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Antoine Gizenga, the former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has died. He was 93. (Only French obits currently. Will continue looking for an English one.) https://actualite.cd/2019/02/24/urgent-antoine-gizenga-est-decede

Venezuelan lawmaker Freddy Superlano reportedly poisoned. Headline says 'It's a GRAVE situation'. Guess we'll see if the figurative becomes literal. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1091573/Venezuela-news-latest-freddy-superlano-colombia-juan-guaido-carlos-salinas

Robin Burgess, the former Chief Executive of CN Group, has died. He was 68. https://radiotoday.co.uk/2019/02/former-cn-group-chief-executive-robin-burgess-dies/

https://www.wsmv.com/news/todd-milsap-son-of-country-music-star-ronnie-milsap-dies/article_82bd1938-37b5-11e9-9d9a-c7134fd2ab27.html

Kelly Clarkson says her estranged father died months ago. https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a26447574/kelly-clarkson-father-dead/

Ross Lowell an award-winning director, cinematographer & author and the man who invented gaffer tape, has died. He was 92. https://www.diyphotography.net/ross-lowell-founder-of-lowel-light-and-gaffer-tape-inventor-dies-at-92/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaffer_tape

Former Ghanaian Minister of Education Lee Ocran has died. https://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2019/02/22/breaking-news-former-education-minister-lee-ocran-is-dead/

Nick Cafardo, a long time sports journalist for the Boston Globe has died while covering baseball's spring training. He was 62. http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26048827/nick-cafardo-long-boston-globe-baseball-writer-dies-62

Congratulations to Sir Creep with his solo for Vinny Vella and to the quartet of Deceased Hose, Grin Reaper, OldLady, and Toast for picking Peter Tork.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6730277/Monkees-singer-Peter-Tork-dies-age-77-diagnosed-rare-tongue-cancer-10-years-ago.html

Ron Schwartz, believed to be the oldest man in Wisconsin, has died. He was 108. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2019/02/20/possibly-oldest-wisconsin-man-who-turned-108-last-week-has-died/2915335002/ http://gerontology.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_oldest_living_men_in_the_United_States

Obit behind firewall but URL confirms it: https://www.hoosiertimes.com/herald_times_online/obituaries/george-springer/article_5a4a5610-97ef-5496-bd8f-4ba572fad136.html

QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6722229/Former-Dodgers-great-Don-Newcombe-died-92.html

Peter Cosgrove, who photographed more than 100 space shuttle launches, has died. He was 84. Note he is not to be confused with the same-named former Governor General of Australia. https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/peter-cosgrove-nasa-100-space-shuttle-1.5025029

Congratulations!

Could've sworn they were the same guy (given they share a name & age proximity), with the deceased Mr. Horowitz having gone through an ideological transformation. You are correct, though. I guess the gentleman who died - and whose show I used to watch - retired from public life awhile ago. Thanks for the clarification.

David Horowitz, a one-time consumer advocate and host of the syndicated TV series 'Fight Back! with David Horowitz' who'd later swing 180 degrees and become a conservative journalist and founder & president of the think tank 'the David Horowitz Freedom Center', has died. He was 81. (A unique DDP pick, too.) https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/David-Horowitz-passes-away-81-506025941.html https://www.davidhorowitzfreedomcenter.org/

Don Braggs, a 1960 Olympic gold medalist in pole vaulting for the United States, has died. He was 83. http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__75746/Title__Olympic-Pole-Vault-Champion-Don-Bragg-83/292/Articles

For those who have a keen interest in centenarinan Chinese figures, another one has passed. Fang Huai, Major General of the Red Army and founder of the Peoples Republic of China, has died at age 102. https://www.jqknews.com/news/141449-Founding_Major_General_Fang_Huai_died_at_the_age_of_102_There_are_still_13_founding_generals_left.html

Princess Sara Gizaw, the daughter-in-law of Ethiopian dictator Haile Selassie, has died at age 90. She'd been married to his son, Prince Makonnen, the Duke of Harrar, who died in a car accident in 1957. https://mereja.com/index/266111

Other suggestions would be Gordon Lightfoot, Charlie Daniels and Ray Anthony.

Jerry Blum, a former president and general manager at WQXI-AM and the inspiration for Arthur Carlson, the character portrayed by Gordon Jump on WKRP in Cincinnati, has died. He was 86. https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/former-wqxi-jerry-blum-inspiration-for-art-carlson-wkrp-cincinnati-has-passed/j0ujFjkHVozLevE2OlhmtN/

Betty Cheevers, wife of the great Boston Bruins goaltender Gerry Cheevers, has died at age 75. http://www.lifenews.ca/announcement/9173735-cheevers-elizabeth-a-sciamonte-betty

Joyce Anne Noel, a former first lady of Rhode Island, wife of former Governor Philip W. Noel and a one-time Miss America pageant contestant, has died in Florida. Her husband was Rhode Island's Governor from 1973 to 1977 and survives her. https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20190215/former-ri-first-lady-joyce-anne-noel-has-died

Simon Norton, a British mathematician and the subject of the 2011 biography 'The Genius in My Basement', has died. He was 66. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/02/15/simon-norton-mathematical-prodigy-became-subject-biography-genius/