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Gigliotti Yolande (b. 1933-01-17 / d. 1987-05-03) alias Dalida
Dalida died as a result of an overdose of barbiturates, leaving a suicide note reading "Life has become unbearable ... Forgive me." Dalida is buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre.
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Born 1932-06-28. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Kidney failure
He was an American actor of Japanese descent who was well-known for playing the roles of Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi on Happy Days and Mr. Miyagi in the The Karate Kid movie series, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1984. Pat Morita was born in Isleton, California. He developed spinal tuberculosis at the age of two and spent the bulk of the next nine years in Northern Californian hospitals, including the Shriners Hospital in San Francisco. For long periods he was wrapped in a full-body cast and was told he would never walk. After a surgeon fused four vertebrae in his spine, Pat finally learned to walk again at the age of 11. By then, his Japanese American family had been sent to an internment camp to be detained for the duration of World War II. He was transported from the hospital directly to the Gila River camp in Arizona to join them. It was at this time that he met a Catholic priest from whom he would later take his stage name, "Pat".
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Born 1967-10-09. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:cardiovascular disease
He was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into a legendary Mexican wrestling family.
Guerrero was found unconscious in his hotel room in Minneapolis, Minnesota by his nephew, Chavo. Chavo attempted CPR, but Eddie was declared dead when paramedics arrived on the scene. Eddie was 38 years old. During the June 25, 2007 episode of RAW, Chavo said that when he found Eddie, the first person he called and told was Eddie's best friend, Chris Benoit.
An autopsy revealed that Guerrero died as a result of acute heart failure, caused by undiagnosed arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Although Guerrero had not taken alcohol or illicit drugs for nearly four years, his past excesses contributed to his heart failure. At the time of his death, he had recently used narcotic painkillers.
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Born 1933-03-15. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Cancer (lung)
De Broca had a son with Marthe Keller in 1971. He was married to another of his actresses Margot Kidder (1983–1984), and later to actress Valérie Rojan, with whom he had two children.
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Born 1939-05-23. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Cancer
He was a French composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor.
During the course of his career, Colombier worked with an extremely diversified array of artists, including the Beach Boys, Supertramp, Herb Alpert, Quincy Jones, Roberta Flack, Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis, Neil Diamond, Herbie Hancock, Earth Wind and Fire, Joni Mitchell, David Sanborn, Branford Marsalis, Bobby McFerrin, Jaco Pastorius and Madonna. He arranged the strings for her theme to Die Another Day and worked on her album American Life. His score for her critically savaged film Swept Away was probably the movie's only saving grace.
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Born 1968-11-15. Domain:Music. Cause of death:alcohol, other drugs
He was an American rapper who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard (often shortened to ODB). He was one of the founding members of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan.
At first, his legal troubles and odd behavior made Jones "something of a folk hero", according to The New Yorker writer Michael Agger. However, critic Steve Huey writes that "it was difficult for observers to tell whether ODB's wildly erratic behavior was the result of serious drug problems or genuine mental instability ... the possibility that his continued antics were at least partly the result of conscious image-making disappeared as time wore on."
Russell Jones collapsed at approximately 5:29 p.m., two days before his 36th birthday, at Wu-Tang's recording studio (36 Records LLC on West 34th Street in New York City). He was pronounced dead less than an hour later. His funeral was held at Brooklyn's Christian Cultural Center.
A statement was released on Saturday (November 13, 2004) evening by his mother Cherry Jones:
“ "This evening, I received a phone call that is every mother's worst dream," she said. "My son, Russell Jones, passed away. To the public, he was known as Ol' Dirty Bastard, but to me, he was known as Rusty, the kindest, most generous soul on earth. I appreciate all the support and prayers that I have received. Russell was more than a rapper, he was a loving father, brother, uncle, and most of all, son."
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Born 1923-12-30. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age
He was Detective Bertrand in "Fantomas".
