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  • Mouseketeer Annette Funicello, seen in this undated file photo from Disney, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at the age of 70 from complications due to multiple sclerosis.
  • Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, actress Annette Funicello and Lakers owner Jerry Buss are a few famous faces to die in 2013.
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  • In this photo provided by Epic Records, Slim Whitman is shown, 1980.
  • Country singer Slim Whitman, famous for his high-pitched yodel, died Wednesday at the age of 90 at a Florida hospital.
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  • This undated photo provided by Blue Rider Press/Penguin shows award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings. Hastings died early Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said.
  • Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to BuzzFeed.
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  • Michael Hastings is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to BuzzFeed.
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  • Actress and former national swimming champion Esther Williams is shown poolside at her home in Hollywood, June 10, 1948.
  • Esther Williams, the swimming champ turned actress who was a mainstay of movie musicals in the 1940s and '50s, died. She was 91.
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  • Former Jefferson Airplane drummer Joey Covington, left, and Mario Maglieri of the Whisky A Go Go appear in this 2008 photo on Covingtons website.
  • Former Jefferson Airplane drummer Joey Covington, 67, was killed in a Palm Springs car accident Tuesday.
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  • Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the oldest member of the U.S. Senate, tells a gathering Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, in his hometown of Paterson, N.J., that he plans to retire at the end of his current term.
  • U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the last World War II veteran remaining in the Senate, has died at the age of 89.
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  • Actress Jean Stapleton stars in an off-Broadway musical  Bon Appetit. Photo is undated. / Actors Carroll OConnor, left, and Jean Stapleton smile as they hold the Emmys they won, May 15, 1972.
  • Actress Jean Stapleton, known for playing Archie Bunker's wife Edith in 'All in the Family,' has died at age 90.
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  • In this Aug. 16, 2012 file photo, Ray Manzarek of The Doors performs at the Sunset Strip Music Festival launch party celebrating The Doors at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, Calif.
  • Ray Manzarek, the founding member of legendary rock 'n' roll band The Doors, died Monday, his publicist said. He was 74.
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  • Joyce Brothers, a popular psychologist, columnist and television and film personality, has died at the age of 85.
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  • Jeanne Cooper, the actress who played one of daytime television's most enduring characters, died Wednesday at the age of 84.
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  • Ray Harryhausen, a long-time special effects wizard on Hollywood films, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at the age of 92.
  • Ray Harryhausen, a long-time special effects wizard on Hollywood films, has died at the age of 92.
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  • Paramedic Richard Senneff testifies during the Jackson familys civil case lawsuit against concert giant AEG on Tuesday, April 30, 2013.
  • The first witness in the Jackson-AEG civil case was a paramedic who described the singer's bedroom and efforts to revive him.
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  • Michael Jackson is seen.
  • Opening statements have begun in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial filed against concert promoter AEG.
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  • Katherine Jackson, mother of the late pop star Michael Jackson, files out of court during the manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray.
  • A big legal showdown begins Monday morning over the death of pop star Michael Jackson.
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  • Country singer George Jones appears in a file image provided by by Webster & Associates, LLC.
  • Beloved country superstar George Jones, whose signature song was the hit 'He Stopped Loving Her Today,' has died.
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  • Beloved country superstar George Jones is seen performing in this undated file photo.
  • Beloved country superstar George Jones, whose signature song was 'He Stopped Loving Her Today,' has died.
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  • Michael Jackson rehearses for his This Is It tour.
  • Alternate jurors have been selected in the wrongful death lawsuit Michael Jackson's mother filed against AEG.
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  • Conrad Murray is seen at sentencing in a Los Angeles courtroom on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011.
  • Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, has filed an appeal.
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  • The lead singer of Divinyls, whose hit 'I Touch Myself' brought her international fame in the '90s, died in New York City.
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  • Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest Wednesday in London. She died April 8 at age 87.
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  • 'Star Wars' actor Richard LeParmentier, whose character was famously choked by Darth Vader, died. He was 66.
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  • Veteran sports broadcaster Pat Summerall has died at the age of 82, a Fox Sports spokesman said Tuesday.
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  • Flowers were placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame star of legendary comedian Jonathan Winters on Friday, April 12, 2013.
  • Jonathan Winters, legendary comedian and improvisation master, died at his home in Montecito at the age of 87.
