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    Foreign Personalities, From Stage, Screen, Politics And Life

    Mexican Singer and host of the popular variety show, The Johnny Canales Show, which debuted in 1983, died at 77 years: https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/tejano-music-legend-johnny-canales-passes-away-at-77
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    Journalists

    Journalist and editorial director of the AOL Huffington Post Media Group Howard Fineman died at 74 years: https://x.com/howardfineman/status/1800937922822050017?mx=2
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    Scientists, Inventors And Techno Wizards

    Engineer Lynn Conway, who was notable for her role in initiating an important computer science movement known as the Mead & Conway revolution,died at 86 years: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-06-11/lynn-conway-leading-computer-scientist-and-transgender-pioneer-dies-at-85 She was also famous for her activism on behalf of the transgender community.
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    Dead Architects

    Japanese Architect Fumihiko Maki, who helped establish Metabolism, an architectural movement in Japan, in 1960, died at 95 years: https://mainichi.jp/articles/20240611/k00/00m/040/242000c (only japanese source at the moment) He was awarded the 1993 Pritzker Prize.
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    The D-A-CH-DeathList 2024 (page 18)

    German politician and former minister of environment and Health Klaus Töpfer died at 85 years: https://www.bild.de/politik/er-war-teil-vom-kohl-kabinett-ehemaliger-umweltminister-klaus-toepfer-85-tot-666802f8399857055e3fe313 He was also director of United Nations Environment Program from 1998 to 2006.
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    Death By Jazz

    Grammy Award-winning alto saxophonist David Sanborn died at 78 years: https://mbc.mw/jazz-maestro-david-sanborn-no-more/
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    The 100 Club

    American Author Peter Demetz died at 101 years: https://forward.com/culture/607846/peter-demetz-jewish-intellectual-historian-prague-appreciation/
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    People Who Are Dead According To Wikipedia...

    American philosopher Robert Merrihew Adams reported dead at 86 years in wiki didnt found a reliable obit-source yet.
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    American Football Players

    NFL offensive tackle Korey Cunningham who was originally drafted by the Arizona Cardinals as a seventh-round pick in 2018, died at 28 years: https://giantswire.usatoday.com/2024/04/26/former-new-york-giants-ol-korey-cunningham-dead-at-28/ He later signed with the New York Gians in September 2021. He has also played for the New England Patriots during his NFL career.
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    American Football Players

    Former Footballer Roman Gabriel died at 83 years: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/rams-legend-former-nfl-mvp-quarterback-roman-gabriel-dies-at-age-83/ He became the first Asian-American to start at quarterback in the NFL. He is widely considered one of the best quarterbacks of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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    Astronauts

    Syrian Air Force pilot and cosmonaut with the Soviet Interkosmos space program Muhammed Faris, died at 72 years: http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-041924a-syrian-cosmonaut-muhammed-faris-obituary.html He was the second Arab and the first Syrian citizen to travel to space.
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    Gospel & Christian Music

    Gospel and contemporary Christian singer Mandisa, who finished in ninth place in the fifth season of American Idol, died at 47 years: https://www.chvnradio.com/articles/overcomer-singer-mandisa-dead-at-47 Her album Overcomer won a Grammy Award in 2014.
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    The D-A-CH-DeathList 2024 (page 18)

    German former professional footballer and world cup winner Bernd Hölzenbein, who played as a striker, died at 78 years: https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/eintracht-frankfurt/tot-mit-78-eintracht-frankfurt-trauert-um-weltmeister-hoelzenbein-87900948.bild.html At international level, he was a member of the Team that won the World Cup 1974.
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    Stairway To Heaven/ Highway To Hell

    American singer CJ Snare, who is known for being the lead in the band FireHouse, died at 64 years: https://bravewords.com/news/firehouse-founding-singer-c-j-snare-dead-at-64 He had five Top 40 singles after releasing the debut self-titled Firehouse album in 1990.
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    Elvis Presley

    German actress, producer, director, and screenwriter Vera Tschowa, who appeared in more than 50 films, died at 83 years: https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/kino/kino/sie-flirtete-mit-elvis-trauer-um-film-legende-vera-tschechowa-87759984.bild.html She famously dated Elvis Presley while he lived in Germany in the 1950s. She was in films including 1959's Und das am Montagmorgen and 1962's The Bread of Those Early Years.
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    Academy Award Winners

    Director of the war film Battle of Neretva Veljiko Bulajic, that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, died at 96 years: https://www.b92.net/zivot/aktuelno/10627/preminuo-cuveni-jugoslovenski-reditelj/vest
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    Betty Driver Memorial Soapstar Superstar Thread

    Television actor Chance Perdomo, who exploded on the scene for his role as Ambrose Spellman on Netflix's Chilling Adventure of Sabrina, died at 27 years: https://www.thewrap.com/chance-perdomo-dead/ One of his first major roles was as Jerome in the TV movie Killed By My Debt.
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    Academic Footnotes

    British professor, author, computer scientist, and security engineering expert Ross J. Anderson died at 67 years: https://therecord.media/ross-anderson-cambridge-professor-passes-away He headed the cryptography sub-program of the University of Cambridge's computer department.
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    Art For Death's Sake

    American minimalist sculptor Richard Serra, known for his grandiose art work, which is displayed publicly in New York, died at 84 years: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/arts/richard-serra-dead.html
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    The D-A-CH-DeathList 2024 (page 18)

    Multiple-time World Champion boxer in the Junior Bantamweight division Alesia Graf died at 43 years: https://www.donaukurier.de/nachrichten/panorama/medien-box-weltmeisterin-alesia-graf-verstorben-freundin-regina-halmich-fassungslos-15718506
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    Death, Italian Style

    Classical musician and left-wing political activist Maurizio Pollini died at 82 years: https://www.giornaledellamusica.it/news/addio-maurizio-pollini He collaborated with major orchestras across Europe, the Far East, and the U.S.
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    Minimalists (and other classical composers/musicians)

    French pianist Jean-Pierre Marty died at 91 years: https://www.resmusica.com/2024/03/17/deces-du-pianiste-et-chef-dorchestre-jean-pierre-marty/ His concert career was shortened by severe muscular problems when he was only 20 after which he focused on conducting.
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    The D-A-CH-DeathList 2024 (page 18)

    Director Percy Adlon died at 88 years: https://www.fr.de/ratgeber/medien/percy-adlon-tot-kultregisseur-muenchen-out-of-rosenheim-nachruf-marianne-saegebrecht-zr-92884807.html He directed art house films like Bagdad Cafe and Magic Flute and was creator of several films with spouse and directing partner Eleanore Adlon.
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    Scientists, Inventors And Techno Wizards

    American sound and radio engineer Bob Heil, who created the template for modern rock sound systems, died at 83 years: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/il/belleville/robert-g-heil-17719332 He invented the Heil Talk Box which was often used by Peter Frampton and Joe Walsh to make their guitars sound as if they were speaking.
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