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Aug 6, 2024
Tsung-Dao Lee (1926–2024), Nobel-winning physicist
Tsung-Dao Lee was a Chinese-born physicist who won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discoveries on the nature of subatomic particles.
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Dec 11, 2023
Jack Hogan (1929–2023), star of TV’s Combat!
Jack Hogan was an actor best known for playing PFC William G. Kirby for five seasons and 112 episodes on television’s “Combat!” a World War II drama that ran from 1962 to 1967.
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Sep 13, 2023
Brandon Hunter (1980–2023), former NBA forward
Brandon Hunter was a standout basketball player at Ohio University who became a power forward in the NBA for the Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic.
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Sep 26, 2022
Andy Detwiler (1969–2022), “Harmless Farmer” YouTube star
Andy Detwiler was better known as “Harmless Farmer” on YouTube, where he chronicled his life as an amputee.
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Feb 4, 2022
Robin Herman (1951–2022), pioneering woman sports journalist
Robin Herman was a journalist who became one of the first two women allowed in locker rooms of a men’s professional sport to interview players.
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Dec 15, 2021
Ken Kragen (1936–2021), organizer of “We Are the World” and Hands Across America
Ken Kragen was a music manager and TV producer who organized the famous “We Are the World” and Hands Across America charity events in the 1980s.
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Nov 30, 2021
Sherif Zaki (1955–2021), CDC pathologist who studied Ebola, COVID-19
Sherif Zaki was a pathologist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who studied infectious diseases including Ebola, SARS, and COVID-19.
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Apr 9, 2020
Linda Tripp (1949–2020), Clinton/Lewinsky scandal whistleblower
Linda Tripp was a former White House employee best known for leaking recorded phone calls of Monica Lewinsky talking about the sexual relationship between herself and President Bill Clinton, which helped lead to the president’s impeachment.
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Mar 9, 2020
Roscoe Born (1950–2020), “One Life to Live,” “The Young and the Restless” actor
Roscoe Born was an actor best known for his roles on soap operas including “One Life to Live” and “The Young and the Restless.” He was Emmy nominated for his performance on “Santa Barbara.”
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Feb 5, 2019
Bob Friend (1930–2019), longtime Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher
Bob Friend, longtime Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher and member of 1960 World Series-winning team, died Sunday, February 3, 2019 in Pittsburgh, according to multiple news sources. He was 88.
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May 12, 2017
Yale Lary (1930 - 2017), Detroit Lions Hall of Famer
NFL Hall of Famer, 9-time Pro-Bowler played for the Lions...
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Jan 15, 2017
Tommy Allsup (1931–2017), guitarist for Buddy Holly
The guitarist avoided the Buddy Holly plane crash by losing a coin flip.
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Jun 22, 2016
Wayne Jackson (1941 - 2016), Memphis Horns trumpet player
Wayne Jackson, the trumpet player and one-half of the legendary Memphis Horns that backed hit records by Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, and others, died June 21, 2016.