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Born 1929-08-24. Domain:Politics. Cause of death:Stroke
First reports of Arafat's treatment by his doctors for what his spokesman said was 'flu' came on October 25, 2004 after he vomited during a meeting. His condition deteriorated in the following days and he became unconscious for 10 minutes on October 27. Following visits by other doctors, including teams from Tunisia, Jordan, and Egypt, and agreement by Israel not to block his return, Arafat was taken on October 29 aboard a French government jet to the Percy military hospital in Clamart, near Paris. According to one of his doctors, Arafat was suffering from Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), an immunologically-mediated decrease in the number of circulating platelets to abnormally low levels.
The probable causes of the disease are multiple; Arafat's coma was a consequence of a worsened cirrhosis. Finally, he had a brain hemorrhage and died on November 11, 2004. The French newspaper Le Monde quoted doctors as saying that he suffered from "an unusual blood disease and a liver problem".
the Canard Enchaîné newspaper reported alleged leaks of information unnamed medical sources at Percy hospital having had access to Arafat and his medical file. According to the newspaper, the doctors at Percy hospital suspected, from Arafat's arrival, grave lesions of the liver responsible for an alteration of the composition of the blood, thus Arafat was placed in a hematology service. Leukemia was soundly ruled out. According to the same source, the reason why this diagnosis of cirrhosis could not be made public was that, in the mind of the general public, cirrhosis is generally associated with the consequences of alcohol abuse – even though the diagnosis was not of an alcoholic cirrhosis and Arafat did not consume any alcohol, there would have probably been rumors.
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Born 1954-08-15. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Heart attack
When he died at the age of 50, Larsson left three unpublished thrillers which have since been printed. These books are all bestsellers in Sweden and in several other countries. His first novel "Män som hatar kvinnor" ("The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo") was awarded the prestigious Glass Key award as the best Nordic crime novel in 2006.
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Born 1957-07-23. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Murder
His great-grandfather was art dealer Theo van Gogh, brother of Vincent van Gogh.
Mohammed Bouyeri assassinated van Gogh in Amsterdam, in front of the Amsterdam East borough office (stadsdeelkantoor) on the corner of the Linnaeusstraat and Tweede Oosterparkstraat, while he was bicycling to work. He shot him eight times with an HS 2000 handgun, and Van Gogh died on the spot. Bouyeri then cut van Gogh's throat, nearly decapitating him, and stabbed him in the chest. Two knives were left implanted in his torso, one attaching a five-page note to his body. The note threatened Western governments, Jews and Ayaan Hirsi Ali (who went into hiding). The note also contained references to the ideologies of the Egyptian organization Takfir wal-Hijra.
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Born 1951-03-06. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Heart attack
Knetemann died while riding his bike. He collapsed from a heart attack while riding with friends in Bergen, the Netherlands.
His ex team-mates Roy Schuiten and Bert Oosterbosch died also dubiously early.
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Born 1928-11-22. Domain:TV/Radio. Cause of death:Unknown
Pierre ÉdouardGeorges Vrignault was, with André Gaillard, one of the "frères ennemis".
he vanished from earth on the 11/1, 1984. Declared officially dead on the 11/1, 2004.
Allo, ici c'est Johnny !
Bien fait, fallait le laver à l'eau tiède.
Allo, Sheila ?
Non chais en fache !
Allo, Hercule ?
Bien fait ! t'avais ka serrer le frein à main.
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Born 1968-05-17. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Murder
She was murdered along with her friend Katia Lherbier in Villeneuve sur Yonne.
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Born 1947-12-19. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Cancer
The equivalent of Manchette, but on the extreme-right wing.
Never came back after a divorce, a nervous breakdown and an exile of 10 years in New Caledonia.
Used to write in Rivarol and Minute.
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Born 1977-09-09. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Murder
Better known by his stage name Soulja Slim, he was an American rapper who achieved modest success on Master P's No Limit record label. He is best known for his U.S. #1 hit "Slow Motion" (with Juvenile), which hit #1 posthumously on August 7, 2004 and was his only chart entry.
