Who Important Died Today somewhere in the world
Morley Safer, the legendary journalist who became the longest-serving reporter for CBS’s “60 Minutes” news magazine, has died at 84. CBS News confirmed Safer’s death on Thursday afternoon. The reporter retired last week after 46 seasons with the television program.…
Prince died aged 57 at his Paisley Park estate in Minnesota today after being found unresponsive in an elevator Paramedics and police were called and tried to revive him with CPR but he was pronounced dead at 10.10am His cause…
Merle Haggard has died after a series of recent health struggles. The legendary singer passed away on April 6, 2016, which was also his 79th birthday. Haggard canceled tour dates in December of 2015 after he checked into a hospital…
Duke’s manager confirmed her death to The Huffington Post in a statement. Anna “Patty Duke” Pearce passed away this morning March 29, 2016 at 1:20 a.m. Her cause of death was sepsis from a ruptured intestine. She was a wife,…
Garry Shandling died on Thursday at a Los Angeles hospital, The Associated Press reports. According to TMZ, the 66-year-old comedian suffered a massive heart attack. However, LAPD officer Tony Im told the AP that Shandling died of an undisclosed cause.…
Ford died this morning after battling cancer since 2014. His death was confirmed by his chief of staff Dan Jacobs, who issued the following statement: “With heavy hearts and profound sadness, the Ford family announces the passing of their beloved son, brother, husband,…
Ringo Starr, drummer of the iconic British band who has maintained a solo career since its breakup in 1970, was perhaps the first to announce the London-born producer’s death, taking to Twitter. Starr tweeted a picture of the Beatles and Martin, and said: “Thank you for…
Internet pioneer Ray Tomlinson, who is credited with the invention of email, has died at the age of 74. The US computer programmer came up with the idea of electronic messages that could be sent from one network to another…
Nancy Reagan dies at 94 The news was first reported by the website TMZ, citing a “close family member,” and confirmed by a spokeswoman. The Reagan Library said in a statement that the cause of death was “congestive heart failure.”…
The writer Tony Warren, who has died aged 79, brought his knowledge of north of England back streets and the rich lives of their working-class characters to television when he created Coronation Street, the world’s longest-running TV serial. For the…
Jack McFarland, well-known Hamilton veteran’s advocate who was taken prisoner in the 1942 Dieppe raid, has died at age 95. A member of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (RHLI), he was wounded and captured in the Dieppe raid, becoming a prisoner of war…
The four members of British indie band Viola Beach and their manager have died in a car crash in Sweden. Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe and Jack Dakin and manager Craig Tarry were killed when their car plunged more…
