Died January 22

Aaron was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002.

Gross and partner Eddie Egan took down a major heroin trafficking ring.

Won an Emmy for his role as Tyne Daly’s Husband on “Cagney & Lacey.”

R.I.P. Kevin Barnett, comedian and ‘Rel’ co-creator

Beloved author of Earthsea and The Left Hand of Darkness…

Masaya Nakamura, the founder of the video game company Namco who was also known as the Father of Pac-Man, died Jan. 22, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was …

Peter Overend Watts, the bassist for the rock band Mott the Hoople, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 69. The musician had throat cancer. Fellow …

Yordano Ventura, a pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in a car accident in his native Dominican Republic, according to multiple news sources. He was …

Andy Marte, a former Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, and Arizona Diamondbacks, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in a car crash in the …

Savalas became a pop-culture legend as the lollipop-sucking, baby-loving New York detective known simply as “Kojak.”