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101-year-old Katherine Johnson an American mathematician is dead
Katherine Johnson (Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson), born on August 26, 1918, and died on February 24, 2020. She was an American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and the subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights.…
Mama Cax Haitian-American model and advocate Dead at Age 30
The Haitian-American model, Mama Cax whose full name was Cacsmy Brutus, died on Monday after falling ill on a trip to London, her family wrote in an Instagram post. Cax had lost her leg to lung and bone cancer as…
American actor Luke Perry is dead at age 52
American actor Luke Perry is dead at age 52. Born on October 11, 1966, Perry became a teen idol for playing Dylan McKay on the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1990 to 1995 and from 1998 to 2000. Perry…
West Indian American Day Carnival Association president dies | August 2018
STATEMENT BY THE CARIBBEAN TOURISM ORGANIZATION ON THE PASSING OF WILLIAM ‘BILL’ HOWARD PRESIDENT, WEST INDIAN AMERICAN DAY CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION (WIADCA) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (13 August 2018) – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) expresses its sadness at the sudden passing…
Charlotte Rae dead at 92 years old | She was American character actress
Charlotte Rae was an American character actress, comedienne, singer and dancer whose career spanned some six decades. Charlotte Rae dead at 92 years old She was recognized for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms Diff’rent Strokes and its…
American novelist Philip Roth dies at 85
Philip Roth, the prolific, protein, and often blackly comic novelist who was a pre-eminent figure in 20th-century literature, died on Tuesday night at a hospital in Manhattan. He was 85. The cause of his death was congestive heart failure, said…
American rock star Chris Cornell Died
American rock star Chris Cornell, the lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave, has died at the age of 52 after he was found hanged. The death of the Black Hole Sun singer was confirmed by a representative last night and cops are…
Don Rickles: Jewish American Insult Comic
Don Rickles, the bullet-headed comic and actor whose pioneering brand name of insult funny made him the label "Mr. Warmth," has died at 90.
Sharon Jones 60 died, American singer (Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings)|funeral function
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Jean Shepard, 82 died, American singer-songwriter (“A Dear John Letter”)”|Funeral function
Ollie Imogene “Jean” Shepard was an American honky tonk singer-songwriter who pioneered for women in country music. Shepard released a total of 73 singles to the Hot Country Songs chart, one of which reached the No. 1 spot.
American playwright Edward Albee dead at 88
American playwright Edward Albee dead at 88