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Evangelist Billy Graham died today, Wednesday, February 21, 2018 of natural causes. The famous preacher was 99 years old. Billy Graham was born on November 7, 1918, just days before the Armistice ended the First World War. He grew up on a dairy farm in Charlotte, North Carolina during the Depression and came to value hard work…

Jerry Van Dyke died on Friday, February 5, 2018 from congestive heart failure. According to his wife, Shirley Ann Jones, Van Dyke’s health had been deteriorating since a traffic accident in 2015 when he was “injured very badly”. The four-time Emmy nominee was 86 years old. Jerry Van Dyke’s career began at much the same…

Actress Heather Menzies-Urich who starred in the 1965 classic “The Sound of Music” passed away on Sunday night at the age of 68 in her home in Ontario, Canada. Menzies-Urich was recently diagnosed with brain cancer, her son Ryan told the press. The estate of Rodgers and Hammerstein, which produced the Oscar-winning 1965 musical, also confirmed…

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay passed away at the early age of 40 in a plane crash in Florida. The tragedy struck the baseball world yesterday, November 7th. The Pasco Country sheriff’s office confirmed the news in a press conference, saying that their “hearts and prayers go out to the family”, and that Halladay…

“And I’m free, free fallin’ Yeah I’m free, free fallin’” Tom Petty, frontman of the Heartbreakers and one of the greatest American songwriters, passed away on Monday, October 2nd. Found unconscious and in full cardiac arrest, he was rushed to the hospital, according to TMZ, and was placed on life support. His death was later confirmed by…

The founder of Playboy magazine, Hugh Hefner, was found dead at his home in Los Angeles. He was 91. “Hugh M. Hefner, the American icon who in 1953 introduced the world to Playboy magazine and built the company into one of the most recognizable American global brands in history, peacefully passed away today from natural…

Ashley Campbell, daughter of legendary musician and renowned Christian Glen Campbell, has shared a touching tribute to her late father on social media. “Heartbroken. I owe him everything I am, and everything I ever will be,” Ashley posted to Instagram shortly after news of her 81-year-old father’s death – which came after a multi-year bout…

Actor John Heard, known best for his iconic role as dad Peter McCallister in the “Home Alone” films, was found dead in a hotel. He was 71. The cause is under investigation. The Palo Alto Police Department told PEOPLE that a man fitting Heard’s description was found dead at a local hotel. “I can confirm…

Chester Bennington, lead singer of Linkin Park, committed suicide at his private Palos Verdes Estates in Los Angeles County on Thursday. His body was found by his housekeeper around 9 am. He was 41. Bennington’s interest in music began at a young age, with bands like Stone Temple Pilots and Depeche Mode being his early…

Michael Bond, the British author who gave the world Paddington Bear, has passed away after a prolific, six-decade writing career. A statement from his publisher, HarperCollins, said that “It is with great sadness that we announce that Michael Bond, CBE, the creator of one of Britain’s best-loved children’s characters, Paddington, died at home yesterday aged…
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