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Ronnie Spector, '60s icon who sang ‘Be My Baby,’ dies at 78

Martin Scorsese used “Be My Baby” to open his 1973 film “Mean Streets” and the song appears in the title sequence of “Dirty Dancing”.

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Marilyn Bergman, composer of 'The Way We Were', dies aged 93

Among the highlights: Stephen Bishop’s “It Might Be You,” from “Tootsie”; Noel Harrison’s “The Windmills of Your Mind,” from “The Thomas Crown Affair”; and, for “Best Friends,” the James Ingram-Patti Austin duet “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?”

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Woodstock Festival co-creator Michael Lang dies at 77

Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, The Who and Jefferson Airplane performed at the 400,000-strong festival in 1969.

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Famed film auteur Peter Bogdanovich dead at 82

Bogdanovich, famous for his 1970s black-and-white classics, inspired a new generation of filmmakers, from Wes Anderson to Noah Baumbach.

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Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99

A mainstay of US television for more than 60 years, Betty White - one of the Golden Girls - has died.

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Flowers at Cape Town cathedral in memory of Tutu

People gather outside St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town to pay tribute to South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu. His funeral will be held on January 1 at the church, his former Parish

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Sarah Weddington, lawyer who argued Roe v. Wade abortion case, dies

Weddington had been in poor health for some time and it was not immediately clear what caused her death.

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Greece: Former president Karolos Papoulias died aged 92

Papoulias was also a long-time lawmaker and minister, whose socialist policies at home were in contrast with his support for and friendly relations with strongmen abroad.

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'One of the country's most astute observers': Joan Didion dies at 87

The legendary author and essayist, lauded for her commentary on social unrest in America, has passed away.

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Shaping Europe's skylines: 5 of Richard Rogers' greatest works

Following the passing of the famed British architect, we look back at some of the Richard Rogers originals shaping Europe's skylines to this day.

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Classical crossover superstar Carlos Marín of Il Divo dies at 53

The Spanish operatic singer passed away at an English hospital after falling ill with complications from COVID-19.

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Critically acclaimed author and academic bell hooks dies aged 69

Known for her books Teaching to Transgress and Feminism is for Everybody, the Kentucky native has died at home after an illness.

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First female Oscar-nominated director Lina Wertmüller dies at 93

The director and screenwriter – best known for Seven Beauties and Swept away – died peacefully at home.

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Dean Stockwell, who played 'Al' in Quantum Leap, dies ages 85

A child actor on Broadway, Stockwell's career spanned seven decades before he retired from acting in 2015. But his lasting legacy for many will be his portrayal of the project observer. Al, in Quantum Leap, for which he won a Golden Globe in 1990.

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James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther in 'Friends,' dies aged 59

Tyler died Sunday at home in Los Angeles from prostate cancer.

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Holocaust survivor-author Eddie Jaku dies in Sydney aged 101

“Eddie Jaku was a beacon of light and hope for not only our community, but the world,” New South Wales state Jewish Board of Deputies chief executive officer Darren Bark said in a statement.

Iran

Banisadr, Iran's first president after 1979 revolution, dies

Banisadr's family said in a statement online Saturday that he died in a hospital in Paris after a long illness.

USA

Actor Michael K. Williams, Omar on 'The Wire,' dead at 54

His death was being investigated as a possible drug overdose, New York City police said.

France

New Wave icon Jean-Paul Belmondo dies at 88

French film star Jean-Paul Belmondo has died at the age of 88

Japan

Creator and 'Godfather of Sudoku' Maki Kaji dies aged 69

It wasn’t until 2004 that Sudoku became a global hit after a fan from New Zealand pitched it and got it published in the British newspaper The Times