Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez dies aged 58 with cancer

After struggling for the last several months with cancer the form of which was never fully disclosed, Hugo Chavez, the firebrand president of Venezuela and former soldier, finally succumbed - passing away at the...

Sun Myung Moon Unification Church Leader dies at 92

The Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon, the leader of the Unification Church, died early Monday morning in South Korea. He was 92. He passed away just before 2 a.m. local time (12:54 p.m. EDT Sunday) from complications of...

World's Oldest Working Musician Dies at 103

Ukulele legend and jazz guitarist, Bill Tapia, known to many fondly as "Uncle Bill," passed away in his sleep today at his home in Westminster, CA. Born on New Year's Day 1908, he was less than one month shy of his...

Joe Morello from the Dave Brubeck quartet dies at 82

Joe Morello, a jazz drummer whose elegant, economical playing in the Dave Brubeck Quartet sounded natural and effortless even in unusual time signatures, died on Saturday at his home in Irvington, N.J. He was...

Veteran US diplomat Richard Holbrooke dies at 69

" Veteran US diplomat Richard Holbrooke has died following a second round of surgery to treat a heart condition. He fell ill on Friday while meeting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He was President Barack Obama's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan. The...

George Steinbrenner Dies of Massive Heart Attack: AP

" Yankees owner George Steinbrenner died this morning after suffering a massive heart attack, the Associated Press reports. Steinbrenner celebrated his 80th birthday on July 4. " Developing ...

Jim Marshall, Famous Rock Photographer Dead at 74

Rick Marshall, Best Known as a Photographer for Rock Music Legends has Died at the Age of 74 Jim Marshall, known for his work with legendary rock-and-roll musicians such as the Beatles and Janis Joplin has died at...

Alex Chilton From Box Tops and Big Star Dead

Music Legend Alex Chilton is Dead Today in New Orleans of Suspected Heart Attack Alex Chilton, a singer and guitarist known for his work with the Box Tops act in the 60s and the Big Star act in the 70s has died on...

Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig dies at the age of 85

February 20, 2010 9:30 a.m. EST Washington (CNN) -- Alexander Haig, the former military officer, secretary of state and adviser to presidents, died Saturday, a Johns Hopkins Medical Center spokesman said. Haig, 85, was admitted to the Baltimore, Maryland, hospital on...

Todd Brown, Discovery Middle School Shooting Victim Dies

Todd Brown, the Discovery Middle School Shooting victim has died. The ninth grade student was shot in the head in a hallway just outside the band room of Discovery Middle School in Alabama. The shooter is in custody,...

Taiwan Man Dies after Watching ‘Avatar’

" TAIPEI : A 42-year-old Taiwanese man with a history of high blood pressure has died of a stroke likely triggered by over-excitement from watching the blockbuster ‘Avatar’ in 3D, a doctor said on Tuesday. The...

Wildlife enthusiast Billy Arjan Singh dies

New Delhi: Indian wildlife enthusiast and author Billy Arjan Singh died at his home - Tiger Haven - in the vicinity of the famous Dudhwa National Park, about 250 km from Lucknow, late Friday night. He was...

Venezuelan ex-President Rafael Caldera dies

New Delhi: Former Venezuela President Antonio caldera dies Thirsday in capital Caracus. Andres Caldera, in comments to Venezuelan television, did not give the cause of his father's death, but the former president...

Husband In Longest Marriage Dies

Britain's longest marriage lasted 81 years. Frank and Anita Milford met at a YMCA dance in Plymouth, Devon, in 1926 - the year of the invention of penicillin. The couple married two years later. Frank Milford was 101 when he passed away. Frank and Anita Milford had two...

Abdul- Aziz al-Hakim: Powerful Iraqi Shiite Leader Dies in Iran

Abdul- Aziz al-Hakim  was a kings-maker in Iraqi politics who channeled rising Shiite Muslim power after the fall of Saddam Hussein. Abdul- Aziz al-Hakim died August 26, 2009 after a battle with lung cancer....
 

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