NOTABLE DEATHS | January 30, 2017
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Father of Pac-Man founded video game company...
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DIED TODAY IN HISTORY | January 31, 2017
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Molly Ivins was known for her rapier wit...
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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
Anne Jennings
First African-American registered nurse to graduate from Hartford Hospital School
Allan Williams
The first manager of the Beatles
Willie Evans
Buffalo football star whose 1958 team refused to play in a bowl game banning black players
Mary Louise "Lou" Rodeen
The first woman to be accepted into the Northwestern University Band.
Jill Saward
Rape victim became an advocate for victims of sexual assault
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Where there is love there is life.
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Quebec Mosque Shooting Victims ›
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At least six people have died in attack...
Emmanuelle Riva (1927 - 2017) ›
January 28, 2017
Acclaimed French actress…
John Hurt (1940 - 2017) ›
January 28, 2017
Prolific English actor starred in “The Elephant Man”…
Barbara Hale (1922 - 2017) ›
January 27, 2017
Actress played Della Street on “Perry Mason”…
Charles Shackleford (1966 - 2017) ›
January 27, 2017
N.C. State star played six seasons in the NBA...
Mike Connors (1925 - 2017) ›
January 27, 2017
Actor starred on the detective series "Mannix"...