Take a look at the notable celebrities and newsmakers who have died so far in 2025. These prominent people have made an impact in their fields of sports, public service and the arts.
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Vice President Dick Cheney addresses a campaign rally for Gus Bilirakis, a Republican who is running for the Tampa Bay area congressional seat his father is vacating in Tampa, Fla. July 21, 2006. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius, File)
Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents, dies at 84
Ex-cop and Chicago Outfit hitman Steve Mandell died of an undisclosed illness at a federal medical prison facility in North Carolina. He was 74. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
‘This guy was scary’: Ex-Chicago cop, Outfit hitman Steve Mandell dies in prison
Sonny Curtis, a vintage rock ‘n’ roller who wrote the raw classic “I Fought the Law” and the theme song to “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” died on Sept. 19, 2025. He was 88. (AP Photo/The Globe-Gazette, Teresa Prince, File)
Sonny Curtis, Crickets member who penned ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ theme, dies at 88
Grammy award-winning country songwriter Brett James, whose string of top hits included “Jesus Take the Wheel” by Carrie Underwood and “When The Sun Goes Down” by Kenny Chesney, died in a plane crash in North Carolina on Sept. 18, 2025. He was 57. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, File)
Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James who co-wrote ‘Jesus, Take the Wheel’ dies in plane crash
Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor, director and godfather of independent cinema as the founder of the Sundance Film Festival, died on Sept. 16, 2025. He was 89. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune)
Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and Sundance founder, dies at 89
Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, the two-term Republican who lead the state through much of the 1990s, died Sept. 14, 2025. He was 79. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Former two-term Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, who led the state through much of the 1990s, dies at 79
Charlie Kirk, the Turning Point USA founder who rose from a teenage conservative campus activist to a top podcaster and ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed during one of his trademark public appearances at a college in Utah on Sept. 10, 2025. He was 31. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk dead at 31 after campus shooting
Bruce DuMont, the longtime Chicago radio and TV broadcaster who founded the Museum of Broadcast Communications in 1987, died on Sept. 10, 2025 in Chicago. He was 81. (Fred Jewell/AP)
Giorgio Armani, the iconic Italian designer who turned the concept of understated elegance into a multibillion-dollar fashion empire, died Sept. 4, 2025, his fashion house confirmed. He was 91. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
Fashion designer Giorgio Armani dead at 91
Jerry Adler, who spent decades behind-the-scenes of storied Broadway productions before pivoting to acting in his 60s, with credits including “The Sopranos” and “The Good Wife,” died on Aug. 23, 2025. He was 96.
‘Sopranos’ star Jerry Adler, Broadway backstage vet turned late-in-life actor, dies at 96
William H. Webster, the former FBI and CIA director whose troubleshooting skills and integrity helped restore public confidence in those federal agencies, died Aug. 8, 2025. He was 101. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)
Former FBI and CIA Director William H. Webster dies at 101
James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, died Aug. 7, 2025. He was 97. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Apollo 13 commander James Lovell dies at 97
Actress Kelley Mack, known for her appearances in TV shows like “The Walking Dead” and “Chicago Med,” died Aug. 2, 2025 following a battle with glioma of the central nervous system. She was 33. (Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images via CNN Newsource)
Kelley Mack, actress on ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘Chicago Med,’ dies at 33
Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg, the dynamic second baseman who spent 15 of his 16 major-league seasons with the Cubs, died on July 28, 2025 following a battle with prostate cancer. He was 65. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Ryne Sandberg, Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer, dies at 65 after cancer recurrence
Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing professional wrestling legend, died July 24, 2025 after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 71. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71
