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Famous people deaths
This feature contains a list of famous people, their dates of birth and death, their cause of death and a link to its spiritual component, and their claim to fame. Those passing from old age or natural causes are not listed here.

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Name	Statistics
Adam West	Born: September 19, 1928 Died: June 9, 2017 Cause of death: Leukemia Claim to fame: Actor
Al Jarreau	Born: March 12, 1940 Died: February 12, 2017 Cause of death: Respiratory failure Claim to fame: Singer
Alan Rickman	Born: February 21, 1946 Died: January 14, 2016 Cause of death: Pancreatic cancer Claim to fame: Actor
Alan Thicke	Born: March 1, 1947 Died: December 13, 2016 Cause of death: Aortic dissection Claim to fame: Actor, songwriter, game and talk show host
Alexis Arquette	Born: July 28, 1969 Died: September 11, 2016 Cause of death: HIV Claim to fame: Actress, cabaret performer, underground cartoonist, activist
Anthony Bourdain	Born: June 25, 1956 Died: June 8, 2018 Cause of death: Suicide by hanging Claim to fame: American chef, author and television personality
Aretha Franklin	Born: March 25, 1942 Died: August 16, 2018 Cause of death: Pancreatic cancer Claim to fame: American singer and songwriter
Attrell Cordes	Born: May 15, 1970 Died: June 17, 2016 Cause of death: Renal failure as a complcation of diabetes Claim to fame: Musician, singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer
Barbara Blaine	Born: July 6, 1956 Died: September 24, 2017 Cause of death: Heart disease Claim to fame: Founder of SNAP
Barbara Hale	Born: April 18, 1922 Died: January 26, 2017 Cause of death: Complications from COPD Claim to fame: Actress
Barbara Tarbuck	Born: January 15, 1942 Died: December 26, 2016 Cause of death: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Claim to fame: Film, television, and stage actress
Barbara Bush	Born: June 8, 1925 Died: April 17, 2018 Cause of death: Complications from COPD and congestive heart failure Claim to fame: American political matriarch, First Lady (1989–1993) and Second Lady (1981–1989)
Barry Jenner	Born: January 14, 1941 Died: August 8, 2016 Cause of death: Acute myeloid leukemia Claim to fame: Actor
Bill Paxton	Born: May 17, 1955 Died: February 25, 2017 Cause of death: Stroke Claim to fame: Actor
Billy Graham	Born: November 7, 1918 Died: February 21, 2018 Cause of death: Parkinson's Disease Claim to fame: American evangelist
Bobby Vee	Born: April 30, 1943 Died: October 24, 2016 Cause of death: Alzheimer's disease Claim to fame: Singer
Burt Kwouk	Born: July 18, 1930 Died: May 24, 2016 Cause of death: Cancer Claim to fame: Actor
Burt Reynolds	Born: February 11, 1936 Died: August 6, 2018 Cause of death: Cardiac arrest Claim to fame: American actor (Smokey and the Bandit, The Longest Yard)
Carrie Fisher	Born: October 21, 1956 Died: December 27, 2016 Cause of death: Sleep apnea, cardiac arrest Claim to fame: Actress, writer, and humorist
Charlie Murphy	Born: July 12, 1959 Died: April 12, 2017 Cause of death: Leukemia Claim to fame: Actor, comedian, and writer
Charlie Gard	Born: August 4, 2016 Died: July 28, 2017 Cause of death: Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome (see birth defects) Claim to fame: Infant boy, born with mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome
Charlotte Rae	Born: April 22, 1926 Died: August 5, 2018 Cause of death: Bone cancer Claim to fame: American actress (The Facts of Life, Diff'rent Strokes, 101 Dalmatians: The Series)
Chester Bennington	Born: March 20, 1976 Died: July 20, 2017 Cause of death: Suicide Claim to fame: Singer, songwriter
Chuck Berry	Born: October 18, 1926 Died: March 18, 2017 Cause of death: Heart attack Claim to fame: Singer, songwriter, musician, pioneer of rock and roll music
