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Born 1937-10-19. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Age
Jean-Max Rivière was a French singer-songwriter.
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Born 1942-07-08. Domain:Business. Cause of death:Age
Louis Schweitzer was a French businessman who was a chairman of the board of Groupe Renault, first taking the post on 27 May 1992, succeeding Raymond Lévy. He was also CEO from 1992 to 2005. He was in addition Chairman of AstraZeneca until 8 June 2012 where he was appointed a Director on 11 March 2004. He was a non-executive director of BNP Paribas, Electricité de France, Veolia Environnement, Volvo AB and L'Oréal, and Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Philips Electronics NV.
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Born 1953-10-04. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Cancer
Tchéky Karyo (French: [tʃeki kɑʁjo]; born Baruh Djaki Karyo) was a French actor and musician. Beginning his career as an actor on stage in classical and contemporary plays, he later worked as a character actor in films in the 1980s. He has acted in numerous films by Hollywood and French directors, including Luc Besson. He was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance in the 1982 film La Balance.
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Born 1946-01-05. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age
Diane Keaton Hall was an American actress. Her career spanned more than six decades, during which she rose to prominence in the New Hollywood movement. She collaborated frequently with Woody Allen, appearing in eight of his films. Keaton's accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, along with nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. She was honored with the Film at Lincoln Center Gala Tribute in 2007 and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2017. Keaton's health had declined significantly in the months leading up to her death, though she remained private about her condition. She died at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California at age 79. No autopsy was performed, but her death certificate listed bacterial pneumonia as the cause of death, with no other significant conditions noted as contributing factors. She had the condition in the days prior to being taken to the hospital on the morning of October 11. She was cremated three days later.
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Born 1934-04-03. Domain:Science (Medical/Bio style). Cause of death:Age
Dame Valerie Jane Morris Goodall (/ˈɡʊdˌɔːl/; née Morris-Goodall) was an English primatologist and anthropologist. Regarded as a pioneer in primate ethology, and described by many publications as "the world's preeminent chimpanzee expert", she was best known for more than six decades of field research on the social and family life of wild chimpanzees in the Kasakela chimpanzee community at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. Beginning in 1960, under the mentorship of the palaeontologist Louis Leakey, Goodall's research demonstrated that chimpanzees share many key traits with humans, such as using tools, having complex emotions, forming lasting social bonds, engaging in organised warfare, and passing on knowledge across generations, which redefined the traditional view that humans are uniquely different from other animals.
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Born 1938-04-15. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age
Claude Joséphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale (Italian: [ˈklaudja kardiˈnaːle]) was an Italian actress. At the time of her death, she was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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Born 1936-08-18. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age
Charles Robert Redford Jr. was an American actor, director, and producer. He was known as a leading man who gained stardom during the American New Wave. Over a career spanning more than six decades, he received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and five Golden Globe Awards (including the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1994). Redford also received various honors including the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1996, the Academy Honorary Award in 2002, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2005, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, and the Honorary César in 2019.
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Born 1963-03-23. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Unknown
Emmanuel Bourdeaux was a French actor. He was best known for providing the voice of Ryuk in the French version of the Japanese anime television series Death Note. n addition to his well-received work in Death Note, he provided the French voices for Sean Penn in Milk, John Leguizamo in Kick-Ass 2, Louis Mandylor in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Norman Reedus in Air, Christian Bale in Newsies, Brad Pitt in 12 Monkeys, Lew Temple in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Willem Dafoe in Death Note's film version, Johnny Depp in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Jack Black in Bob Roberts, Jeremy Davies in The Million Dollar Hotel and Ed Skrein in Deadpool, and was a member of the band Les Heroics.
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Born 1934-07-11. Domain:Business. Cause of death:Age
Giorgio Armani OMRI, was an Italian fashion designer and founder of the Armani luxury fashion house. Widely regarded among the most influential figures in contemporary fashion, Armani initially gained recognition for his work with fashion house Cerruti 1881, before founding his own label in 1975. He became known for minimalist, deconstructed silhouettes—especially his jackets and suits—which are said to have redefined masculine and feminine elegance in a contemporary form. Armani also played a pivotal role in shaping celebrity style, particularly red-carpet fashion. By the early 2000s, he was recognized as the most successful Italian designer, with his brand expanding into music, sport, and luxury hotels.
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Born 1955-11-07. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Cancer
Jacques Martial was a French actor, stage director and politician. Martial was born in Saint-Mandé, Île-de-France, to Guadeloupean parents. His brother, Jean-Michel Martial, was an actor and director. Between 1981 and 2023, Martial acted in a number of feature films, including Noir et Blanc (1986), Street of No Return (1989) and Omnibus (1992). He was also the French dubbing actor for actors including Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames, Laurence Fishburne and Samuel L. Jackson.
