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Franco-Swiss chef Benoît Violier dead of an apparent suicide. He was 44. http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2016/01/31/97001-20160131FILWWW00190-le-grand-chef-cuisinier-franco-suisse-benoit-violier-a-mis-fin-a-ses-jours.php

Ooh, a much more modern approach to the Demjanjuk gambit. Dead

The former President of El Salvador Francisco Flores Perez is now declared brain dead. In December, he was ordered to stand trial for diverting money. He is 56 years old.

Rushed to hospital again http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Medical-workers-rush-to-home-of-Shimon-Peres-in-light-of-chest-pains-442646

Ettore Scola, director of "A Special Day" and "We All Loved Each Other So Much", dead at 84.

Saw this just now on the news because I'm in Quebec. René Angélil has died. http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/14/rene-angelil-dead-dies

Jean-Paul L'Allier, former Quebec City mayor, dead at 77

Michel Delpech is dead at 69 from cancer. http://www.franceinfo.fr/culture-et-medias/musique/article/la-mort-de-michel-delpech-le-chanteur-de-pour-un-flirt-755781

The former NDP premier of Manitoba, Howard Pawley, dead aged 81. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/former-manitoba-ndp-premier-howard-pawley-dead-at-81-1.3385188

Former Packers coach Lindy Infante dead at 75 http://www.wtmj.com/sports/green-bay-packers/butler-former-packers-coach-lindy-infante-dead

He will die a few days away from the New Year like Ford. December 22nd.

Frank Gifford has died He was 84.

E. L. Doctorow, author of award-winning novels such as 'Ragtime', 'The March' and 'Billy Bathgate' dead at 84. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/22/books/el-doctorow-author-of-historical-fiction-dies-at-84.html

Abbott government MP Don Randall has been found dead according to Twitter, I'm waiting for a link now. EDIT: There, we go http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/abbott-government-mp-don-randall-found-dead-20150721-gihgds.html

According to the University of Osaka, Yoichiro Nambu, Physics Laureate of 2008, has passed away at the age of 94. According to the article, he died on the 5th of July. http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/ja/news/topics/2015/07/20150717_01

Swedish PM Stefan Löfven hospitalised following trip to Ethiopia. Reason not immediately known. www.svd.se/statsminister-stefan-lofven-till-sjukhus Edit: Apparently he's "already feeling better", expected to be released in a few hours

Broke a bone in his neck from falling. Reportedly not life threatening but thought I would share this "breaking" news. http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/15/politics/bush-41-hospital-fall-maine/

Today's day in court was cancelled because of the "bad state of health" of Mr. Groening: http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/prozesstag-im-auschwitz-verfahren-vorzeitig-beendet-oskar-groening-in-schlechtem-gesundheitszustand/11737296.html(link in german, but I bet english articles will appear, since the trial has received a fair bit of attention abroad.) Judges are considering their verdict: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3152324/Prosecutors-demand-3-year-prison-sentence-bookkeeper-Auschwitz-Oskar-Groening-trial-death-300-000-Jews-judges-consider-verdict.html Verdict has fallen: sentenced to 4 years in prison http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33533264

Chinese sources are reporting the passing of Wan Li, former Vice Premier of the PRC, and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. He was 99. http://news.qq.com/a/20150715/040785.htm(in Mandarin)

Admitted to hospital for 'persistent' infection http://news.sky.com/story/1518978/archbishop-desmond-tutu-admitted-to-hospital

Former Liberal member of Australian House of Representatives for Hume & NSW politician Alby Schultz dead at 76 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-14/former-federal-and-nsw-politician-alby-schultz-dies/6619406

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Former Saudi Foreign Minister and Prince Saud Al Faisal has died at 75. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Jul-09/305947-former-saudi-foreign-minister-prince-saud-al-faisal-died-thursday-saudi-sources.ashx

World's oldest man Sakari Momoi dies at 112 in Japan

Arthur Porter, former hospital administrator and fraudster, died while serving jail time at La Joya prison near Panama City. He died from cancer at 59. He will surely be missed.