Pioneering rapper and DJ Lovebug Starski is credited with coining the term “hip hop.”
Born 1960
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Michael Nyqvist, an actor who starred in the Swedish film version of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” died Tuesday, June 27, 2017, of cancer, according to multiple news sources. …
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Erin Moran, the actress best known for her role as Joanie Cunningham on the 1970s sitcom “Happy Days,” died Saturday, April 22, 2017. She was 56.
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David Modell, a former president of the Baltimore Ravens football team, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, after a lengthy battle with lung cancer, according to multiple news sources. He was …
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Keyboard player co-founded 1980s British synthpop band Bronski Beat.
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Dawn Coe-Jones, a Canadian professional golfer, died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, after a battle with brain cancer, according to multiple news sources. She was 56. The former LPGA golfer died …
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Anthony Addabbo, an actor known for roles on “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “Guiding Light,” died Oct. 19, according to a colleague. He was 56. Born Sep. 14, 1960, …
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Angela Raiola, the colorful bar owner and star of the reality TV show Mob Wives and its sequels, died early Thursday of throat cancer that had spread to other organs. …
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The Nolans had a worldwide hit in 1979 with “I’m In the Mood For Dancing.”
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Confronted with incurable cancer, he devised a last lecture that became an Internet sensation.