Cynthia Szigeti	Born: October 26, 1949 Died: August 10, 2016 Cause of death: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Claim to fame: Comic actress and acting teacher
Daryl Dragon	Born: August 27, 1942 Died: January 2, 2019 Cause of death: Renal failure Claim to fame: American musician and songwriter, (Captain & Tennille)
David Bowie	Born: January 8, 1947 Died: January 10, 2016 Cause of death: Liver cancer Claim to fame: Singer, songwriter and actor
David Cassidy	Born: April 12, 1950 Died: November 21, 2017 Cause of death: Liver and kidney failure Claim to fame: Singer, song-writer, guitarist and actor
David Gest	Born: May 11, 1953 Died: April 12, 2016 Cause of death: Stroke Claim to fame: Entertainer, comedian, producer, and television personality
David Rockefeller	Born: June 12, 1915 Died: March 20, 2017 Cause of death: Congestive heart failure Claim to fame: Banker
David Ogden Stiers	Born: October 31, 1942 Died: March 3, 2018 Cause of death: Bladder cancer Claim to fame: Actor, voice actor and musician, noted for his role on the television series MAS*H
Dawn Coe-Jones	Born: October 19, 1960 Died: November 12, 2016 Cause of death: Bone cancer Claim to fame: Professional golfer, member of Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
Dean Mercer	Born: November 24, 1969 Died: August 28, 2017 Cause of death: Cardiac arrest Claim to fame: Sportsman, ironman
Debbie Reynolds	Born: April 1, 1932 Died: December 28, 2016 Cause of death: Stroke Claim to fame: Actress, singer, businesswoman, film historian, humanitarian, and mother of Carrie Fisher
Dennis Banks	Born: April 12, 1937 Died: October 29, 2017 Cause of death: Pneumonia as a complication of heart surgery Claim to fame: Actor and American indigenous activist
Dick Gregory	Born: October 12, 1932 Died: August 19, 2017 Cause of death: Heart failure Claim to fame: Comedian, civil rights activist, social critic, writer, entrepreneur, conspiracy theorist, and occasional actor
DJ Official (Nelson J. Chu)	Born: September 16, 1976 Died: August 14, 2016 Cause of death: Complications following a double lung transplant Claim to fame: Christian hip hop musician
Don Rickles	Born: May 8, 1926 Died: April 6, 2017 Cause of death: Kidney failure Claim to fame: Stand-up comedian, actor, and author
Don Williams	Born: May 27, 1939 Died: September 8, 2017 Cause of death: Emphysema Claim to fame: American Hall of Fame country music singer and songwriter
Donnelly Rhodes	Born: December 4, 1937 Died: January 8, 2018 Cause of death: Cancer Claim to fame: Canadian actor
Dylan Rieder	Born: May 26, 1988 Died: October 12, 2016 Cause of death: Bone cancer Claim to fame: Professional skateboarder and model
Edwin Hawkins	Born: August 19, 1943 Died: January 15, 2018 Cause of death: Pancreatic cancer Claim to fame: American gospel singer
Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty	Born: September 9, 1980 Died: September 25, 2017 Cause of death: Kidney failure and intestinal shock Claim to fame: Second heaviest woman ever recorded
Erica Garner	Born: May 29, 1990 Died: December 30, 2017 Cause of death: Heart attack Claim to fame: American civil rights activist
Erin Moran	Born: October 18, 1960 Died: April 22, 2017 Cause of death: Throat cancer Claim to fame: Actress
Florence Henderson	Born: February 14, 1934 Died: November 24, 2016 Cause of death: Heart failure Claim to fame: actress and singer
Frank Pellegrino	Born: May 19, 1944 Died: January 31, 2017 Cause of death: Lung cancer Claim to fame: Actor
Frank Sinatra Jr.	Born: January 10, 1944 Died: March 16, 2016 Cause of death: Cardiac arrest Claim to fame: Singer, songwriter, and conductor
Frank Sinatra	Born: December 12, 1915 Died: May 14, 1998 Cause of death: Heart attack Claim to fame: Singer, actor, and producer
Garry Marshall	Born: November 13, 1934 Died: July 19, 2016 Cause of death: Complications of pneumonia after suffering a stroke Claim to fame: Actor, director, producer, writer, and voice artist
