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Mar 4, 2018
David Ogden Stiers (1942 - 2018), costar of "M*A*S*H"
David Ogden Stiers, the actor best known to audiences as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III in “M*A*S*H” and Cogsworth in Disney's animated "Beauty and the Beast," died at his home in Newport, Ore. following a battle with bladder cancer, according to multiple news sources. He was 75.
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Mar 4, 2018
Davide Astori (1987–2018), captain of Italy's Fiorentina football team
Played 14 times for Italy's national team.
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Mar 4, 2018
Roger Bannister (1929–2018), runner who broke 4-minute mile barrier
Roger Bannister, the British runner who was the first to break the 4-minute mile barrier, died Saturday, March 3, 2018, according to The Associated Press. He was 88.
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Mar 5, 2018
Russ Solomon (1925–2018), founder of Tower Records
Tower Records revolutionized music retail.
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Mar 6, 2018
Trevor Baylis (1937 - 2018), inventor of the wind-up radio
Trevor Baylis, the British inventor of the wind-up radio who helped foster the spread of information throughout poor and remote communities, died Monday, March 5, 2018, according to The Associated Press. He was 80.
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Mar 7, 2018
Woody Durham (1941–2018), former "Voice of the Tar Heels"
North Carolina football and basketball announcer for four decades…
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Mar 9, 2018
John Sulston (1942–2018), scientist helped decode human genome
John Sulston, Nobel Prize-winning British scientist who helped decode the human genome.
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Mar 10, 2018
Chris Gedney (1970 - 2018), former NFL tight end
Chris Gedney, former NFL tight end and first-team All-American at Syracuse University, has died, according to The Associated Press. He was 47.
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Mar 10, 2018
James Luna (1950 - 2018), Native American performance artist
James Luna, highly regarded Native American performance artist, died Sunday, March 4, 2018, of a heart attack in New Orleans, according to Indian Country Today. He was 68.
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Mar 11, 2018
Gary Burden (1933–2018), legendary album cover artist
Designed album covers for Neil Young, the Doors, and the Eagles.
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Mar 11, 2018
Ronnie Franklin (1959–2018), jockey almost won the Triple Crown
Won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 1979 aboard Spectacular Bid.
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Mar 12, 2018
Hubert de Givenchy (1927–2018), fashion icon
Designed Audrey Hepburn's little black dress in "Breakfast at Tiffany's"…
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Mar 12, 2018
Joaquin Avila (1948–2018), prominent Hispanic civil rights lawyer
SEATTLE (AP) — Civil rights lawyer Joaquin Avila, who fought discrimination in classrooms, workplaces and voting booths as a leader of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, has died. He was 69.
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Mar 13, 2018
Craig Mack (1970–2018), "Flava in Ya Ear" rapper
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — Former rapper Craig Mack, best known for the platinum 1994 hit "Flava in Ya Ear" has died in South Carolina.
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Mar 13, 2018
Nokie Edwards (1935–2018), guitarist for The Ventures
Lead guitarist for the influential instrumental rock band.
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Mar 13, 2018
Floyd Carter Sr. (2018), Tuskegee Airman
Awarded a Congressional Gold Medal…
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Mar 13, 2018
Ken Flach (1963 – 2018), won 6 Grand Slam doubles titles
Flach and Robert Seguso won 28 men’s doubles titles…
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Mar 14, 2018
Stephen Hawking (1942–2018), world-famous theoretical physicist
Stephen Hawking, one of the world's best-known scientists, brought theoretical physics to the general public with his 1988 best-seller "A Brief History of Time."
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Mar 14, 2018
Emily Nasrallah (1931 – 2018), Lebanese author and women’s rights activist
Goethe medal award winner…
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Mar 15, 2018
Dr. T. Berry Brazelton (1918 – 2018), child development expert
Acclaimed pediatrician helped parents understand their children’s behavior…
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Mar 15, 2018
Augie Garrido (1939 – 2018), college baseball coaching legend
Won five College World Series titles…
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Mar 15, 2018
Tom Benson (1927 – 2018), owner of the New Orleans Saints
Benson’s team won the Super Bowl in 2009…
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Mar 16, 2018
Louise Slaughter (1929–2018), longtime Congresswoman from New York
Louise Slaughter, longtime Congresswoman from New York, and first woman to chair the House Rules Committee, died Friday, March 16, 2018, days after falling in her residence, according to The Associated Press. She was 88.
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Mar 17, 2018
Ed Charles (1933 – 2018), member of the 1969 Miracle Mets
Ed Charles, the third baseman known as “The Glider” who helped lead the Miracle Mets to the 1969 World Series title, died Thursday, March 15, 2018, according to the Associated Press. He was 84.
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Mar 20, 2018
Larry Kwong (1923 – 2018), first Asian player to appear in an NHL game
Played a shift with the New York Rangers in 1948…
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Mar 20, 2018
Millie Dunn Veasey (1918–2018), served overseas during WWII with all-black female battalion
Millie Dunn Veasey, believed to be one of the last African-American women to serve overseas during World War II, has died, according to the Associated Press. She was 100.
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Mar 22, 2018
Frank Avruch (1928–2018), starred as Bozo the Clown on Boston TV
Frank Avruch, longtime Boston TV personality who starred as Bozo the Clown from 1959 to 1970, died Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at his home in Boston, according to The Associated Press. He was 89.
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Mar 22, 2018
Rita Owens (2018), Queen Latifah’s mom
NEW YORK (AP) — Queen Latifah is mourning the death of her mother.
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Mar 22, 2018
Charles Lazarus (1923–2018), Toys R Us founder
Passed away daysafter franchise announced it will shut down80a6
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Mar 24, 2018
DuShon Monique Brown (1968–2018), “Chicago Fire” actress
CHICAGO (AP) — Actress DuShon Monique Brown, who played a secretary in the NBC show "Chicago Fire," has died at age 49.
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Mar 26, 2018
Zeke Upshaw (1991–2018), played with Grand Rapids in the NBA G League
Zeke Upshaw, a forward with the Grand Rapids Drive in the NBA G League, has died at the age of 26, according to multiple news sources.
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Mar 26, 2018
Linda Brown (1943–2018), student in landmark Brown v. Board of Education case
The 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling struck down racial segregation in schools…
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Mar 27, 2018
Seo Minwoo (1985–2018), Lead singer of K-pop band 100%
“Song For You” was a top 10 hit in Japan.
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Mar 27, 2018
Delores Taylor (1932 – 2018), co-star of "Billy Jack" films
Co-wrote and starred in the “Billy Jack” movies with her husband Tom Laughlin…
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Mar 29, 2018
Johan van Hulst (1911–2018), Holocaust hero
Dutch principal saved hundreds of Jewish children during the Holocaust.
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Mar 29, 2018
Rusty Staub (1944–2018), orange-haired baseball All-Star
Rusty Staub, the orange-haired outfielder who became a huge hit with baseball fans in two countries during an All-Star career that spanned 23 major league seasons, died Thursday, March 29, 2018, according to the Associated Press. He was 73.
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Mar 30, 2018
Anita Shreve (1946 – 2018), best-selling author of “The Pilot’s Wife”
Anita Shreve, the best-selling novelist who explored how women responded to crises past and present in her native New England in favorites such as "The Pilot's Wife," ''Testimony" and "The Weight of Water," has died, according to the Associated Press. She was 71.
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Apr 5, 2018
Brian Lancaster (2018), appeared on MTV’s “Road Rules”
He competed on “Road Rules: Latin America” in 1999…
