Australian musician Thorpe dies
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Australian rock musician Billy Thorpe - who gained fame in the 1960s as lead singer of The Aztecs - dies aged 60.
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Veteran British broadcaster John Peel, who championed all types of cutting edge pop and rock acts over the past 35 years on his radio show, has died after a heart attack, the BBC announced yesterday.
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Edmund Hillary, the modest New Zealand beekeeper who shot to global fame as the first person to climb Mount Everest, died Friday aged 88.
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Miller, one of the game&#39;s greatest all-rounders, passed away peacefully today at a nursing home on the Mornington Peninsula south of Melbourne, a family spokesman said.
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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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Radio DJ John Peel, one of the key figures in British rock music over the past 35 years, who championed virtually every important act of that period on his long-running show, has died after a heart attack, the BBC announced.
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Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe's retirement at 24, still sending shockwaves around his home country Australia, was felt strongly in China which stands to lose one of the great box office draws for the 2008 Games.
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Australian doping authorities have cleared retired swimmer Ian Thorpe of any wrongdoing after completing their investigation into an irregular test result.
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Renata Tebaldi, one of the leading operatic sopranos of the 20th century, died today at her home in San Marino, the Associated Press reports.
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Ian Thorpe realized he could do only so many strokes, so many laps. It was time to discover life outside the pool.
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Former England and Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes dies from a brain tumour at the age of 57.
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Singer and author died at his London home, aged 80.
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John Peel, the BBC radio DJ and presenter has died suddenly on holiday in Peru. Send us your memories and tributes.
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BEIJING, Aug.18(Xinhuanet) -- Australian Ian Thorpe has beaten archrival Michael Phelps in a nail-biting Olympic men¡¯s 200-meter freestyle final between the four fastest swimmers in history, Shenzhen Daily reported Wednesday.
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John Peel, a legend and favorite DJ on British Broadcasting, died Monday at 65 of a heart attack. Peel was known for ditching standard play lists and simply spinning the music he liked.
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Australian motor racing great Peter Brock is killed in a rallying accident in Western Australia.
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LIMA/LONDON  - Veteran British disc jockey John  Peel, who championed new music trends like punk on mainstream  radio, has died of a heart attack on holiday in Peru.