Dick Clark, 82, television host and personality (heart attack)

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Davy Jones, 66, lead singer of the Monkees (heart attack)

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Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Sr., 86, longtime publisher and manager of The New York Times (undisclosed illness)

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Donna Summer, 63, singer best known for her disco anthems including "Last Dance" and "She Works Hard for the Money" (lung cancer)

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Etta James, 73, singer and songwriter best known for "At Last" and "Dance With Me" (leukemia)

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George McGovern, 90, former U.S. Representative, Senator and the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee (natural causes)

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Gore Vidal, 86, novelist, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, social critic and political activist (pneumonia)

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Jerry Nelson, 78, voice actor and puppeteer best known for voicing the Count on Sesame Street (unspecified causes)

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Joe Paterno, 85, longtime college football coach (lung cancer)

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Johnny Lewis, 28, actor best known for his role on the television show "Sons of Anarchy" (apparent suicide)

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Larry Hagman, 81, actor best known for his roles on “I Dream Of Jeannie” and “Dallas” (throat cancer)

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Maurice Sendak, 83, children's author and illustrator best known for "Where The Wild Things Are"

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Michael Clarke Duncan, 54, actor best known for his movie roles in "The Green Mile," "Daredevil" and "Armageddon" (heart attack)

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Mike Wallace, 93, longtime news correspondent (natural causes)

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Neil Armstrong, 82, astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon (blocked coronary arteries)

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Nora Ephron, 71, writer, producer and director best known for "Sleepless in Seattle" and "When Harry Met Sally" (leukemia)

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Phyllis Diller, 95, iconic comedian (natural causes)

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Ray Bradbury, 91, science fiction author best know for writing "Fahrenheit 451" and "The Martian Chronicles" (natural causes)

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Rodney King, 47, victim of the infamous police brutality case against four LAPD officers in 1991 (accidental drowning)

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Sage Stallone, 36, actor, producer and son of Sylvester Stallone (heart attack)

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Sally Ride, 61, astronaut and first woman in space (pancreatic cancer)

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Sherman Hemsley, 74, actor best known for his roles on "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" (natural causes)

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Tony Scott, 68, producer and director best known for "Top Gun," "True Romance" and "Crimson Tide" (suicide)

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Vidal Sassoon, 84, Hollywood hairdresser and businessman (leukemia)

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Whitney Houston, 48, gospel-trained pop diva (accidental drowning)

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