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Born 1949-04-01. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age
Dominique Collignon-Maurin (French: [dɔminik kɔliɲɔ̃ moʁɛ̃]) was a French actor. Dominique Collignon-Maurin was born in Toulouse. He was the son of the actress Mado Maurin and the composer Georges Collignon. He was the uncle of actor Emmanuel Karsen. Throughout his career, he appeared in a number of films, including La Belle Américaine (1961), Les Amitiés particulières (1964), La Bande à Bonnot (1968), Neige (1981), Les Princes (1983), Zanzibar (1989), and Lune froide (1991). He was also the French dubbing actor for Mark Hamill, and was the French voice of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise.
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Born 1946-01-11. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age
Gérard Chaillou was a French actor. Born in Juziers, Chaillou started his career in the theatre. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1983 to 1985. He also appeared in notable films such as The Conquest, which covered the political rise of President Nicolas Sarkozy. His final appearance was in 2024 with Que notre joie demeure, directed by Cheyenne Carron. His most notable television appearance was as Jean-Guy Lecointre on Caméra Café, broadcast on M6.
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Born 1953-08-11. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Heart
Terry Gene Bollea, better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, was an American professional wrestler and media personality. He wrestled in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), and the American Wrestling Association (AWA). Known for his showmanship, large physique, and his trademark blond horseshoe moustache and bandanas, Hogan was widely regarded as one of the greatest and globally most recognized wrestling stars of all time. He won multiple world championships across companies, most notably being a six-time WWE World Champion. Outside of wrestling, Hogan starred in films such as Rocky III, No Holds Barred, and Suburban Commando, and in TV shows including Hogan Knows Best and Thunder in Paradise. He also fronted the Wrestling Boot Band, whose sole record, Hulk Rules, reached No. 12 on the Billboard Top Kid Audio chart in 1995. Several controversies damaged Hogan's public image. In 1994, he admitted that he had been using anabolic steroids since 1976. In 2012, the media company Gawker published portions of a sex tape in which Hogan used strong racial slurs. Hogan sued Gawker, which was found liable and subsequently declared bankruptcy, but Hogan's reputation has been described as "being blemished forever". In January 2025, Hogan made his final appearance at a professional wrestling event during the Raw debut on Netflix, where alongside Jimmy Hart he cut a promo advertising his Real American Beer. Hogan was heavily booed by the crowd, which received widespread coverage in the media. Hogan died from cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Florida, at the age of 71.
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Born 1948-12-03. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Age
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne was an English singer, songwriter, and media personality. He co-founded the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath in 1968, and rose to prominence in the 1970s as their lead vocalist. During this time, he adopted the title "Prince of Darkness". He performed on the band's first eight albums, including Black Sabbath, Paranoid (both 1970) and Master of Reality (1971), before he was fired in 1979 due to his problems with alcohol and other drugs. Osbourne's wife and manager Sharon founded the heavy metal touring festival Ozzfest, which was held yearly from 1996 to 2010. In the early 2000s, he became a reality television star when he appeared in the MTV reality show The Osbournes (2002–2005) alongside Sharon and two of their children, Kelly and Jack. He co-starred with some of his family in the television series Ozzy & Jack's World Detour (2016–2018) as well as The Osbournes Want to Believe (2020–2021). His primary cause of death was ruled as acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, with coronary artery disease and Parkinson's disease with autonomic dysfunction listed as associated factors.
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Born 1969-04-20. Domain:Society. Cause of death:Accident
Felix Baumgartner (German: [ˈfeːlɪks ˈbaʊ̯mˌɡaʁtnɐ]) was an Austrian skydiver, extreme sportster and BASE jumper. He was widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere on 14 October 2012 and landing in New Mexico, United States, as part of the Red Bull Stratos project. By doing so, he set world records for skydiving an estimated 39 km (24 mi), reaching an estimated top speed of 1,357.64 km/h (843.6 mph), or Mach 1.25. He became the first person to break the sound barrier relative to the surface without vehicular power on his descent. Baumgartner was also renowned for the particularly dangerous nature of the stunts he performed during his career. He spent time in the Austrian military, where he practised parachute jumping, including training to land on small target zones. He died in a paragliding accident in Porto Sant'Elpidio, Italy, aged 56.
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Born 1943-09-21. Domain:Business. Cause of death:Cancer
Loïk Gérard Henri Marie Joseph Le Floch-Prigent was a French engineer and businessman. He was CEO of Elf Aquitaine between July 1989 and 1993, then president of SNCF from December 1995 to July 1996, when he was indicted in connection with the Elf affair. He is particularly known in the "Françafrique" circles.
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Born 1949-01-06. Domain:TV/Radio. Cause of death:cancer (liver)
Thierry Ardisson was a French television producer and host. Thierry Ardisson died at the age of 76 at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, from liver cancer that had been diagnosed in 2012.
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Born 1942-06-20. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Age
Brian Douglas Wilson was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition and mastery of recording techniques, he is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and significant songwriters of the 20th century. His best-known work is distinguished for its high production values, complex harmonies and orchestrations, vocal layering, and introspective or ingenuous themes. Wilson is also known for his once-high vocal range and lifelong struggles with mental illness. He is considered one of the greatest musicians of all time. In 2024, it was revealed that Wilson was suffering from dementia following the death of Ledbetter. Following this, he was placed in a conservatorship, with his long-time publicist Jean Sievers, and his manager, LeeAnn Hard, as his conservators. His death at the age of 82 was announced on June 11, 2025. His family declined to state a cause of death.