Garry Shandling	Born: November 29, 1949 Died: March 24, 2016 Cause of death: Pulmonary embolism Claim to fame: Stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer
Gary Dubin	Born: May 5, 1959 Died: October 8, 2016 Cause of death: Bone cancer Claim to fame: Actor and voice actor
Gene Wilder	Born: June 11, 1933 Died: August 29, 2016 Cause of death: Complications of Alzheimer’s disease Claim to fame: Actor, screenwriter, director, producer, singer-songwriter and author
George Michael	Born: June 25, 1963 Died: December 25, 2016 Cause of death: Heart disease and Fatty liver Claim to fame: Singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist
George A. Romero	Born: February 4, 1940 Died: July 16, 2017 Cause of death: Lung cancer Claim to fame: Filmmaker, writer and editor
Glen Campbell	Born: April 22, 1936 Died: August 8, 2017 Cause of death: Alzheimer’s disease Claim to fame: Singer, songwriter, guitarist, television host, and actor
Gord Downie	Born: February 6, 1964 Died: October 17, 2017 Cause of death: Brain cancer Claim to fame: Canadian rock musician, writer, and occasional actor
Greg Lake	Born: November 10, 1947 Died: December 7, 2016 Cause of death: Cancer Claim to fame: Bassist, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer
Gregg Allman	Born: December 8, 1947 Died: May 27, 2017 Cause of death: Complications from liver cancer Claim to fame: Singer, songwriter and musician
Hersh Wolch	Born: April 18, 1940 Died: July 17, 2017 Cause of death: Heart attack Claim to fame: Prominent Canadian lawyer
Hugh Masekela	Born: April 4, 1939 Died: January 23, 2018 Cause of death: Prostate cancer Claim to fame: South African jazz trumpeter and composer
Jack Riley	Born: December 30, 1935 Died: August 19, 2016 Cause of death: Pneumonia Claim to fame: Comic actor
Jana Novotná	Born: October 2, 1968 Died: November 19, 2017 Cause of death: Cancer Claim to fame: Czech tennis player
Jay Thomas	Born: July 12, 1948 Died: August 24, 2017 Cause of death: Cancer Claim to fame: Actor, comedian, and morning radio personality
Jean Harlow	Born: March 3, 1911 Died: June 7, 1937 Cause of death: Kidney failure Claim to fame: Film actress and sex symbol of the 1930s
Jerome Teasley	Born: August 13, 1948 Died: June 16, 2016 Cause of death: Complications of lung and liver cancer Claim to fame: American soul drummer
Jimmie Van Zant	Born: 1956 Died: April 7, 2016 Cause of death: Liver cancer Claim to fame: Singer, songwriter, and guitarist
Joe Santos	Born: June 9, 1931 Died: March 18, 2016 Cause of death: Heart attack Claim to fame: Film and television actor
Joey Feek	Born: September 9, 1975 Died: March 4, 2016 Cause of death: Cervical cancer Claim to fame: Country music singer and songwriter
John Goadsby (Goldy McJohn)	Born: May 2, 1945 Died: August 1, 2017 Cause of death: Heart attack Claim to fame: Keyboard player
John Hostetter	Born: October 6, 1946 Died: September 2, 2016 Cause of death: Cancer Claim to fame: Actor, voice artist, and visual artist
John Hurt	Born: January 22, 1940 Died: January 25, 2017 Cause of death: Pancreatic cancer Claim to fame: Screen and stage actor
John McCain	Born: August 29, 1936 Died: August 25, 2018 Cause of death: Brain cancer (Glioblastoma) Claim to fame: American politician and Navy officer, member - U.S. Senate (since 1987) and House of Representatives (1983–1987), presidential candidate (2008)
John Wetton	Born: June 12, 1949 Died: January 31, 2017 Cause of death: Colon cancer Claim to fame: Singer, bassist, and songwriter
Johnnie Cochran	Born: October 2, 1937 Died: March 29, 2005 Cause of death: Brain tumour Claim to fame: Lawyer, O J Simpson murder trial
Jon Paul Steuer	Born: March 27, 1984 Died: January 1, 2018 Cause of death: Suicide Claim to fame: Actor, musician, restaurateur
Joseph Bologna	Born: December 30, 1934 Died: August 13, 2017 Cause of death: Pancreatic cancer Claim to fame: Actor, playwright and screenwriter
