and helped shatter boundaries of time, temp...
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Marcello Giordani, tenor of beauty and heft, dies at 56
Oct 05, 2019 7:00 am - Tenor Marcello Giordani, renowned for a voice of beauty and heft that made him a star at the world's top opera houses, died Saturday. He was 56. Giordani had a heart att...
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Diahann Carroll, Oscar-nominated, pioneering actress, dies
Oct 04, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series as...
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Diahann Carroll, Oscar-nominated, pioneering actress, dies at 84Oct 04, 2019 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series as...
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Freitas do Amaral, a â€~father’ of Portuguese democracy, dies
Oct 03, 2019 7:00 am - LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Diogo Freitas do Amaral, a conservative Portuguese politician who played a leading role in cementing the country’s democracy after its 1974 Car...
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Roger Taillibert, Olympic Stadium architect, dies at 93
Oct 03, 2019 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - Roger Taillibert, the architect who designed Montreal's 1976 Olympic Stadium and relentlessly defended it against critics, has died. He was 93. Montreal ...
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Czech pop singer Karel Gott dies at 80
Oct 02, 2019 7:00 am - PRAGUE (AP) - Czech pop singer Karel Gott, who became a star behind the Iron Curtain, has died. He was 80. Gott died late Tuesday at his home in Prague after battling a ...
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Weather scientist dies in rough surf after forecast of risk
Oct 02, 2019 7:00 am - DUCK, N.C. (AP) - A top weather forecasting official, who oversaw the government’s prediction centers that track ocean, hurricane and even space conditions, has died i...
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Dancehall artist known as Louie Rankin dies Canada car crash
Oct 01, 2019 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Jamaican dancehall reggae artist and actor Louie Rankin, known for his 1992 hit "Typewriter," died in a car crash involving a transport truck in Canada, p...