NOTABLE DEATHS | January 19, 2017
Miguel Ferrer (1955 - 2017) ›
Actor best known for starring as Owen Granger on “NCIS: Los Angeles”…
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DIED TODAY IN HISTORY | January 20, 2017
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Japan has one of the highest cremation rates in the world - 99.9% (compared to approximately 40% in the United States).
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CELEBRITY DEATHS | January 8, 2017
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INSPIRATIONAL LIVES
Joyce Brock
Created one of the first modeling agencies and schools for African-Americans
Jill Saward
Rape victim became an advocate for victims of sexual assault
Willie Evans
Buffalo football star whose 1958 team refused to play in a bowl game banning black players
Allan Williams
The first manager of the Beatles
Anne Jennings
First African-American registered nurse to graduate from Hartford Hospital School
Mary Louise "Lou" Rodeen
The first woman to be accepted into the Northwestern University Band.
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NOTABLE DEATHS
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Roberta Peters (1930 - 2017) ›
January 19, 2017
Opera star sang 35 years at New York's Metropolitan Opera Company…
Italy Hotel Avalanche Victims ›
January 19, 2017
At least 2 people dead after quakes rock region...
William Onyeabor (1946 - 2017) ›
January 18, 2017
Musician pioneered a heavily rhythmic style of funk…
Eugene "Gene" Cernan (1934 - 2017) ›
January 16, 2017
NASA astronaut was the last person to walk on the moon…
Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka (1943 - 2017) ›
January 15, 2017
WWE Hall of Fame Wrestler….
Tommy Allsup (1931 - 2017) ›
January 15, 2017
Guitarist avoided Buddy Holly plane crash by losing a coin flip…