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Dick Weber 2005 Deaths
Dick WeberAge: 75 professional bowler who was one of the first—and best-known—stars of the sport. A three-time PBA Bowler of the Year, Weber won 30 Professional Bowlers Association titles in…Boas, Franz
(Encyclopedia) Boas, FranzBoas, Franzbōˈăz, –ăs [key], 1858–1942, German-American anthropologist, b. Minden, Germany, Ph.D. Univ. of Kiel, 1881. He joined an expedition to Baffin Island in 1883 and…Ian Dury 2000 Deaths
Ian DuryAge: 57 gravel-voiced musician whose band, the Blockheads, was at the fore of the punk movement. The band's simple yet humorous songs include “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll”…Buddy Rogers Biography
Buddy Rogers(Charles Rogers)Age: 94 dashing star of Wings (1927), the first film to win an Oscar. He was a versatile actor and musician who was also known for his 42-year marriage to “America…Archbishop Iakovos 2005 Deaths
Archbishop IakovosAge: 93 primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in North and South America for 37 years who was the first Orthodox archbishop in more than 350 years to meet with a Roman…Evan Hunter 2005 Deaths
Evan HunterAge: 78 writer who created the police procedural genre. Using the pseudonym Ed McBain, he wrote the gritty 87th Precinct series of novels, beginning with 1956's Cop Hater, which…Dennis Weaver 2006 Deaths
Dennis WeaverAge: 81 actor who played Deputy Chester Goode on television's popular western Gunsmoke. He later starred in McCloud, playing a western deputy transferred to New York City. For…Bill Russell
Bill RussellBorn: Feb. 12, 1934Basketball C won titles in college (with San Francisco in 1995,56), Olympics (1956) and pros; 5-time NBA MVP (1958,61,62,63,65); led Boston to 11 titles from…Caspar Weinberger 2006 Deaths
Caspar WeinbergerAge: 88 public servant who worked under Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Reagan. Highly suspicious of the Soviet Union, Weinberger, as Reagan's secretary of defense, requested—and…James Brown 2006 Deaths
James BrownAge: 73 legendary singer, songwriter, and dancer acclaimed as the “Godfather of Soul.” His musical career spanned more than 50 years, with his first hit single, “Please Please…Trending
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