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United States Senator John McCain passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2018, from an aggressive form of brain cancer known as glioblastoma. He was 81 years old. McCain was diagnosed with brain cancer in July 2017. Doctors discovered malignant tumor when McCain underwent a procedure to have a blood clot removed from above his left…

Embed from Getty Images Robin Leach, the entertainment journalist best known for his work on TV’s Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, died early Friday morning. He was 76. The cause of death wasn’t announced, but it was reported that Leach had been hospitalized since November, when he suffered a stroke in the Mexican resort…

Aretha Franklin, the undisputed “Queen of Soul,” passed away on the morning of Thursday, August 16, 2018. Franklin had been battling pancreatic cancer and finally succumbed to the disease. She was 76 years old at the time of her death. A statement from Franklin’s family confirmed her cause of death. The statement said, “Franklin’s official…

Charlotte Rae, the actress responsible for bringing Edna Garrett to life on “Diff’rent Strokes” and “The Facts of Life,” died on Sunday, August 5, 2018. She was 92 years old. A cause of death was not immediately identified, but Rae was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2010 and revealed that she had bone cancer in…

Joe Jackson died following a battle with pancreatic cancer early in the morning on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. He was 89 years old. Joe Jackson was the patriarch and manager of the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. Though Jermaine Jackson stated that Joe “kept [them] off the streets,” Joe was a notoriously harsh…

Dorothy Cotton, a civil rights leader who worked with Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., has passed away at the age of 88. She had been battling illness recently and died in her retirement home in Ithaca, New York on Sunday, June 10, 2018. Cotton first met King in 1960 when he was preaching at her…

Kate Spade was found dead in her apartment on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Her death is believed to be a suicide, but few details are currently available. Spade was born on December 24, 1962, under the name Katherine Brosnahan. She worked for a time as the accessories editor of “Mademoiselle” magazine, but she found the…

The world said goodbye to the actress who played one of the most well-known roles to grace the silver screen. Margot Kidder, who is famous for playing the Man of Steel’s love interest Lois Lane in “Superman,” died in her Montana home on Sunday, May 13, 2018. The police received an anonymous call reporting that…

Former First Lady Barbara Bush died on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. No official cause of death has been announced, but Barbara had been treated previously for a thyroid condition known as Graves’ disease and her health had been failing. Earlier this week, she decided to refuse further medical treatment after a series of hospital visits…

Harry Anderson of “Night Court” died in his home in Asheville, North Carolina. Anderson’s body was found by police officers early Monday morning. He was 65 years old. No official cause of death has been released, but police stated that no foul play was suspected. Anderson was best known for his role as Harry Stone,…
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