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Jan 29, 2024
Sandra Milo (1933–2024), star of Fellini’s 8½
Sandra Milo was an Italian actress best known for her roles in “8½” and “Juliet of the Spirits,” both of which won Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress awards.
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Feb 6, 2023
George R. Robertson (1933–2023), Police Academy’s Chief Hurst
George R. Robertson was an actor best known for playing Chief/Commissioner Henry Hurst in the first six “Police Academy” movies.
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Jan 31, 2023
Ira “Bob” Born (1924–2023), candymaker who was called the Father of Peeps
Ira “Bob” Born was the former president of the candy company Just Born, where he invented Hot Tamales and created the process to mass-produce Peeps.
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Jan 30, 2023
Barrett Strong (1941–2023), Motown’s first star with Money (That's What I Want)
Barrett Strong was a singer and songwriter for Motown Records who had the label’s first hit with “Money (That’s What I Want).”
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Jan 30, 2023
Annie Wersching (1977–2023), “24,” “Star Trek: Picard” actress
Annie Wersching was an actress known for roles in “24,” “Star Trek: Picard,” “Runaways,” and many other TV shows, as well as in the video game “The Last of Us.”
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Jan 31, 2022
Sam Lay (1935–2022), legendary Chicago blues drummer
Sam Lay was a legendary Chicago blues drummer who played with Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
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Jan 30, 2022
Howard Hesseman (1940–2022), Dr. Johnny Fever on “WKRP in Cincinnati”
Howard Hesseman was an actor known for his starring role as Dr. Johnny Fever on the sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati.”
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Mar 2, 2021
Shelia Washington (1960–2021), museum founder who helped exonerate the Scottsboro Boys
Shelia Washington was instrumental in the exoneration of the Scottsboro Boys, nine young Black men who were wrongfully convicted of raping two white women in a famous 1935 case.
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Feb 2, 2021
Grady Gaines (1934–2021), Little Richard’s saxophone player
Grady Gaines was a blues saxophone player best known for playing in band.
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Feb 1, 2021
Hilton Valentine (1943–2021), The Animals guitarist
Hilton Valentine was the founding guitarist for the popular 1960s British Invasion rock band The Animals.
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Jan 29, 2021
John Chaney (1932–2021), legendary Temple basketball coach
John Chaney was the former head basketball coach at Temple University who led them to 17 NCAA tournament appearances.
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Jan 29, 2020
Larry Eisenhauer (1940–2020), former Patriots defensive star
Larry Eisenhauer was one of the Boston Patriots first defensive stars. He made four AFL all-star teams during his nine years in the AFL, all with Boston. He was voted to the Patriots All-1960s team. His teammates nicknamed Eisenhauer “Wildman” for his crazy antics. According to the book “The 50 Greatest Players in New England Patriots History” by Robert Cohen, he ran out onto the field before a game in freezing weather wearing only his helmet and athletic supporter. He was also known to ram his forearm through locker room walls before a game to get himself psyched to play. After retiring, he owned a computer hardware business.
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Jan 29, 2019
James Ingram (1952–2019), R&B singing legend
James Ingram (1952–2019) was a chart-topping singer known for the hit R&B song “Baby, Come to Me,” a duet with singer Patti Austin which reached number one in 1983. He first came to fame in 1981 when he sang vocals on the songs “Just Once” and “One Hundred Ways” on the Quincy Jones album “The Dude.”
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Jan 30, 2017
Quebec Mosque Shooting Victims
A shooting Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada, has left at least six people dead, according to Quebec Provincial Police.
