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'90210' and 'Riverdale' Star Luke Perry Dead at 52
After Suffering Stroke
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Luke Perry is dead at the age of 52, days after suffering a massive stroke at his home in Los Angeles, according to TMZ.

Luke passed away Monday morning at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank. "He was surrounded by his children Jack and Sophie, fiancé Wendy Madison Bauer, ex-wife Minnie Sharp, mother Ann Bennett, step-father Steve Bennett, brother Tom Perry, sister Amy Coder, and other close family and friends," his rep said in a statement.

Paramedics responded to the home of the "Beverly Hills, 90210" star on Wednesday, February 27 and transported him to a nearby hospital. Perry had been busy at work on "Riverdale," on which he plays the father to Archie Andrews (KJ Apa). According to TMZ, he had recently filmed scenes for the CW show on the Warner Bros. lot in Los Angeles.​



 
The Prodigy singer Keith Flint dies aged 49
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Keith Flint, the fiery frontman of British dance-electronic band The Prodigy, has been found dead at his home near London, the band said. He was 49.

The Prodigy co-founder Liam Howlett wrote on Instagram that Flint had taken his own life, saying: "I can't believe I'm saying this but our brother Keith took his own life … I'm shell shocked, f****in angry, confused and heart broken."

Police confirmed that the body of a 49-year-old man had been found at a home in Brook Hill, north-east of London.

They said the death was being treated as non-suspicious and a file would be sent to the coroner — standard practice in cases of violent or unexplained deaths.

Flint was the stage persona of the band, whose 1990s hits Firestarter and Breathe were an incendiary fusion of techno, breakbeat and acid house music.

He was renowned for his manic stage energy — he once described his dancing style as "shouting with my body" — and distinctive look.

 
Shame i had to switch the ignore flag to learn about the brushman of the bush.
RIP Vale Jack Absalom
A great man, a great life
 
He died a long time ago but Alexander von Humboldts work an d life changed the way we viewed the world. We still use much of his learnings in 2019.

Thought this was a great story on a person most of us may not have heard about.

Humboldt 2.0: Why a scientist born 250 years ago is more relevant than ever
Alexander von Humboldt measured everything in sight. Though many of his discoveries are hard to categorize or have been superseded, his holistic view of nature led the way to how we see and understand the world today.

The name Humboldt stands for excellence and over the years has been used for universities, schools and ships. It has also been used to sell everything from sewing machines to cigars. Yet, sadly for Alexander von Humboldt's scientific reputation, he didn't manage to come up with any simple ideas that shook the world. He struggled to find answers and constantly revisited problems. After his death in 1859, his fame dimmed and during World War I he nearly disappeared from view completely when all things German were kicked to the curb in much of the Western world.

But now, 250 years after his birth, Humboldt is suddenly back in fashion. His image is once again being used to sell everything from fountain pens to tote bags. The literature on him is starting to pile up and soon Berlin's newest museum housed in the rebuilt city palace will also carry his name: Humboldt Forum.

The Prussian scientist, writer, fearless adventurer and polymath is once more at the center of scientific thinking. Oddly enough, his interdisciplinary approach to science that has put him back in the spotlight is exactly what led to his fall from grace well over 100 years ago.
https://www.dw.com/en/humboldt-20-w...ars-ago-is-more-relevant-than-ever/a-47354061
 
The Passing of dying breed - courageous , competent,incorruptible Republicians.
Lot of history in this obituary.

William Ruckelshaus, who defied Nixon during Watergate, dies at 87
  • Ex-deputy attorney general quit in ‘Saturday Night Massacre’
  • Led EPA and called Trump’s policy ‘completely fraudulent’
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Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to William Ruckelshaus in November 2015. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters
William Ruckelshaus, who famously quit his job in the US justice department rather than carry out Richard Nixon’s order to fire the special prosecutor investigating the Watergate scandal, has died. He was 87.

Ruckelshaus was also the first administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, which confirmed his death.

A lifelong Republican, he was also acting director of the FBI. But his moment of fame came on 20 October 1973, when he was a deputy attorney general and joined attorney general Elliot Richardson in resigning rather than carry out Nixon’s unlawful order to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/28/william-ruckelshaus-nixon-watergate-epa-trump
 
Greedy Smith, the guy who wrote and mostly sang my favourite songs for Mental as Anything.
I bought their Fundamental as Anything album in 1985, played it heaps.
 
Marie Fredriksson is dead - turned 61
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Marie Fredriksson has passed away. The world star and Roxette artist passed away on Monday morning after a long illness. She turned 61 years old.
“What a fantastic dream we got to share! Thank you Marie, thank you for EVERYTHING, ”Per Gessle writes in a statement.

“It is with great sadness that we have to announce that one of our biggest and most beloved artists is gone. Marie Fredriksson died on the morning of December 9 in the suites of her previous illness, ”writes Marie Dimberg, press contact and manager for Roxette and Gyllene times in a press release.

Marie Fredriksson was one of the members of the world famous band Roxette together with Per Gessle. Roxette was founded in 1986 and is one of Sweden's most internationally successful bands of all time.

Marie Fredriksson fell ill in 2002 when she suffered a brain tumor. In 2009, she began performing again with Roxette and conducting world tours.​

 

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