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Notable Deaths of 2018
Notable Deaths of 2018
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Kate Spade, 1962-2018: Kate Spade, a fashion designer known for her sleek handbags, was found dead in her Park Avenue apartment Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in an apparent suicide, police said. She was 55.
Kate Spade, 1962-2018: Kate Spade, a fashion designer known for her sleek handbags, was found dead in her Park Avenue apartment Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in an apparent suicide, police said. She was 55.
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Philip Roth, 1933-2018: Philip Roth, the prize-winning novelist and fearless narrator of sex, death, assimilation and fate, from the comic madness of “Portnoy’s Complaint” to the elegiac lyricism of “American Pastoral,” died Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in a New York City hospital at age 85.
Philip Roth, 1933-2018: Philip Roth, the prize-winning novelist and fearless narrator of sex, death, assimilation and fate, from the comic madness of “Portnoy’s Complaint” to the elegiac lyricism of
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Scott Hutchison, 1981-2018: Scott Hutchison, the singer for Scottish indie rock outfit Frightened Rabbit, was found dead on Friday, May 11, 2018, near South Queensferry, Scotland. The singer was 36.
Scott Hutchison, 1981-2018: Scott Hutchison, the singer for Scottish indie rock outfit Frightened Rabbit, was found dead on Friday, May 11, 2018, near South Queensferry, Scotland. The singer was 36.
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Verne Troyer, 1969-2018: Verne Troyer, who played Dr. Evil’s small, silent sidekick “Mini-Me” in the “Austin Powers” movie franchise, died Saturday, April 21, 2018. He was 49.
Verne Troyer, 1969-2018: Verne Troyer, who played Dr. Evil’s small, silent sidekick “Mini-Me” in the “Austin Powers” movie franchise, died Saturday, April 21, 2018. He was 49.
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, 1936-2018: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of Nelson Mandela revered by many in South Africa as the “Mother of the Nation,” but criticized by others over a brutal apartheid-era killing by her thuggish bodyguards, died in a Johannesburg hospitalon Monday, April 2, 2018, after being admitted with a kidney infection. She was 81.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, 1936-2018: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of Nelson Mandela revered by many in South Africa as the “Mother of the Nation,” but criticized by others over a brutal
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Steven Bochco, 1943-2018: Steven Bochco, the Emmy-winning television writer-producer who brought “Hill Street Blues,” “L.A. Law” and “NYPD Blue” to the small screen, died in his sleep after a battle with cancer on Sunday, April 1, 2018. He was 74.
Steven Bochco, 1943-2018: Steven Bochco, the Emmy-winning television writer-producer who brought “Hill Street Blues,” “L.A. Law” and “NYPD Blue” to the small screen, died in his sleep after a battle with
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Rusty Staub, 1944-2018: Rusty Staub, the orange-haired outfielder who became a huge hit with baseball fans in two countries during an All-Star career that spanned 23 major league seasons, died Thursday, March 29, 2018, after an illness in a hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla. He was 73. Affectionately dubbed “Le Grand Orange,” Staub was a six-time All-Star and the only player in major league history to have at least 500 hits with four teams. Popular with fans and teammates all over the United States and Canada, he was most adored in New York and Montreal.
Rusty Staub, 1944-2018: Rusty Staub, the orange-haired outfielder who became a huge hit with baseball fans in two countries during an All-Star career that spanned 23 major league seasons, died Thursday, March
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Linda Brown, 1943-2018: Linda Brown, center, who as a Kansas girl was at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down racial segregation in schools, died Sunday, March 25, 2018, at age 75. Her father, Oliver Brown, tried to enroll the family in an all-white school in Topeka, and the case was sparked when he and several black families were turned away. The NAACP’s legal arm brought the lawsuit to challenge segregation in public schools, and Oliver Brown became lead plaintiff in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision by the Supreme Court that ended school segregation.
Linda Brown, 1943-2018: Linda Brown, center, who as a Kansas girl was at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down racial segregation in schools, died Sunday, March 25, 2018, at age
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Louise Slaughter, 1929-2018: Veteran U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter of New York, a Kentucky blacksmith’s daughter who became the first woman to chair the powerful House Rules Committee, died Friday, March 16, 2018, at a Washington hospital where she was being treated after falling in her home. She was 88.
