NOTABLE DEATHS | January 31, 2017
John Wetton (1949 - 2017) ›
English bassist fronted 1980s prog-rock supergroup Asia…
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DIED TODAY IN HISTORY | February 1, 2017
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Don Cornelius taught America how to dance...
Did You Know?
There are more than 200 euphemisms for death in the English language, from 'shuffled off this mortal coil' to 'with the ancestors'.
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CELEBRITY DEATHS | January 8, 2017
2017 Celebrity Deaths ›
We remember celebrities we've lost this year...
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INSPIRATIONAL LIVES
Joyce Brock
Created one of the first modeling agencies and schools for African-Americans
Willie Evans
Buffalo football star whose 1958 team refused to play in a bowl game banning black players
Jill Saward
Rape victim became an advocate for victims of sexual assault
Mary Louise "Lou" Rodeen
The first woman to be accepted into the Northwestern University Band.
Anne Jennings
First African-American registered nurse to graduate from Hartford Hospital School
Allan Williams
The first manager of the Beatles
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Masaya Nakamura (1925 - 2017) ›
January 30, 2017
Father of Pac-Man founded video game company...
Quebec Mosque Shooting Victims ›
January 30, 2017
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...