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Herbert Kohl (1935–2023), former Senator and co-founder of Kohl’s 

Herbert Kohl was a businessman, politician, and philanthropist who was a former U.S. Senator, previous owner of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team, and co-founder of Kohl’s department stores with his brother and father.0

Dean “Diz” Laird (1921–2022), World War II flying ace

Dean “Diz” Laird was the only World War II U.S. Navy pilot to shoot down both German and Japanese planes.

Brian Travers (1959–2021), UB40 founding member

Brian Travers was a founding member, saxophonist, and contributing songwriter for the British reggae/pop band UB40.

Roberta McCain (1912–2020), mother of Senator John McCain

Roberta McCain, the mother of Senator John McCain, has died at the age of 108.

Tomisaku Kawasaki (1925–2020), pediatrician who identified Kawasaki disease

Tomisaku Kawasaki was a Japanese pediatrician who was the first to identify the inflammatory syndrome in children that became known as Kawasaki disease.

Jesse Freitas Sr. (1921–2020), quarterback for San Francisco 49ers’ first team

Jesse Freitas, Sr. was a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers’ inaugural team in 1946.

Alfred Worden (1932–2020), astronaut orbited the moon

Alfred “Al" Worden orbited the moon as the command pilot for Apollo 15.TheformerNASA astronaut is one of only 24 people to have flown to the moon.During the 1971 mission, Worden orbited the earth many times as astronauts James Irwin andDavid Scott walked on the moon to explore the surface. He was the first human to do a deep space spacewalk. NASA selected Worden, a military pilot,as an astronaut in 1966.

Mario Maglieri (1924–2017), Whiskey a Go Go owner

Entrepreneur owned Hollywood’s famed Whiskey a Go Go rock club.

Ikutaro Kakehashi (1930–2017), Roland Corp. founder

Music innovator founded the Roland instrument company.

Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Real Little House on the Prairie

On Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 150th birthday, we take a modern-day look at a few of the places she described in her books.

Miguel Ferrer (1955 - 2017), NCIS: Los Angeles actor

Miguel Ferrer, the actor best known for starring as Owen Granger on “NCIS: Los Angeles,” died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, of cancer, according to multiple news sources. He was 61.

Oscar Brand (1920–2016), Canadian folk singer

Canadian folk singer and radio host.

Hector Babenco (1946 - 2016), Kiss of the Spider Woman director

Hector Babenco, the director of “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” has died at the age of 70.