Kouyaté Sotigui (b. 1936-07-19 / d. 2010-04-17)
He was one of the first Burkinabé actors. He was the father of film director Dani Kouyaté and was a member of the Mandinka ethnic group.
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Born 1943-04-23. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Accident
Paul Smart was a British motorcycle racer. He died at the age of 78 following a road traffic collision. Paul was riding his motorcycle when the accident occurred. Whilst enjoying success in GP and at the TT, Paul is most known for winning the 1972 Imola 200 for Ducati. A statement from the family reads: "Paul was a hugely popular character in and out of the paddock, and much loved by his family, friends and fans around the world. He was 78. He will forever be synonymous with Ducati, the Italian brand he propelled to international acclaim with victory in the 1972 Imola 200 race. Paul also shared a special affinity with the Brands Hatch circuit, having lived literally next door in West Kingsdown for many years. So much more can and will be written in the days and weeks ahead about a life well lived that has been tragically curtailed. Paul is survived by wife Maggie, son Scott and daughter Paula who kindly request their privacy is respected at this difficult time." At Imola, Paul took his all-new Ducati Gran Tourismo 750 machine to victory at the inaugural event, which was Europe’s answer to America's Daytona200. The 750 was the first Ducati to use a desmodromic engine, had the frame, suspension, engine, and brakes of a production model touring bike. Smart was able to beat Giacomo Agostini and his MV Agusta 500cc race bike. Ducati honoured his victory with the Paul Smart 1000 LE special edition bike in 2006. The bike was styled to look just like his 1972 race winning machine. Paul also raced in the 250cc, 350cc and 500cc GP categories, securing a total of seven podiums. He finished second in the 250cc and 350cc races at the 1971 Swedish Grand Prix, whilst finishing second and third respectively in the 350cc class in West Germany and East Germany. In 1970 Paul finished third at the Isle of Man GP on a 350cc Padgett Yamaha, and in the same year finished second at the Finnish Grand Prix and Ulster Grand Prix on a 250cc machine. Paul Smart nickname is Smarty.
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Born 1997-03-13. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Accident
She was a Gambian footballer who played for the Gambia women's national football team and top Gambian women's football club Red Scorpions FC. In 2012, she played as the substitute goalkeeper at the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup for the under-17 national team. She died attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea by boat to Italy in 2016.
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Born 1922-01-24. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Age
He was a French novelist, playwright, poet and screenwriter. He has also played secondary roles in films and has been a member of the Académie Goncourt from 1983 until his death. He was born in Compiègne, Oise. As an actor in a small role Boulanger is famous as the neighbor of Claude Jade and Jean-Pierre Léaud in François Truffauts Bed and Board. When Léaud throws down Claude Jade's coat and purse the stairs, Claude Jade crossing Boulanger and his wife (Silvana Blasi). Boulanger and Blasi help her get into the coat. Here Jade and Léaud are playing a copy of Boulanger and his wife, who says now to Boulanger: "You see, dear. They're truly in love, now." He also played one of the men that Jeanne Moreau was chasing in La Mariée était en noir. He was Delvaux, the shooter.
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Born 1942-03-02. Domain:Music. Cause of death:alcohol, other drugs
He was an American rock musician and songwriter. After being guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the Velvet Underground, his solo career spanned several decades. In May 2013, Reed underwent a liver transplant in Cleveland. Afterwards he claimed on his website to be "bigger and stronger" than ever. On October 27, 2013, Reed died at the age of 71 from liver disease at his home in Southampton, New York, on Long Island. His physician Charles Miller noted that Reed "was fighting right up to the very end. He was doing his Tai Chi exercises within an hour of his death, trying to keep strong and keep fighting."
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Born 1964-01-06. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:cancer (liver)
She was an American television actress who had a recurring role as Ginny Sacramoni, the overweight wife of New York mob boss Johnny Sack in the television series The Sopranos.
To obtain the part of Ginny Sacramoni, she attended the casting call in Harrison, New Jersey to support a friend and because she thought it would be fun to watch the crowds. She was picked from 14,000 actresses. Previously, she had been a legal assistant in New Brunswick, New Jersey firm of Hoagland-Longo.
She later lost 175 pounds via stomach stapling. She married Luke Quinn, Jr., in 2005 and they lived in Bordentown, New Jersey. He died in March 2010. They had no children. She died only seven months later from liver cancer
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Born 1957-07-01. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Other
Lisa Suzanne Blount was an American film and television actress, and Academy Award-winning producer. Blount received a Golden Globe nomination for new star of the year for her performance in An Officer and a Gentleman, and she acted in the 1987 cult horror film Prince of Darkness. Another memorable role was that of Jim Profit's outrageous stepmother Bobbi Stakowski in the short-lived television series Profit. She appeared in season two of Moonlighting in the episode "Sleep Talkin' Guy" (1986). Blount was found dead in her home in Little Rock, Arkansas by her mother on October 27, 2010. The coroner told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that Blount appeared to have died two days earlier. No foul play was suspected, according to the Pulaski County coroner. Although the coroner did not release an official cause of death, Blount's mother told RadarOnline.com that her daughter had suffered from idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), in which low levels of platelets keep blood from clotting and lead to bleeding and bruising. "I think that might have been part of the problem when she passed away because when I found her she had a purple look on her neck that looked like blood on the surface".
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Born 1919-10-29. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age
I thought he had died a long time ago, but I checked it out in 2007, to see I was wrong.
* "Entre le premier cri et le dernier râle, il n’y a qu’une suite de mots sans importance !"
* "C’est très beau un arbre dans un cimetière. On dirait un cercueil qui pousse."
* "J'ai fait hier un gala dans une maison de retraite, j'ai eu un mal fou à les dérider."
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Born 1946-10-23. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Unknown
Des suites d'une "Longue maladie"
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Born 1931-12-18. Domain:Journalism. Cause of death:cancer (pancreas)
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Born 1913-07-18. Domain:Society. Cause of death:Age
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Born 1890-02-01. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Age
In 1950 Germaine Lubin had returned to Paris and sought to resume her career with a recital. Although she met with some sympathy and gave a few further performances, it was a difficult transition, and when in 1953 her son committed suicide she abandoned public performance entirely. For the remainder fo her life she became a voice teacher, giving lessons at her home on the Quai Voltaire in Paris. Among her notable pupils was the leading soprano Régine Crespin.
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Born 1916-07-22. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Accident
Cerdan fought Jake LaMotta in Detroit. Cerdan was knocked down in round one, his shoulder was dislocated, and he had to surrender after the tenth round. It would sadly be the last fight of Cerdan's life. A contract was signed for a rematch and Cerdan went to training camp for it, but while flying to the United States to fight the rematch, Cerdan's Air France flight, flown on a Super Constellation, went down in the Azores, killing everyone on board, including famous violinist Ginette Neveu. Days later, LaMotta expressed words of condolences, praising Cerdan as a great human being. Cerdan was interred in the Cimetière du Sud, Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon.
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Born 1919-08-11. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Accident
Ginette Neveu gave her last concert on October 20, 1949. A week later, on October 27, she and her brother boarded an Air France flight en route to another series of concert engagements. All 48 passengers on board the flight, including the famous French boxing champion Marcel Cerdan, died when the plane flew into a mountain after two failed attempts to make a landing at the São Miguel Island airport in the Azores.
It is said that Ginette Neveu's body was found still clutching her Stradivarius in her arms