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    Britney Spears, Kerry Katona, Heather Locklear et al.

    Lucy Birley, aka Lucy Ferry, a former model, British socialite and ex-wife of Roxy Music singer Bryan Ferry, has died. She was 58. http://www.tv3.ie/xpose/article/entertainment-news/272403/Bryan-Ferrys-exwife-Lucy-Birley-dies-aged-58
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    Activists

    Oksana Shachko, co-founder of the protest group FEMEN, has died. She was 31. Shachko reportedly committed suicide. https://www.rferl.org/a/femen-activist-shachko-found-dead-in-paris-suicide-suspected/29386587.html
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    Horse Racing

    Manny Ycaza, a Hall of Fame jockey and winner of the 1964 Belmont Stakes riding Quadrangle, has died. He was 80. http://www.espn.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/24124379/hall-fame-jockey-manny-ycaza-dies-80
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    Journalists

    Mitch Chortkoff, a journalist who covered the Los Angeles Lakers for more than 50 years for a cross-section of newspapers, has died. He was 78. http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/24140849/long-los-angeles-lakers-reporter-mitch-chortkoff-dies-78
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    Cricket Thread. Only Mad Dogs And Englishmen

    Saait Magiet, a former SA allrounder whose career was adversely affected by apartheid, died July 16th. He was 66. http://kwese.espn.com/cricket/story/_/id/24119306/south-african-allrounder-saait-maajiet-dies-66
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    Magic Johnson, And Other Basketball Players

    Barbara Kennedy-Dixon, the Atlantic Coast Conference's all-time scoring & rebounding leader who later became a long-time Clemson administrator, has died. She was 58. http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/24177518/acc-all-leading-women-scorer-barbara-kennedy-dixon-dies
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    Olivia Newton-John

    Her former personal manager, Dan Cleary, died July 8th at age 89. Obituary came out July 23rd. Repped many others as well, as per the obit. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dan-cleary-dead-olivia-newton-john-personal-manager-was-89-1128213
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    Foreign Personalities, From Stage, Screen, Politics And Life

    Both revolved around Zappa people. Hers got Zappa-ed out of existence.
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    Foreign Personalities, From Stage, Screen, Politics And Life

    Hatidza Mehmedovic, who headed the Mothers of Srebrenica association comprising relatives of the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, has died. She was 65. https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/23/opinions/angelina-jolie-srebrenica-opinion-intl/index.html
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    University Presidents?

    C.D. (Clemmie) Spangler, an American billionaire and a former decade-long President of the University of North Carolina, has died. He was 86. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article215379590.html
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    French speaking deathlist

    (Also posted in the 'From Cleric to Relic' thread) Pierre Pican, Bishop emeritus of Bayeux-Lisieux, has died. He was 83. https://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Mgr-Pierre-Pican-eveque-emerite-Bayeux-Lisieux-decede-2018-07-23-1200957097
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    From Cleric To Relic

    Pierre Pican, Bishop emeritus of Bayeux-Lisieux, has died. He was 83. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=https://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Mgr-Pierre-Pican-eveque-emerite-Bayeux-Lisieux-decede-2018-07-23-1200957097&prev=search
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    The Dead of 2018

    Chris Svensson, who oversaw the styling of the newest Ford GT, has died. He was 53. https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a22520142/chris-svensson-designer-of-the-ford-gt-has-died/
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    American Football Players

    Tony Cline, a former defensive end for the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers, has died. He was 69. https://247sports.com/nfl/oakland-raiders/Article/Oakland-Raiders-San-Francisco-49ers-former-defensive-end-Tony-Cline-passes-away-120016015/
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    Magic Johnson, And Other Basketball Players

    Kay MacBeth, the last surviving member of the Edmonton Grads, known as Canada’s most successful basketball team in history, having lost only about 20 of their more than 400 games between the late 1920s and 1940, has died. She was 96. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-kay-macbeth-last-surviving-member-of-edmonton-grads-dies-at-96/
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    Very Blue Peter

    And has now given up alcohol. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/richard-bacon-gives-up-alcohol-14943741?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
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    Shove Off, Eh?

    Harry Gulkin, who produced the movies 'Lies My Father Told Me' & the original version of 'Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang' and who previously served as president & chair of the Canadian Film Institute and VP of the Cinémathèque québécoise, has died. He was 90. https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/lived-many-lives-legendary-montreal-filmmaker-harry-gulkin-has-died?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1532369784 (A minute late)
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    Journalists

    Now confirmed http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/RAGBRAI-co-founder-Donald-Kaul-dies-488894821.html
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    Dance

    Angela Bowen, a dancer, professor and queer activist, has died. She was 82. https://www.advocate.com/people/2018/7/22/dancer-professor-queer-activist-angela-bowen-dead-82
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    General Non School Massacre Thread

    Now revised to 2 dead and 12 injured. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/toronto-mass-shooting-woman-dead-12965110?7
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    The Dead of 2018

    Retired U.S. Army Gen. Ronald H. "Ron" Griffith, a four-star general who commanded the 1st Armored Division in Operation Desert Storm, has died. He was 82. https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2018/jul/22/rgriffith-decorated-army-general-who-served-o/475407/
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    Businesspeople, Investors, CEO's

    Creed Lamar Ford III, the co-founder of the Carino's Italian restaurant chain and the former COO of Brinker International, parent company of Chili’s, Romano’s Macaroni Grill, On The Border and others, has died. He was 66. https://www.statesman.com/news/local/founder-austin-based-johnny-carino-italian-restaurants-dies/8rwemSI6q9VspYoOCFfqBK/
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    Reality TV

    Nicholas 'Duffy' Fudge, a member of the reality TV show 'Wicked Tuna', has died. He was 28. https://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/07/22/duffy-wicked-tuna-nicholas-fudge-dead/
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    General Non School Massacre Thread

    One dead, 13 injured in Toronto shooting. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/danforth-logan-shooting-1.4757409
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    Journalists

    Think I posted that one into the thread a couple of days ago.
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