Ozzy Osbourne, lead singer of Black Sabbath and godfather of heavy metal, died from a heart attack on July 22, 2025, just weeks after his farewell show. He was 76. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Ozzy Osbourne, lead singer of Black Sabbath and godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor best known for his role as teenage son Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” died in an accidental drowning on July 20, 2025 in Costa Rica. He was 54. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, ‘Cosby Show’ actor, dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning
Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include “Pretty Little Baby” and who would later serve as an ironic title for a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy, has died at age 87. Her death was announced July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Wally Fong)
Star-crossed singer Connie Francis, whose hits included ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ dead at 87
Harry Teinowitz works at WGN’s WGWG-LP 87.7 FM The Game in Chicago, on Feb. 17, 2014. (Heather Charles/Chicago Tribune)
Harry Teinowitz, sports talk radio host who co-wrote play on sobriety after DUI arrest, dies at 64
Michael Madsen, the actor best known for his reserved but imposing roles in Quentin Tarantino films, died July 3, 2025, at age 67. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Michael Madsen, Chicago native and ‘Reservoir Dogs’ and ‘Kill Bill’ actor, dead at 67
Actor Julian McMahon, best known for his roles in the TV series “Charmed,” “Nip/Tuck” and “FBI: Most Wanted,” died at 56 on July 2, 2025, following a private battle with cancer. (Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)
Julian McMahon, star of ‘Charmed,’ ‘Nip/Tuck,’ and ‘FBI,’ dies at 56
Actress and Chicago Heights native Lynn Hamilton worked steadily in TV for many years, with recurring roles in the hit shows “Sanford and Son,” “The Waltons” and “227.” Hamilton, 95, died of natural causes on June 19, 2025, said her publicist, Calvin Carson. (Bennett Raglin/Getty)
Chicago Heights native Lynn Hamilton, who had roles in ‘Sanford and Son’ and ‘227,’ dies at 95
FILE – Members of the audience react to evangelist Jimmy Swaggart during a recent rally in Milwaukee, Feb. 10, 1985. (AP Photo/Joseph Jensen Jr, file)
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90
Trainer D. Wayne Lukas talks to media after arriving at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore with Preakness Stakes entrant American Promise on May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
‘Storybook life’ of accomplished horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas ends with his death at age 89
Dave Parker, a member of the 1979 Pirates World Series championship team, tips his cap during a pregame ceremony honoring the team July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Dave Parker dies at 74 — a month before the hard-hitting outfielder’s Hall of Fame induction
Journalist Flora Johnson. (Dianne Geddes)
Flora Johnson, a prolific Chicago journalist remembered as ‘bohemian’ and ‘eccentric’, dies at 76
Bill Moyers speaks during the wake for R. Sargent Shriver in Washington on Jan. 21, 2011. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91
Singer Bobby Sherman in Los Angeles on Dec. 21, 1972. (George Brich/AP)
Bobby Sherman, teen idol in the 1960s and ’70s, and later a CPR teacher, dies at 81
Paul Rodgers, left, and Mick Ralphs, members of Bad Company, in New York April 5, 1999. (Jim Cooper/AP)
Mick Ralphs, founding member of Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, dies at 81
Sister Rosemary Connelly, Misericordia Home’s executive director, sits for an interview at her office before attending a fundraising luncheon on Dec. 6, 2016. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Sister Rosemary Connelly, Misericordia head, helped bring dignity to special needs community
Chef Anne Burrell prepares a dish onstage for a culinary demonstration during the Grand Tasting presented by ShopRite featuring Culinary Demonstrations at The IKEA Kitchen presented by Capital One at Pier 94 on October 13, 2019 in New York City.
Food Network star Anne Burrell dead at 55
Nina Kuscsik of Huntington, N.Y., runs across the finish line atop the Empire State Building on Feb. 14, 1980, in New York. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)
Nina Kuscsik, a marathon pioneer and 1st official winner of Boston women’s race, dies at 86
FILE – Leonard Lauder attends a gala launch party in New York, April 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)
Leonard Lauder, philanthropist who globalized family cosmetic business, dies at age 92
Brian Wilson performs at Elmwood Park Amphitheater in Roanoke, Va. Aug. 20, 2016.
