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TOUR DE FRANCE CHAMP LAURENT FIGNON DIES

August 31, 2010

CAUSE OF DEATH: CANCER Laurent Fignon (12 August 1960 – 31 August 2010) was a French professional road bicycle racer. He won the Tour de France twice, in 1983 and 1984 and also missed winning it a third time, in 1989, by 8 seconds, the closest margin ever to decide the tour. He also won [...]

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INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER HAROLD DOW DIES

August 31, 2010

CAUSE OF DEATH: COMPLICATIONS FROM ASTHMA Harold Dow (September 28, 1947 – August 21, 2010) was an American television news correspondent, journalist, and investigative reporter with CBS News.

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STAR GAZER’S JACK HORKHEIMER DIES

August 21, 2010

Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer is a five-minute astronomy show on public television hosted by Jack Foley Horkheimer (born Foley Arthur Horkheimer, June 11, 1938 – August 20, 2010) executive director of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium. In the weekly program, Horkheimer informs the viewer of significant astronomical events for the upcoming week, including key constellations, [...]

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‘THE STATEN ISLAND SCOT’ BOBBY THOMSON DEAD AT 86

August 17, 2010

Robert Brown Thomson (October 25, 1923 – August 16, 2010), nicknamed The Staten Island Scot, was a Scottish American Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played for the New York Giants (1946-53, 1957), Milwaukee Braves (1954–57), Chicago Cubs (1958-59), Boston Red Sox (1960) and Baltimore Orioles (1960).

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FORMER U.S. OLYMPIAN ANTONIO PETTIGREW FOUND DEAD

August 10, 2010

Antonio Pettigrew (November 3, 1967 in Macon, Georgia – August 10, 2010, in Chatham County, North Carolina) was an American sprint athlete who specialized in the 400 meters. He came to prominence at the 1991 World Championships, where he won the 400 m gold medal and a silver medal in the 4 x 400 meters [...]

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FORMER U.S. SENATOR TED STEVENS KILLED IN PLANE CRASH

August 10, 2010

CAUSE OF DEATH: PLANE CRASH Theodore Fulton “Ted” Stevens (November 18, 1923 – August 9 or 10, 2010) was a United States Senator from Alaska, serving from December 24, 1968, until January 3, 2009. Stevens was President pro tempore in the 108th and 109th Congresses from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2007. Stevens is [...]

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