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Born 1936-10-09. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Age
Nicole Croisille was a French singer and actress. She appeared in 24 films between 1961 and 2005, and recorded several albums since 1961. She lived with Ménière's disease.
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Born 1936-08-27. Domain:Journalism. Cause of death:Age
Philippe Labro was a French author, journalist, and film director. He worked for RTL, Paris Match, TF1, and Antenne 2. He received the Prix Interallié for his autobiography L'Étudiant étranger in 1986. Labro died in Paris at the age of 88, from cancer.
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Born 1984-10-19. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Infection (Lungs)
Presley Oageng Chweneyagae was a South African actor. He rose to prominence for his starring role in Tsotsi, which won the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards. In 2023, Chweneyagae was implicated in the National Lottery scandal that was investigated by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU). It was reported that over R67.5 million was paid to the Southern African Youth Movement (SAYM) which he was said to be the ambassador of. The money was meant to uplift poor women in Marikana and surrounding areas in the North West province on a chicken farming project. Other stars that were implicated included kwaito singer Arthur Mafokate and actress Terry Pheto. Chweneyagae died of respiratory problems.
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Born 1946-09-30. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Stroke
Jochen Richard Mass was a German racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1973 to 1982. Mass won the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix with McLaren. In endurance racing, Mass won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1989 with Sauber. Mass died in Cannes, France on 4 May 2025 due to complications from a stroke that he suffered in February of the same year.
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Born 1936-12-17. Domain:Religious. Cause of death:Age
Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III. Francis's last public appearance was at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Easter Sunday, 20 April 2025, where he gave his final Easter address and called for a ceasefire in Gaza. He died at 07:35 local time (UTC+02:00) on Easter Monday, 21 April 2025, aged 88, in his residence in Domus Sanctae Marthae. His death, announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell on the Vatican's TV channel and in a video statement, was caused by a cerebral stroke, which led to a coma and irreversible cardiac arrest.
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Born 1936-03-28. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Age
Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa, more commonly known as Mario Vargas Llosa (Spanish: [ˈmaɾjo ˈβaɾɣaz ˈʎosa]), was a Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist, and politician. Vargas Llosa was one of the Spanish language and Latin America's most significant novelists and essayists and one of the leading writers of his generation. Some critics consider him to have had a more substantial international impact and worldwide audience than any other writer of the Latin American Boom. In 2010, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat".
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Born 1954-10-24. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Age
Amadou & Mariam were a blind musical duo from Mali, composed of Bamako-born Amadou Bagayoko (guitar and vocals) and Mariam Doumbia (vocals) (born 15 April 1958). As well as being a musical duo, they were a married couple. Amadou Bagayoko died at the age of 70 in Bamako, Mali.
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Born 1959-12-31. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Cancer
Val Edward Kilmer was an American actor. Initially a stage actor, he found fame after appearances in comedy films Top Secret! (1984) and Real Genius (1985), and later in the military action film Top Gun (1986) and the fantasy film Willow (1988). Kilmer gained acclaim for his portrayal of Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's The Doors (1991). In 2015, Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer. He subsequently underwent a tracheal procedure that damaged his vocal cords, leaving him with severe difficulty speaking. He also underwent chemotherapy and two tracheotomies, and died of pneumonia in 2025.
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Born 1939-03-14. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Age
Yves Félix Claude Boisset was a French film director and screenwriter. His films have been known for their controversial releases, and for his left-wing political views. He sued Arnold Schwarzenegger and 20th Century Fox over The Running Man, which he believed had plagiarized his film Le prix du danger and he won the lawsuit. Yves Boisset died at the age of 86. He had been in hospital care in Levallois-Perret for a few days.
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Born 1934-03-31. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Stroke
George Richard Chamberlain was an American actor and singer who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Kildare (1961–1966). He subsequently earned the title "King of the Mini-Series" for his work in several TV miniseries such as Centennial (1978), Shōgun (1980), and The Thorn Birds (1983). Chamberlain also performed classical stage roles and worked in musical theatre. Chamberlain died of complications from a stroke in Waimānalo, Hawaii.
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Born 1949-01-10. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Age
George Edward Foreman was an American professional boxer, businessman, minister, and author. In boxing, he competed between 1967 and 1997, and was nicknamed "Big George". He was a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist. He is the namesake of the George Foreman Grill.
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Born 1948-03-30. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Cancer
Edmund Patrick Jordan was an Irish motorsport executive, broadcaster, racing driver and businessman. From 1991 to 2005, Jordan served as founder and team principal of Jordan in Formula One. In December 2024, Jordan announced that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate and bladder cancer earlier in the year. He died peacefully at his home in Cape Town at the age of 76.