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  • Flowers were placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame star of legendary comedian Jonathan Winters on Friday, April 12, 2013.
  • Jonathan Winters, legendary comedian and improvisation master, died at his home in Montecito at the age of 87.
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  • Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Buckingham Palace has confirmed Queen Elizabeth II will attend the funeral for Margaret Thatcher next week.
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  • Mouseketeer Annette Funicello is seen in this undated file photo from The Walt Disney Co.
  • Annette Funicello, former Disney Mouseketeer and 'Beach Party' star, died Monday at a Bakersfield hospital at the age of 70.
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  • Mouseketeer Annette Funicello is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Annette Funicello, former Disney Mouseketeer and 'Beach Party' star, died Monday at the age of 70.
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  • Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is seen in this undated photo.
  • Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died following a stroke, according to her spokesman. She was 87.
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  • Roger Ebert's funeral was held Monday in Chicago, where he was remembered as one of the most influential film critics.
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  • Annette Funicello is shown at her home in Encino, Calif., March 13, 1978.
  • Annette Funicello, beloved Disney Mouseketeer and iconic teen star, died at age 70. See photos from throughout her career.
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  • Mouseketeer Annette Funicello is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Annette Funicello, former Disney Mouseketeer and 'Beach Party' star, died Monday at the age of 70.
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  • Michael Jackson rehearses for his This Is It tour.
  • An L.A. judge ruled Friday that cameras will not be allowed in the courtroom during the Michael Jackson civil trial.
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  • Film critic Roger Ebert is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Even as Roger Ebert struggled with cancer, he found solace in the cinema. The famed movie critic died at the age of 70.
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  • Film critic Roger Ebert is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Even as Roger Ebert struggled with cancer, he found solace in the cinema. The movie critic died at the age of 70.
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  • FILE- in this Wed., Aug. 25, 2010 photo, Jane Henson, left, donates some of Jim Hensons early puppets, including the original Kermit, to the Smithsonian Institution, during a ceremony at the National Museum of American History, in Washington.
  • Jane Henson, co-creator of the Muppets, has died after a battle with cancer. She was 78.
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  • Phil Ramone, the Grammy Award-winning engineer and producer whose platinum touch included recordings with Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon, has died. He was 72.
  • Legendary Grammy-winning music producer Phil Ramone has died at the age of 72, his son confirmed Saturday.
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  • Richard Griffiths, British actor who played Uncle Vernon in 'Harry Potter' movies, has died at age 65.
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  • Anthony Lewis is seen in this undated photo on the website for the Committee to Protect Journalists.
  • Anthony Lewis, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, died Monday at the age of 85, a court spokeswoman confirmed.
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  • Gregory G. Rodriguez, host of The Sportsman Channels A Riflemans Journal, in an undated photo from his Facebook account. Rodriguez was shot and killed by another man in Whitefish, Mo., on Thursday, March 7, 2013.
  • The host of a TV gun show was shot and killed Thursday by another man in an apparent jealous rage in Montana.
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  • Venezuela said goodbye to President Hugo Chavez in an emotional funeral that included folk songs and a soaring choir.
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  • Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro will continue to be interim president despite a constitutional requirement.
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  • Venezuelas President Hugo Chavez is seen in this undated file photo.
  • President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, has died at the age of 58.
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  • Venezuelas President Hugo Chavez is seen in this undated file photo.
  • President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, has died at age 58.
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  • Venezuelas President Hugo Chavez is seen in this undated file photo.
  • President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, has died at age 58.
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  • Jeanie Buss is seen in the crowd at the memorial service for her father, Dr. Jerry Buss, at Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013.
  • Longtime Lakers owner, Dr. Jerry Buss, was honored at a memorial service at Nokia Theatre in downtown L.A. See the photos.
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  • Undated file photo of George Aratani, a Japanese-American businessman and philanthropist.
  • Mourners paid their respects Saturday to George Aratani, a Japanese-American philanthropist and business leader.
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  • Undated file photo of George Aratani, a Japanese-American businessman and philanthropist.
  • Mourners paid their respects Saturday to George Aratani, a Japanese-American philanthropist and business leader.
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  • Actress Bonnie Franklin, best known for her role as divorced mom Ann Romano in 'One Day at a Time,' has died. She was 69.
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  • Debi Austin, who smoked through a hole in her throat to show her struggle with addiction in a California ad, has died.
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