Brian Wilson, visionary leader of the Beach Boys, dies at 82
FILE – Rock star Sylvester “Sly” Stone of Sly and the Family Stone, April 1972. (AP Photo, File)
Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82
NBC-Ch. 5 anchor Renee Ferguson (NBC)
Renee Ferguson, longtime investigative reporter for WMAQ-Ch. 5, dies
Chicago Tribune critic Gary Deeb
Gary Deeb, former Tribune media critic with razor-sharp wit, dies at 79
FILE – Author Edmund White appears at his home in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)
Groundbreaking gay author Edmund White dies at 85
The Vikings’ Jim Marshall clutches the game ball as he is carried from the field by teammates Doug Southerland, left, and Scott Studwell after they defeated the Bills 10-3 on Dec. 9, 1979, in Bloomington, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Jim Marshall, the ‘all-time iron man’ and Minnesota Vikings Purple People Eater, dies at 87
FILE – Actress Loretta Swit arrives at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ 3rd Annual Television Academy Honors in Beverly Hills, Calif., Wednesday, May 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
Loretta Swit, Emmy-winner who played Maj. Houlihan on pioneering series ‘M.A.S.H.,’ has died at 87
Guitarist Rick Derringer performs at Radio City Music Hall in New York on July 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Rick Derringer, who had a hit with ‘Hang On Sloopy’ and produced ‘Weird Al,’ dies at 77
FILE – Phil Robertson of the Duck Dynasty reality television program speaks at a Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, campaign stop, Feb. 19, 2016, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
‘Duck Dynasty’ patriarch and conservative cultural icon Phil Robertson dies
FILE – In this June 16, 2016 file photo, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rangel retires after more than four decades in office. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)
Former US Rep. Charles Rangel of New York has died at age 94
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay talks during the Hall of Fame ring ceremony for Peyton Manning and Edgerrin James during a game on Sept. 19, 2021, in Indianapolis. (Zach Bolinger/AP)
Jim Irsay, longtime Indianapolis Colts owner and Chicago-area native, dies at 65
FILE – In this July 9, 2008 file photo, Supreme Court Justice David Souter, reacts after speaking at a dedication ceremony at the State Supreme Courthouse in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)
Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a liberal darling, dies at 85
Former White Sox center fielder Chet Lemon, who died Thursday, May 8, 2025, at age 70. (Ernie Cox Jr./Chicago Tribune)
Chet Lemon, a 2-time All-Star center fielder for the Chicago White Sox, dies at 70
Ruth Buzzi, comedy sketch player on groundbreaking series ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 88
Steve “Mongo” McMichael at his Mongo McMichaels restaurant Romeoville on April 25, 2019. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune)
Steve McMichael, the colorful Hall of Famer and a leader on the 1985 Chicago Bears, dies at 67
Jim Johnson in undated photo. (Alexis Del Cid)
Jim Johnson, longtime WLS radio newsman for 45 years, dies at 80
Pope Francis leaves after a private visit at the “Regina Coeli” prison where he met around 70 inmates as part of the Holy Thursday celebrations in Rome, on April 17, 2025. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)
FILE – Philippine actress Nora Aunor poses with her trophy after winning the Best Actress Award for her movie “Thy Womb” at the Asian Film Awards during the 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival in Hong Kong on March 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
Nora Aunor, an actor among the Philippines’ biggest stars, dies at 71
FILE – Host Wink Martindale indicates a correct answer to a contestant during the taping of the television game show “Debt,” in Los Angeles, May 22, 1997. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
Wink Martindale, the genial game-show host and an early TV interviewer of Elvis Presley, dies at 91
Rory Spears, longtime sports radio broadcaster. (Family photo)
Rory Spears, a longtime Chicago sports radio presence with a passion for golf, dies at 65
Former University of Illinois System President Stanley Ikenberry at a meeting on Oct. 3, 2009, where he was named interim president. Ikenberry was the U. of I.’s 14th and 17th president. (William DeShazer/Chicago Tribune)
Stanley Ikenberry, former U. of I. System president, dies at 90
FILE – Actor Jay North, in character as Dennis the Menace, shows his ever-present slingshot to show co-star Gale Gordon, on set in Hollywood, March 29, 1962. (AP Photo/David F. Smith, File)