Kate Spade	Born: December 24, 1962 Died: June 5, 2018 Cause of death: Suicide by hanging Claim to fame: American fashion designer
Kenny Shields	Born: 1947 Died: July 21, 2017 Cause of death: Complications from cardiac surgery Claim to fame: Musician, lead singer of rock band Streetheart
Larkin Malloy	Born: September 24, 1954 Died: September 28, 2016 Cause of death: Complications of heart attack Claim to fame: Soap opera actor, announcer, voice-over artist and acting teacher
Lawrence Colburn	Born: July 6, 1949 Died: December 13, 2016 Cause of death: Cancer Claim to fame: United States Army veteran who, while serving as a helicopter gunner in Vietnam War, intervened in March 16, 1968 My Lai Massacre
Lou Pearlman	Born: June 19, 1954 Died: August 19, 2016 Cause of death: Cardiac arrest Claim to fame: Record producer and fraudster
Luke Perry	Born: October 11, 1966 Died: March 4, 2019 Cause of death: Complications from a stroke Claim to fame: American actor (Beverly Hills, 90210, Riverdale, Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Mac Miller	Born: January 19, 1992 Died: August 7, 2018 Cause of death: Drug overdose (see addiction) Claim to fame: American rapper, singer and record producer
Malcolm Young	Born: January 6, 1953 Died: November 18, 2017 Cause of death: Dementia Claim to fame: Guitarist and songwriter (AC/DC)
Mark Salling	Born: August 17, 1982 Died: January 30, 2018 Cause of death: Suicide by hanging Claim to fame: American actor and musician
Mary Tyler Moore	Born: December 29, 1936 Died: January 25, 2017 Cause of death: Cardiopulmonary arrest due to pneumonia Claim to fame: Actress
Miguel Ferrer	Born: February 7, 1955 Died: January 19, 2017 Cause of death: Throat cancer Claim to fame: Actor and voice actor, son of José Ferrer
Mike MacDonald	Born: June 21, 1954 Died: March 17, 2018 Cause of death: Heart complications Claim to fame: Canadian comedian and actor
Miss Cleo	Born: August 12, 1962 Died: July 26, 2016 Cause of death: Colon cancer Claim to fame: Television personality, spokeswoman for a psychic pay-per-call service
Monty Hall	Born: August 25, 1921 Died: September 30, 2017 Cause of death: Heart failure Claim to fame: Game show host, producer, and philanthropist
Morley Safer	Born: November 8, 1932 Died: May 19, 2016 Cause of death: Pneumonia Claim to fame: Broadcast journalist, reporter, and correspondent for CBS News
Muhammad Ali	Born: January 17, 1942 Died: June 3, 2016 Cause of death: Septic shock Claim to fame: Professional boxer and activist
Nancy Zieman	Born: June 21, 1953 Died: November 14, 2017 Cause of death: Osteosarcoma (a type of bone cancer) and breast cancer Claim to fame: Writer and television host (Sewing with Nancy)
Neil Simon	Born: July 4, 1927 Died: August 26, 2018 Cause of death: Complications from pneumonia Claim to fame: American playwright (Biloxi Blues, The Odd Couple) and screenwriter (The Goodbye Girl), Tony winner (1965, 1985, 1991)
Nelsan Ellis	Born: November 30, 1977 Died: July 8, 2017 Cause of death: Complications from heart failure Claim to fame: Film and television actor and playwright
Paul Junger Witt	Born: March 20, 1941 Died: April 27, 2018 Cause of death: Cancer Claim to fame: American film and television producer (Dead Poets Society, The Golden Girls, Soap)
Penny Marshall	Born: October 15, 1942 Died: December 17, 2018 Cause of death: Complications from diabetes Claim to fame: American actress (Laverne & Shirley) and director (Big, A League of Their Own)
Phife Dawg	Born: November 20, 1970 Died: March 22, 2016 Cause of death: Complications related to diabetes Claim to fame: Rapper, member of A Tribe Called Quest
Ray Turnbull	Born: July 19, 1939 Died: October 6, 2017 Cause of death: Leukemia Claim to fame: Hall of Fame curler, TSN curling broadcaster