Louise Slaughter, 1929-2018: Veteran U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter of New York, a Kentucky blacksmith’s daughter who became the first woman to chair the powerful House Rules Committee, died Friday, March 16,
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Stephen Hawking, 1942-2018: Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, died Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at his home in Cambridge, England. He was 76. The best-known theoretical physicist of his time, Hawking wrote so lucidly of the mysteries of space, time and black holes that his book, “A Brief History of Time,” became an international best-seller, making him one of science’s biggest celebrities since Albert Einstein.
Stephen Hawking, 1942-2018: Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, died Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at his home in Cambridge, England. He
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Roger Bannister, 1929-2018: Roger Bannister, who as a lanky medical student at Oxford in 1954 electrified the sports world and lifted postwar England’s spirits when he became the first athlete to run a mile in under 4 minutes, died Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Oxford at 88.
Roger Bannister, 1929-2018: Roger Bannister, who as a lanky medical student at Oxford in 1954 electrified the sports world and lifted postwar England’s spirits when he became the first athlete
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David Ogden Stiers, 1942-2018: Actor David Ogden Stiers, best known for his role as the snooty Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III on the popular TV show “MASH,” died Saturday, March 3, 2018 at his home in Newport, Ore., after a battle with cancer. He was 75.
David Ogden Stiers, 1942-2018: Actor David Ogden Stiers, best known for his role as the snooty Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III on the popular TV show “MASH,” died Saturday, March 3, 2018 at
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Nanette Fabray, the vivacious actress, singer and dancer who became a star in Broadway musicals, on television as Sid Caesar’s comic foil and in such hit movies as “The Band Wagon,” died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, at her home in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., at age 97.
Nanette Fabray, the vivacious actress, singer and dancer who became a star in Broadway musicals, on television as Sid Caesar’s comic foil and in such hit movies as “The Band
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The Rev. Billy Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, becoming a counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, died at his home in North Carolina Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. He was 99.
The Rev. Billy Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, becoming a counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian
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Vic Damone, 1928-2018: Vic Damone, whose mellow baritone once earned praise from Frank Sinatra as “the best pipes in the business,” died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, in Florida at the age of 89. Damone’s easy-listening romantic ballads brought him million-selling records and sustained a half-century career in recordings, movies and nightclub, concert and television appearances.
Vic Damone, 1928-2018: Vic Damone, whose mellow baritone once earned praise from Frank Sinatra as “the best pipes in the business,” died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, in Florida at the age of 89. Damone’s
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John Mahoney, 1940-2018: John Mahoney, who as the cranky, blue-collar dad in “Frasier” played counterpoint to pompous sons Frasier and Niles, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018. Mahoney was 77.
John Mahoney, 1940-2018: John Mahoney, who as the cranky, blue-collar dad in “Frasier” played counterpoint to pompous sons Frasier and Niles, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018. Mahoney was 77.
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Dennis Edwards, 1943-2018: Dennis Edwards, a Grammy-winning former member of the famed Motown group the Temptations, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in Chicago after a long illness. He was 74.
Dennis Edwards, 1943-2018: Dennis Edwards, a Grammy-winning former member of the famed Motown group the Temptations, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in Chicago after a long illness. He was 74.
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Comic strip artist Mort Walker, a World War II veteran who satirized the Army and tickled millions of newspaper readers with the antics of the lazy private “Beetle Bailey,” died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, at his home in Stamford, Conn. He was 94.
Comic strip artist Mort Walker, a World War II veteran who satirized the Army and tickled millions of newspaper readers with the antics of the lazy private “Beetle Bailey,” died
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Ursula K. Le Guin, the award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer who explored feminist themes and was best known for her Earthsea books, died Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, at her home in Portland, Oregon, at 88.
Ursula K. Le Guin, the award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer who explored feminist themes and was best known for her Earthsea books, died Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, at
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Dolores O’Riordan, whose urgent, powerful voice helped make Irish rock band The Cranberries a global success in the 1990s, died suddenly on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at a London hotel. She was 46.
