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Dec 2, 2024
Peter Westbrook (1952–2024), Olympian who gave back
Peter Westbrook was a pioneering Olympic fencer whose legacy wasn’t just the accolades he won, but also the lives he touched through his nonprofit work.
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Mar 13, 2024
Pete Rodriguez (1934–2024), I Like It Like That bandleader and pianist
Pete Rodriguez was the bandleader and pianist for Pete Rodriguez y Su Conjunto, known for their 1967 boogaloo hit, “I Like it Like That.”
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Dec 31, 2022
Pope Benedict XVI (1927–2022), former pope who stepped down in 2013
Pope Benedict XVI was the former pope, who became the first pope to resign his office voluntarily since 1294.
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Mar 14, 2022
Johnny Grier (1947–2022), first black referee in the NFL
Johnny Grier became the first black referee in NFL history at the start of the 1988 season.
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Dec 1, 2021
Frank Williams (1942–2021), Formula One racing driver and team founder
Frank Williams was an English Formula One racing driver who founded Williams Racing.
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Apr 20, 2021
Mike Mitchell (1944–2021), “Louie Louie” guitarist with the Kingsmen
Mike Mitchell was the guitarist for the Kingsmen, best known for playing the iconic solo on the 1963 hit song “Louie Louie.”
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Feb 1, 2019
Stewart Adams (1923–2019), inventor of ibuprofen, used himself as test subject
“I always felt it was important to take the first dose.”
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Feb 17, 2017
George "The Animal" Steele (1937 - 2017), 1980s WWE star
George "The Animal" Steele, a World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame professional wrestler who gained fame in the 1980s for his eccentric look and wild antics, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, following an extended illness. He was 79.
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Dec 2, 2016
Joe McKnight (1988 - 2016), NFL running back
Joe McKnight, a former NFL running back, died Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, in a road-rage shooting in the New Orleans suburb of Terrytown, Louisiana, according to multiple news sources, including NOLA.com / The Times-Picayune. He was 28. In 2010, McKnight was a fourth-round draft pick by the New York Jets. He made his NFL debut in October of that year. He scored his first NFL touchdown Oct. 2, 2011, returning a kickoff for 107 yards, which was the longest play in his team's history.
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Oct 15, 2013
Edie Adams: No Dumb Blonde
The way Edie Adams looked –– golden-haired, pretty and vivacious –– might lead some to assume that she was a stereotypical dumb blonde. In reality Adams was blonde, but she was no ditz...
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Apr 15, 2012
The Many Moods of Henry Mancini
Henry Mancini wrote some of the coolest film and TV scores of all time. His jazzy themes and strings-heavy ballads defined movie music in the 1960s.
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Mar 3, 2012
Dusty in Memphis
When Dusty Springfield's career was lagging in 1968, she traveled across the ocean to record one of the most critically-acclaimed albums of all time...
