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Johnny Hart, 76, American cartoonist (B.C., The Wizard of Id), stroke.
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Sol LeWitt, 78, American artist known for his role in the Conceptualism and Minimalism movements, cancer
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Kurt Vonnegut, 84, American novelist and social critic, brain injury from a fall.
Ronald Speirs, 86, American World War II commanding officer of Easy Company (Band of Brothers).
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June Callwood, 82, Canadian journalist and activist, cancer
Don Ho, 76, American Hawaiian musician and entertainer, heart failure.
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Brant Parker, 86, American cartoonist who co-created The Wizard of Id.
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Gaetan Duchesne, 44, Canadian NHL player (1981–1995), heart attack.
Stan Daniels, 72, Canadian writer and producer (Taxi, The Mary Tyler Moore Show), heart failure.
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06Groucho Marx and Kitty Carlisle in A Night at the Opera (1935)
Kitty Carlisle Hart, 96, American actress (A Night at the Opera), television personality (To Tell the Truth) and singer, heart failure.
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Boris Yeltsin, 76, first President of the Russian Federation (1991–1999), heart failure.
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