Jacques Rogge, IOC president for 12 years, dead at 79
Jacques Rogge was an orthopedic surgeon who saw 5,000 patients and performed 800 operations a year at his medical practice in Ghent, Belgium
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Dead at 91 is Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning Actor
Ed Asner, the seven-time Primetime Emmy-winning actor, best known for his role on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, died at 91.
Sonny Chiba Iconic ‘Kill Bill’ & ‘Tokyo Drift’ Star Died Of COVID-19 Complications
Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba, born Sadaho Maeda in Fukuoka, Japan, on Jan. 22, 1939, died on Thursday of COVID complications at age 82. His agent and manager confirmed the passing to Variety, also telling Japan’s Oricon News that he passed in the hospital after…
The British Comedian Sean Lock, an Award-winning comedian, is dead at 58 from cancer
Award-winning comedian Sean Lock has died from cancer, his agents confirmed on Wednesday. He was 58 years old. “It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Sean Lock. He died at home from cancer, surrounded…
Paul Hellyer, the Former Canadian federal defense minister, is dead at 98
Paul Hellyer, the influential former federal defense minister, died at the age of 98. on June 19, Hellyer fell and struck his head, losing the ability to walk and temporarily losing the ability to speak.
Nanci Griffith, Grammy-Winning Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 68
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith survived cancer twice diagnosed in 1996 and thyroid cancer in 1998. She died Friday morning in Nashville, a rep for her management company confirmed to Variety.
Olivia Podmore Former New Zealand Olympic Cyclist Dead at 24
Cycling New Zealand said Olivia Podmore died "suddenly" Monday but did not disclose a cause or other details.
Sunni Welles, TV Actress and Bill Cosby Accuser, Dead at 72
Sunni Welles became one of around 60 women who came forward with sexual assault, rape, drugging, and other sexual misconduct against Bill Cosby.
Sergei Kovalev, renowned human rights advocate dead at age 91
In a statement, Human Rights Watch said Sergei Kovalev "was well-known and admired as a stalwart defender of fundamental rights who always spoke his mind and never compromised on principles."
Chucky Thompson, ’90s Hip-Hop and R&B Producer With Bad Boy’s Hitmen, is dead
Chucky Thompson, one of the in-house producers (known as The Hitmen), dies at 53.
Markie Post, the TV veteran actor of Night Court, dead at age 70
Markie Post died on Saturday, August 7th, in Los Angeles after a years-long battle with cancer.
Bill Davis The Former Premier Ushered in Ontario, Canadian Dead 92
Bill Davis, the Progressive Conservative premier of Ontario for 14 years, died at home in Brampton at age 92.
