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Fela Anikulapo Kuti He was released in 1986 after yet another change of government. Fela Anikulapo Kuti died on Saturday, August 2, 1997, at 4pm (local time) in Lagos, Nigeria. It had been rumoured for some time that Fela had a serious illness he was refusing treatment for, many said he was suffering from prostate cancer. But as it turns out, Fela died from complications due to AIDS.
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Why did it take more than 20 years to bury Eva Peron? At that minute, on July 26, 1952, Eva Peron died of cancer at the age of 33. Immediately, news of her death began to broadcast throughout the country, and hundreds of thousands of people in the capital city, Buenos Aires, and beyond made their way to the presidential residence to mourn their beloved Evita.
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Susan B. Anthony In 1900, at age 80, Anthony retired as President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. She presided over the International Council of Women in Berlin and became honorary president of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance. She died March 13, 1906 at her home on Madison Street in Rochester, New York.
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Wilma Rudolph Biography Later in life, she formed the Wilma Rudolph Foundation to promote amateur athletics. The Olympic great died on November 12, 1994, following a battle with brain cancer. Early Life. Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born prematurely on June 23, 1940, in St. Bethlehem, Tennessee, the 20th of 22 children born to dad Ed across his two marriages. She went on to become a pioneering African-American track and field champion, but the road to victory was not an easy one for Wilma Rudolph. Stricken with double pneumonia, scarlet fever and polio as a child, she had problems with her left leg and had to wear a brace.
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- The entrance to the Cibolo Creek Ranch, the day after the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, February 14 , 2016 in Shafter, Texas. Justice Scalia, who was on a quail hunting trip, was found dead Saturday morning in his room at the ranch, he was 79.
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Eva PerÃ³n: Biography of Evita, First Lady of Argentina Eva Perón died on July 26, 1952 at the age of 33. Following the funeral, Juan Perón had Eva's body preserved and was planning to put it on display. However, Perón was forced into exile when the army staged a coup in 1955.
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- R&B singer and actress Aaliyah poses for a photo in New York on May 9, 2001. Aaliyah died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, when her small plane crashed after takeoff in the Bahamas. (JIM COOPER/AP)
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Video: Murder of Yafeu Fula of Tupac Shakurâs group Outlawz from 1996 Video: Murder of Yafeu Fula of Tupac Shakur’s group Outlawz from 1996. FROM THE VAULT – Back in 1996 Marion Suge Knight, the then CEO of Death Row Records, was in court regarding the kicking of South Side Compton Crip member Orlando Anderson, 22, in a Las Vegas hotel lobby.
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How did Selena Quintanilla-Perez die? Selena Quintanilla Perez (April 16, 1971 - March 31, 1995). Yolanda Saldivar, the president of Selena's fan club and boutique, shot Selena on March 31, 1995. On Friday March 31,1995 Selena had confronted Yolanda Saldivar about finance papers that was stolen.
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Selena Quintanilla Answer Selena died March 31, 1995. She was shot to death. Her manager and fan … club-president ,Yolanda Saldivar,killed her. Trying to avoid the subject of her taking money from Selena's boutiques, she (Yolanda) told Selena that she had been raped.
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- why waka waka? You might be wondering why this blog carries the title waka waka waka. The name has nothing to do with the Muppet known as Fozzie Bear, but comes instead from the lyrics to the Fela Kuti song “Coffin for Head of State, Part 2”. Fela, who died of AIDS in 1997 at age 59, was a Nigerian musician , activist, and political gadfly (and founder of the musical style known as “Afrobeat“).
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- Madam Walker died on May 25, 1919 at 51 years old of kidney failure and other complications due to hypertension at Villa Lewaro, her Irvington-on-Hudson, New York estate. She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. For an HGTV excellent video about Villa Lewaro, click here.
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- In 1897, Sarah Seelye joined the McClellan Post and became a member of the Grand Army of the Republic-the only woman ever admitted. She died in La Porte, TX, September 5, 1898. At the insisitence of her fellow GAR members, her remains were moved to the GAR plot in Washington Cemetery three years later.