René Angélil	Born: January 16, 1942 Died: January 14, 2016 Cause of death: Throat cancer Claim to fame: Musical producer, talent manager and singer, and manager and husband of singer Celine Dion
Richard Benjamin Harrison	Born: March 4, 1941 Died: June 26, 2018 Cause of death: Parkinson's Disease Claim to fame: American pawnbroker, television personality (Pawn Stars)
Richard Fagan	Born: April 24, 1947 Died: August 6, 2016 Cause of death: Liver cancer Claim to fame: Songwriter and musician
Richard Hatch	Born: May 21, 1945 Died: February 7, 2017 Cause of death: Pancreatic cancer Claim to fame: Actor, writer and producer
Richard Libertini	Born: May 21, 1933 Died: January 7, 2016 Cause of death: Cancer Claim to fame: Stage, film and television actor
Rob Ford	Born: May 28, 1969 Died: March 22, 2016 Cause of death: Pleomorphic liposarcoma cancer Claim to fame: Politician, businessman, 64th Mayor of Toronto (2010-2014)
Robert Guillaume	Born: November 30, 1927 Died: October 24, 2017 Cause of death: Prostate cancer Claim to fame: Actor and singer
Robert Vaughn	Born: November 22, 1932 Died: November 11, 2016 Cause of death: Cancer Claim to fame: Actor noted for his stage, film and television work
Robin Leach	Born: August 29, 1941 Died: August 24, 2018 Cause of death: Complications from a stroke Claim to fame: British writer and television host (Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous)
Roger Ailes	Born: May 15, 1940 Died: May 18, 2017 Cause of death: Subdural hematoma aggravated by hemophilia Claim to fame: Television executive and media consultant. Founder and one-time Chairman and CEO of Fox News and Fox Television Stations Group
Roger Moore	Born: October 14, 1927 Died: May 23, 2017 Cause of death: Cancer Claim to fame: Actor
Roger Perry	Born: May 7, 1933 Died: July 13, 2018 Cause of death: Prostate cancer Claim to fame: American actor (Falcon Crest, Harrigan and Son)
Roger Smith	Born: December 18, 1932 Died: June 4, 2017 Cause of death: Complications due to Parkinson's Disease Claim to fame: Television and film actor, producer and screenwriter
Ron Glass	Born: July 10, 1945 Died: November 25, 2016 Cause of death: Respiratory failure Claim to fame: Actor
Ronnie Claire Edwards	Born: February 9, 1933 Died: June 14, 2016 Cause of death: COPD Claim to fame: Actress
Ronnie Prophet	Born: December 26, 1937 Died: March 2, 2018 Cause of death: Cardiac and kidney failure Claim to fame: Canadian country music singer
Roy Clark	Born: April 15, 1933 Died: November 15, 2018 Cause of death: Complications from pneumonia Claim to fame: American Hall of Fame country singer and television host (Hee Haw)
Sagan Lewis	Born: November 30, 1952 Died: August 7, 2016 Cause of death: Cancer Claim to fame: Actress
Sam Shepard	Born: November 5, 1943 Died: July 27, 2017 Cause of death: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Claim to fame: Playwright, actor, author, screenwriter, and director
Sharon Jones	Born: May 4, 1956 Died: November 18, 2016 Cause of death: Stroke Claim to fame: Soul and funk singer
Shimon Peres	Born: August 2, 1923 Died: September 28, 2016 Cause of death: Stroke Claim to fame: Israeli politician
Stan Lee	Born: December 28, 1922 Died: November 12, 2018 Cause of death: Not yet known Claim to fame: American comic-book writer, editor, and publisher
Stephen Furst	Born: May 8, 1954 Died: June 17, 2017 Cause of death: Complications related to diabetes Claim to fame: Actor and film and television director
Stephen Hawking	Born: January 8, 1942 (anniversary of Galileo's death) Died: March 14, 2018 (Pi Day and anniversary of Einstein's birth) Cause of death: None released, but Hawking lived with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) for several decades Claim to fame: English theoretical physicist, professor (University of Cambridge) and writer (A Brief History of Time) Quote: I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.