Jay North, TV’s mischievous Dennis the Menace, dies at 73
FILE – Val Kilmer poses for a portrait, Jan. 9, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Val Kilmer, ‘Top Gun’ and Batman star with an intense approach, dies at 65
Jazz guitarist George Freeman at his home in Chicago, Dec. 9, 2014. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune)
George Freeman, a trailblazing jazz guitarist who enjoyed a late-career renaissance, dies at 97
Thomas Hardy, the former executive director of university relations at the University of Illinois. (L. Brian Stauffer/University of Illinois)
FILE – This June 27, 2012, photo shows actor Richard Chamberlain in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, file)
Richard Chamberlain, TV actor who starred in ‘Dr. Kildare,’ dies at 90
FILE – Former heavyweight champion George Foreman Sr. poses for a portrait during the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. (AP Photo/ Matt Sayles, File)
George Foreman, two-time heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist, dies at 76
JB Pritzker’s aunt, Cindy Pritzker, 95, prays as she waits for JB Pritzker at an election night party for governor, Nov. 6, 2018, in Chicago. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
Marian ‘Cindy’ Pritzker, family matriarch, philanthropist and Gov. JB Pritzker’s aunt, dies at 101
FILE – White House press secretary Ron Nessen speaks with reporters at the White House in Washington, April 10, 1975. (AP Photo/Henry Burroughs, File)
Ron Nessen, press secretary to President Ford, dies at 90
Joe Bean reacts as he wins his 543rd match during the Bob Baptista Invitational, Sept. 5, 2003. (Michael Hudson)
Joe Bean, Wheaton College soccer coach who won two national titles, dies
FILE – President Joe Biden awards the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson at the White House in Washington, July 7, 2022. Simpson has died at age 93. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Former US Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming, who bridged partisan gaps with his quick wit, dies at age 93
Sports writer and author John Feinstein poses on Feb. 28, 2006, in Washington. Feinstein, a nationally renowned sports writer and bestselling author, died Thursday at 69. (Caleb Jones/AP)
John Feinstein, bestselling author and nationally renowned sports writer, dies at 69
Tuyet Le, executive director of the Asian American Institute, is seen in her office in Chicago in 2011. (Heather Charles/Chicago Tribune)
Tuyet Le, leader in Chicago’s Asian American community, dies at 53
Author Joseph Wambaugh at his home on Aug. 27, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Eduardo Contreras/San Diego Union-Tribune)
Joseph Wambaugh, who brought street cops to life in his books and movies, dies at 88
D’Wayne Wiggins of Tony! Toni! Tone! poses for a portrait in New York on Sept. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Gary Gerard Hamilton, File)
D’Wayne Wiggins, founding member of the R&B group Tony! Toni! Tone!, has died at 64
Saxophonist Gene Barge rehearses at SoundMine Studios in Chicago on July 28, 2014. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
Gene ‘Daddy G’ Barge, music producer, actor and band leader, dies at 98
Chicago publicity firm founder Margie Korshak in Feb. 2024. (Eileen LaCario)
Margie Korshak, silver-haired publicist and Chicago’s connection to the stars, dies at 86
FILE – Angie Stone poses as she walks down the red carpet during the 2009 Soul Train Awards taping at the Georgia World Congress Center, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith, File)
Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone dies in car crash at 63
FILE – Buster Poindexter is seen at the Grammy Awards in New York’s Radio City Music Hall, March 2, 1988. (AP Photo, File)
David Johansen, singer from the seminal punk band the New York Dolls, dies at 75
Gene Hackman, the prolific Oscar-winning actor whose studied portraits ranged from reluctant heroes to conniving villains and made him one of the industry’s most respected and honored performers, was found dead along with his wife at their home on Feb. 27, 2025. He was 95. (Evening Standard/Getty)
Actor Gene Hackman, raised in Danville, found dead at home along with his wife
FILE – Michelle Trachtenberg appears at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on June 19, 2014 (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Singer Roberta Flack poses for a portrait in New York on Oct. 10, 2018. A representative for Roberta Flack has announced that the legendary singer has ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and can no longer sing.
Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer with an intimate style, dies at 88
Jerry “Iceman” Butler sings “Moon River” at the New Regal Theater in Chicago on May 14, 1999. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
Jerry ‘Iceman’ Butler, former Cook County commissioner and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, dies at 85
Dick Jauron, the Peoria native and NFL coach who led the Chicago Bears in one of the most improbable and exciting seasons for the team in the Super Bowl-era, died Feb. 8, 2025. He was 74. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Tribune photo)
Virginia McCaskey smiles while talking with a fan during the Bears 100 Celebration in 2019, in Rosemont. The Lake Forest City Council on March 3, 2025 offered a Resolution of Sympathy to the McCaskey family. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Virginia McCaskey, principal owner of the Chicago Bears and George Halas’ daughter, dies at 102
FILE – The Aga Khan, spiritual head of Ismaili Muslims, listens to a speech during the inauguration of the restored 16th century Humayun’s Tomb in New Delhi, India, Sept. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims, has died at age 88
FILE – Former Major League Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent signs an autograph for Louis Carrons, 12, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., during Los Angeles Dodgers baseball spring training in Vero Beach, Fla., March 1, 2006. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Fay Vincent, MLB commissioner during three years of turmoil, dies at 86
FILE – Dick Button smiles next to a painting of him while honored at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95
FILE – British actress and singer Marianne Faithfull poses during a photo-call for her movie ‘Irina Palm’ at the 57th International Film Festival Berlin ‘Berlinale’ in Berlin, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
Marianne Faithfull, singer and pop icon, dies at 78
Gene Schroeder, the oldest living Chicago Bear at age 94, speaks at his St. John, Ind., home on Aug. 2, 2023.
Oldest living Chicago Bear, Gene Schroeder, dies at 95
Jack Helbig of Oak Park worked as both an educator and a theater critic. (Provided by Sherry Kent)
Jack Helbig, a caustic critic with a deep love for teaching and Chicago theater, dies at 66
Musician Garth Hudson poses in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Garth Hudson, master instrumentalist and last surviving member of The Band, dies at 87
Cecile Richards, former President of Planned Parenthood and daughter of the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards, speaks during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Aug. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
Former Planned Parenthood president, women’s rights activist Cecile Richards has died at 67
FILE – Cleveland Indian manager Jeff Torborg put on a smile before a game against the Chicago White Sox, even though he announced that he will resign at the end of this season in Cleveland, Tuesday, July 3, 1979. (AP Photo/Madeline Drexler, File)
Jeff Torborg, former Chicago White Sox manager and big-league catcher, dies at 83
FILE – Actress Joan Plowright poses for a portrait at a New York hotel on May 4, 1999. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File)
Tony Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
Broadcaster Bob Uecker did the pre-game show from the pressbox at Coors Field Friday night. The Colorado Rockies hosted the Milwaukee Brewers Friday night July 15, 2011 at Coors Field. Karl Gehring/ The Denver Post
‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker, the voice of the Milwaukee Brewers, dies at 90
David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark and dreamlike vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series “Twin Peaks,” died on Jan. 15, 2025, just days before his 79th birthday. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78
FILE – Sam Moore arrives at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the 18th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in Washington, Oct. 18, 2015. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)
Sam Moore, who sang ‘Soul Man’ in Sam & Dave duo, dies at 89 because of surgery complications
Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices in favor of civil rights and against war, died Jan. 7, 2025. He was 86. (Kathy Willens/AP)
Peter Yarrow of folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86
FILE – Former far-right National Front party leader Jean-Marie Le Pen clenches his fist at the statue of Joan of Arc, Monday May 1, 2017, in Paris. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu, File)
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader known for fiery rhetoric against immigration, dies at 96
FILE – Shigemi Fukahori is interviewed at the Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, southern Japan, on July 29, 2020. Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing, who devoted his life to praying for peace and the souls of the victims, has died. He was 93. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
Nagasaki atomic bomb survivor, who devoted his life for peace, dies at 93
FILE – Jeff Baena arrives at the premiere of “Spin Me Round,” Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at The London in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Aubrey Plaza’s husband, director Jeff Baena, dead by apparent suicide
FILE – Wayne Osmond performs during a taping of the Osmonds 50th anniversary show at the Orlean’s casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)
Wayne Osmond, singer and guitarist for The Osmonds, dies at 73
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