Dolores O’Riordan, whose urgent, powerful voice helped make Irish rock band The Cranberries a global success in the 1990s, died suddenly on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at a London
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Mark E Smith from post-punk band, The Fall, the fall died at the age of 60 in January. Smith formed The Fall when punk hit 1970s Manchester, and the gray industrial English city sprouted innovative bands including Joy Division and The Buzzcocks. Irascible and inimitable, Smith kept The Fall going for four decades and more than 30 albums. He was the band’s only permanent member, hiring, firing and falling out with several dozen musicians along the way.
Mark E Smith from post-punk band, The Fall, the fall died at the age of 60 in January. Smith formed The Fall when punk hit 1970s Manchester, and the gray industrial English city sprouted innovative
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This 1965 photo made available by NASA shows John Young during the Gemini 3 mission. NASA says the astronaut, who walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight, died on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. He was 87. (NASA via AP)
This 1965 photo made available by NASA shows John Young during the Gemini 3 mission. NASA says the astronaut, who walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight, died
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Jerry Van Dyke, the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke who struggled for decades to achieve his own stardom before clicking as the dim-witted sidekick in television’s “Coach,” died Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 in Arkansas. He was 86.
Jerry Van Dyke, the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke who struggled for decades to achieve his own stardom before clicking as the dim-witted sidekick in television’s “Coach,” died
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Last month, researchers at Stanford announced they’d developed a blood test that could predict a pregnant woman’s due date. Now, researchers at Yale have developed the opposite — a blood test that predicts how long you have left to live.
The test calculates a person’s phenotypic age, or how old they seem based on how their body is currently functioning. This was calculated through a sample of nine specific biomarkers, which as a composite determine how healthy a person is. Then, it was compared to the person’s actual age.
If their phenotypic age was greater than their chronological age, that meant the person was aging quickly.
Dr. Morgan Levine, a professor of pathology at Yale who spearheaded the study, said the test seemed to predict mortality risks regardless of the cause of death — or the age of the population they were considering. The study was posted on bioRxiv last week.
“What we found most interesting was that even among people who are seemingly healthy, so had no diseases at baseline and normal BMIs, it was still differentiating mortality risk among that group,” she said.
The researchers used two large studies to gather information about people’s habits and medical details linked to death records. The first study ran from 1988-94 and collected data from 10,000 people to determine what best predicted life expectancy. The following study used nine biomarkers, which were validated in a group of 11,000 studies and analyzed during the period of 1999-2010.
A new blood test may be able to tell you what your life expectancy is.
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What they found was the test was modifiable; unlike 23andMe, it’s not fatalistic. The test can show people how to reduce their risk, based on suggested lifestyle changes. The biomarkers included a measure of glucose, creatinine (kidney function), white blood cell count, albumin, and others.
A doctor wouldn’t usually test for all of these biomarkers at once, or track their acceleration over time, Levine said. But knowing their movement is key to understanding someone’s mortality.
Levine estimates that only about 20-30 percent of the variances in lifespan are hereditary. It’s also been estimated that 50 percent is completely random. Half of the other 50 percent comes down to behavior, she said.
“So you have, I would say, at least as much control over your lifespan as your genetics do,” she said.
As for the ubiquitous stories of exceedingly healthy, young, non-smoking people who get lung cancer and die within months? Despite what social media might try to persuade, they’re rare events.
“The smoker who lives to age 100, even though everyone says they have a great uncle who did that, it’s an extremely uncommon thing,” Levine said. “This test, for most people, will tell you [being healthy] does matter for them. You’re not one of those extreme outliers.”
The test also found that women tend to age slower than men. The researchers also analyzed some of the factors that prompted an acceleration in aging. Along with generally unhealthy habits such as smoking and limited exercise, other factors were more epigenetic, such as a lack of education, chronic stress, and growing up in a disadvantaged environment.
Researchers anticipate the test’s most important use would be to warn people who are aging faster than normal, or faster than they’re aware of. Levine says she thinks it could get licensed to people in the future.
“This will likely be something that a consumer can use in the future,” she said. “The way I would like it to be is that a GP could use it to inform their patients about their risks and where they stand.”
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