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16 Dec, 2009

Roy Disney dies age 79

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After fighting stomach cancer for a year, Disney passes away in Newport Beach, California. Bob Iger, CEO of the Walt Disney Company:

Roy’s commitment to the art of animation was unparalleled and will always remain his personal legacy and one of his greatest contributions to Disney’s past, present and future.

After a private funeral, he is cremated, and his ashes are scattered at sea.

13 Sep, 2009

Paul Burke dies age 83

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Bruke dies age 83 at his home in Palm Springs, California. He suffered from leukemia and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

18 Mar, 2009

Natasha Richardson dies age 45

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Richardson dies age 45 at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City due to injuries sustained in a skiing accident. Family statement:

The entire family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of our beloved Natasha. We are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time.

26 Sep, 2008

Paul Newman dies age 83

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Newman dies from cancer age 83 at his home in Westport, Connecticut. Family statement:

His death was as private and discreet as the way he had lived his life.

2 May, 2008

Cyclone Nagaris: 53,000 missing, 84,000 dead

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Path of Cyclone Nargis‘Cyclone Nargis’ crosses the south of Myanmar and ravages the Ayeyarwady Delta region. Official figures estimate 84,500 fatalities and 53,800 missing people. The Burmese government, fearing the political ramifications of a high death toll, stops tallying lost lives after a point, leaving hundreds of thousands unaccounted for.

10 Nov, 2007

Donda West dies age 58

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West’s mother dies as the result of complications from a cosmetic surgical procedure after liposuction and a breast reduction. After the surgery, West is able to go home and takes Vicodin to help with the pain. The next day, she experiences a sore throat, pain and tightening in her chest, before collapsing in the early evening. A friend at the house calls 911 and West is taken to the hospital, where she is pronounced dead in the emergency room. West dies at 58 years old at the Centinela Freeman hospital. Her doctor:

She was interested in some cosmetic procedures and we had discussed that in order for her to go through with the procedures, which she was a good candidate for, she needed what’s called a medical clearance, which just about anybody over the age of 40 is required to have. Because of Donda’s age, she was required to get some cardiac clearance to make sure her heart is in good shape to go through for the surgery.

Kanye West’s rep:

Kanye West, his family and friends would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of support and kind words that have come in from across the country since the death of his mother

8 Feb, 2007

Anna Nicole Smith dies age 39

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Smith dies age 39 at Memorial Regional Hospital, South Florida. The cause of her death is accidental overdose of prescription drugs. Smith’s sister:

We are saddened and heartbroken by my sister’s death. No matter what our differences have been over the years, Anna was still our blood and she will be missed terribly.

3 May, 2006

Earl Woods dies at 74

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Earl Woods dies age 74 at his California home after a long battle with cancer. Earl is survived by his wife of 37 years, Kutilda. Tiger:

My dad was my best friend and greatest role model, and I will miss him deeply. I’m overwhelmed when I think of all of the great things he accomplished in his life. He was an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband and friend.

13 Nov, 2005

Eddie Guerrero dies at age 38

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Guerrero dies from acute heart failure in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is found unconscious in his hotel room by nephew, Chavo. He is pronounced dead when paramedics arrive. Chavo recalls the event in sit down interview with Chris Jericho.

24 Oct, 2005

Rosa Parks dies age 92

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Rosa Parks dies age 92 due to natural causes at her home in Detroit, Michigan. Her close friends are by her side.

20 Jul, 2005

James Doohan dies age 85

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Doohan dies of pneumonia, age 85, at his home in Redmond, Washington. He has been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

1 Jul, 2004

Marlon Brando dies age 80

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Brando dies from lung failure, age 80, at UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles. Once asked if he was afraid of death, Brando quoted Marc Antony, whom he played in a film of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar:

Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, it seems to me most strange that men should fear; seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come.

7 Jan, 2004

Seven members killed, three arrested

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A team of vigilantes kills seven members and arrests another three near the town of Damboa in Borno State near the Chad border.  Bags confiscated from sect members contain AK-47s.