Steven Bochco	Born: December 16, 1943 Died: April 1, 2018 Cause of death: Leukemia Claim to fame: American television producer and writer
Stuart McLean	Born: April 19, 1948 Died: February 15, 2017 Cause of death: Melanoma Claim to fame: Canadian radio broadcaster, humorist, monologist and author, known as host of CBC Radio program 'The Vinyl Cafe'
Tammi Terrell	Born: April 29, 1945 Died: March 16, 1970 Cause of death: Complications from brain cancer Claim to fame: Recording artist for Motown Records during the 1960s, most notably for a series of duets with singer Marvin Gaye
Theresa Saldana	Born: August 20, 1954 Died: June 6, 2016 Cause of death: Pneumonia Claim to fame: Actress and author
Todd Kimsey	Born: June 6, 1962 Died: September 16, 2016 Cause of death: Lymphoma Claim to fame: Film, stage and television actor
Tom Harpur	Born: April 24, 1929 Died: January 2, 2017 Cause of death: Kidney troubles Claim to fame: Canadian author, broadcaster, columnist and theologian
Tom Petty	Born: October 20, 1950 Died: October 2, 2017 Cause of death: Cardiac arrest Claim to fame: Musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor
Tommy Page	Born: May 24, 1970 Died: March 3, 2017 Cause of death: Suicide Claim to fame: Singer-songwriter, music industry executive
Tony Rosato	Born: December 26, 1954 Died: January 10, 2017 Cause of death: Heart attack Claim to fame: Italian-Canadian actor, voice actor and comedian
Troy Shondell	Born: May 14, 1939 Died: January 7, 2016 Cause of death: Complications from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Claim to fame: Vocalist of the early 1960s
Van Williams	Born: February 27, 1934 Died: November 28, 2016 Cause of death: Renal failure Claim to fame: Actor
Vic Damone	Born: June 12, 1928 Died: February 11, 2018 Cause of death: Complications from respiratory illness Claim to fame: American pop singer
Wayne Dyer	Born: May 10, 1940 Died: August 29, 2015 Cause of death: Heart failure Claim to fame: Philosopher, self-help author, and motivational speaker
William Christopher	Born: October 20, 1932 Died: December 31, 2016 Cause of death: Cancer Claim to fame: Actor

In the future…

Relying on medicine alone can fall a bit short when it comes to caring for our health. Omitting the spiritual component of humanity’s ailments will become unacceptable as more people become aware that gaining spiritual understanding brings profound change into our lives. Combining spiritual understanding with physical treatment of a condition enables full, permanent healing. Just think of the tremendous financial burden that will be removed from our healthcare systems, and the untold pain, suffering and misery that will be prevented, when we resolve our troubling spiritual issues as they arise. We will be better citizens and better parents, and we will become free of the chronic diseases that sap our resources. Our children’s children’s children will thank us for our bravery.

A sensor will be developed that is capable of measuring the physical effects of our thoughts, attitudes and emotions on our bodies. This will inevitably lead to a deeper understanding that we are all, in fact, connected - not only with each other, but with Source. Each of us is woven into the fabric of the Universe via our silver thread (or data stream - as yet physically undetectable), which is connected to Source. This connection enables communication - two-way communication - that we can use to learn about ourselves and the human condition. We can use it to gain new information about the Universe and its various components and, most importantly, we can begin to see the true nature of the Universal Intelligence.
There is a lot of speculation about the next phase of humanity's development. This will be achieved not by human technological advancements but rather by Universal thought activating an as-yet-unknown segment of our physical DNA to effect the next step of our evolution. This will be in response to an outcry from humanity for assistance.

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