Gordie Howe dies at 88
Gordie Howe, widely regarded as the most complete player in the sport’s history — and considered an ironman in many respects both on and off the ice — has died at age 88. Born in Floral, Sask., Howe spent most…
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Muhammad Ali, ‘The Greatest of All Time’, Dead at 74
Muhammad Ali, the silver-tongued boxer and civil rights champion who famously proclaimed himself “The Greatest” and then spent a lifetime living up to the billing, is dead. Ali died Friday at a Phoenix-area hospital, where he had spent the past…
Legendary Former ‘60 Minutes’ Journalist Morley Safer Dies At 84
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.…
Music icon Prince dead at 57
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. Still, he was pronounced dead at 10.10 am. His…
Franklyn Andrew Merrifield Baron Dead at age 93
Lennox Honychurch Facebook. Franklyn Andrew Merrifield Baron, First Chief Minister of Dominica, politician, businessman, and newspaper proprietor, passed away today, 9 April 2016. He was 93 years of age. He was born in Portsmouth, Dominica, on 19 January 1923. He…
Merle Haggard, Country Legend, Dead at 79
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…
Former Child Star And Oscar Winner Patty Duke Dead At 69
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,…
Comedian Garry Shandling Dead At 66
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.…
Rob Ford, former Toronto mayor, dead at 46
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,…
George Martin, Beatles producer, dead at 90
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…