On Thanksgiving Eve, Slim was en route to a performance when an unknown gunman shot him three times in the face, and once in the chest, in front of his mother's home in the 8th Ward/Gentilly area.
This would be the last of several violent encounters in Slim's life. The source said that a man was in the V.I.P. area of an unnamed club. Slim didn't recognize the man and apparently struck him, before being thrown out of the club.
22-year-old Garelle Smith from the St. Bernard Projects (7th Ward) is known as the potential hitman. Smith was arrested on December 30, 2003 and soon charged with Slim's murder. The charges were subsequently dropped in February 2004.
On December 25 a man named Steven Kennedy was killed; police said that the murder was likely a revenge killing in response to Tapp's murder. Police charged Ivory "B-Stupid" Harris and Jerome Hampton for the crime.
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Born 1962-05-24. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:AIDS
He was an American actor, dancer, and choreographer who is best known for his portrayal of the street smart dancer Leroy in the 1980 film Fame in addition to the television spin-off which aired from 1982 until 1987.
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Born 1971-08-25. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Suicide
He was an American professional wrestler best known for his time with World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E) under the ring name Crash Holly.
Lockwood died, while at the home of wrestler Stevie Richards in Florida. He was found partially clothed with a pool of vomit around his face. Empty prescription medication bottles and a partly-consumed bottle of alcohol were found nearby, and he had recently received divorce papers from his wife. The cause of death was first ruled as choking on his own vomit, but it was later officially ruled a suicide. He was buried in China Grove in Rowan County, North Carolina.
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Born 1921-05-19. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Other
He is the father of Maria Schneider with German model Marie Christine Schneider. However, Gélin never acknowledged his paternity of Maria Schneider.
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Born 1928-08-31. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Heart
Due to severe rheumatoid arthritis, he appeared in very few films during the 1980s and spent time writing songs with his partner at that time, British singer-songwriter Lynsey De Paul. He claimed to have healed himself with pills containing a sulfur-containing compound, and returned to screen in the 1990s. He then appeared in films such as Young Guns II (1990), Sister Act 2 (1993), Maverick (1994), The Nutty Professor (1996), and Payback (1999), mostly in small but memorable roles.
He died suddenly from a cardiac arrest, while listening to the radio.
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Born 1976-03-14. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Murder
He was an American television and film actor, of Dominican heritage, best known for his role as Romeo Santana on the WB series, The Steve Harvey Show.
Santana was sitting in a parked car when two men approached the car and shot him. Santana died before any help could arrive.
Damien Andre Gates was convicted of the first-degree murder of Santana and the attempted murder of another man in the car, and was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences plus 70 years in prison. Brandon Douglas Bynes received a 23-year sentence after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon. An officer involved in the case testified that Monique King, reportedly Gates' girlfriend and aged 15 at the time of Santana's death, falsely claimed that Santana had tried to rape her, which prompted Gates and Bynes to attack the car. King received eight years in juvenile custody.
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Born 1913-12-02. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Age
He was a scriptwriter for The Twilight Zone (as a ghostwriter for Charles Beaumont), Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Outer Limits, Star Trek and other shows . He also wrote novels, feature film scripts, and the nonfiction works Underhanded Chess and Underhanded Bridge in 1973.
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Born 1919-09-06. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Stroke
John Mitchum was an American actor from the 1940s to the 1970s in film and television. Early in his career, he was credited as Jack Mitchum. Mitchum was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Ann Harriet Mitchum (née Gunderson) and James Thomas Mitchum, who was killed in a railyard accident seven months before he was born. He was the younger brother of Julie Mitchum and Robert Mitchum. He served in the United States Army, 361st Harbor Craft Company, in Florida and Hawaii. Mitchum died after complications of three strokes.
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Born 1924-06-29. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Cancer