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List of dancers An annotated list of popular/famous dancers. Fifi Abdou (born (1953-04-26)26 April 1953) is an Egyptian belly dancer and actress. She rose to fame in the 1970s, and was one of the most famous and successful Egyptian dance stars throughout the 1980s and 1990s until her retirement in the 2000s.
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Walker, A'Lelia (1885â1931) On August 16, 1931 A’Lelia Walker died of a cerebral hemorrhage while attending a friend's birthday party in Long Branch, New Jersey. She was forty-six years old. A’Lelia Walker’s funeral was lavish and memorable. More than 11,000 people filed past her casket in a Harlem mortuary and 1,000 turned out for the invitation-only funeral where Mary McLeod Bethune delivered the eulogy and Rev. Adam Clayton Powell presided over the service.
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- Use this form to enter in the number of minutes that you did an exercise and see how many calories were burned. The form below this one to enter the calories that you desire to burn and find the exercise minutes needed.
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Ferruccio Lamborghini Ferruccio Lamborghini died in his estate in 1993, at the age of 76. On the one hundredth anniversary of his birth, the Lamborghini Centenario debuted, paying tribute to the vision, bravery and unique personality of the company's founder.
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Nero (37 AD - 68 AD) His next wife was Statilia Messalina, whose first husband Nero had executed. In 68 AD, the Gallic and Spanish legions, along with the Praetorian Guards, rose against Nero and he fled Rome. The senate declared him a public enemy and he committed suicide on 9 June 68 AD.
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- In Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987), Officer Reiner, in a scene after the corpse of Officer Nozaki is found, speaks with a superior and says that Mrs. Kersey died in 1975, while his daughter died in 1981.
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Tamara Dobson (1947â2006) Tamara Dobson was born on May 14, 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA as Tamara Janice Dobson. She is known for her work on Cleopatra Jones (1973), Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975) and Chained Heat (1983). She died on October 2, 2006 in Baltimore. See full bio ».
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Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. On 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India.
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Mary Ann Mobley, actress and Miss America 1959, dies at 77 Mary Ann Mobley, who was crowned Miss America in 1959, died Tuesday in Beverly Hills at age 77. Mary Ann Mobley, who was crowned Miss America in 1959, died Tuesday in Beverly Hills at age 77. Christie D'Zurilla Contact Reporter. Mary Ann Mobley, the first Miss America from Mississippi, has died at age 77. Mary Ann Mobley, who stepped into the spotlight as the first Miss Mississippi to become Miss America and later hit the silver screen opposite Elvis Presley, has died. She was 77. She died Tuesday morning at her Beverly Hills home from complications of breast cancer, her family said in a statement. Mary Ann Mobley, who stepped into the spotlight as the first Miss Mississippi to become Miss America and later hit the silver screen opposite Elvis Presley, has died.
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Michael Skakel a free man, bail set at $1.2 million 13 photos: Photos: Kennedy family woes. Kennedy family woes – Mary Kennedy, right, from whom Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed for divorce in 2010, was found dead on May 16, 2012. A medical examiner said she died of asphyxiation due to hanging.
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Actress Farrah Fawcett Dead at 62 Actress Farrah Fawcett Dead at 62. Farrah Fawcett, the multiple Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated American actress best known for her role as the vivacious Jill Munroe in the 1970s television series “Charlie’s Angels,” died in a Santa Monica hospital. She was 62.
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Fela Kuti: Chronicle of A Life Foretold When Fela Anikulapo-Kuti died in August 1997, Nigeria lost one of its most controversial and inspirational cultural figures.
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10 Things You May Not Know About âTyphoid Maryâ However, based on the confirmed fatalities, Typhoid Mary was not even the most lethal carrier of the typhoid germ in New York City’s history. In 1922, New Yorker Tony Labella reportedly caused two outbreaks that combined for more than 100 cases and five deaths. 3. She emigrated from Ireland as a teenager.