Sir Kyffin, Wales top artist dies
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The death is confirmed of the leading Welsh artist, Sir Kyffin Williams, at the age of 88.
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John Peel, the BBC radio disc jockey who was a champion of innovative and independent music for nearly four decades, died on Monday night in Cuzco, Peru.
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Talksport radio phone-in host Mike Dickin, known to listeners as "The King", dies after a road accident in Cornwall.
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Marcel Marceau, the world's best-known mime artist who for decades moved audiences across the globe without uttering a single word, has died aged 84.
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Sir John Harvey-Jones, the outspoken former boss of the chemical giant ICI and TV business guru, died yesterday aged 83.
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Flamboyant industrialist John Harvey-Jones -- one of Britain's most celebrated businessmen -- has died at the age of 83.
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Ahmet Ertegun, who helped define American music as the founder of Atlantic Records, a label that popularized the gritty R&amp;B of Ray Charles, the classic soul of Aretha Franklin and the British rock of the Rolling Stones, has died, his spokesman said. He was 83.
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John Peel, the Radio 1 disc jockey who brought fame to a string of obscure bands, has died on holiday in Peru. The 65-year-old suffered a heart attack last night after being taken ill during
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American opera singer Jerry Hadley dies at the age of 55, eight days after an apparent suicide attempt.
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Luciano Pavarotti, perhaps the most famous opera singer ever, died on Thursday morning, aged 71.
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One of the country's best-read columnists has died after suffering from a brain tumour, the Daily Mail says.
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Veteran DJ Alan "Fluff" Freeman, whose "Not 'arf" catchphrase made him famous, dies aged 79.
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LONDON, AFP) - Veteran BBC presenter and humorist Alan Coren has died from cancer aged 69, the BBC announced Friday.
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Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti dies of cancer at home in Modena, aged 71.
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John Peel, a longtime British Broadcasting Corp. disc jockey whose enthusiasm for the offbeat, the eclectic and the obscure launched the careers of dozens of bands, has died, the BBC said Tuesday.
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The veteran DJ John Peel has died aged 65. He suffered a heart attack shortly after being taken ill during a working holiday in the city of Cuzco, Peru, with his wife Sheila.
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Jazz singer and author George Melly dies at his London home at the age of 80