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Rap Music World stunned by death of Rapper, Producer and Actor Coolio at age 59

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), known professionally as Coolio, was an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Coolio achieved mainstream success in the mid-to-late 1990s with his albums It Takes a Thief (1994), Gangsta’s Paradise (1995), and My Soul (1997). He was best known for […]

Daily Almanac for Thursday, September 29, 2022

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Henry Louis Gehrig (born Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig; June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941) was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1923–1939). Gehrig was renowned for his prowess as a hitter and for his durability, which earned him his nickname […]

Actress and Model Charlbi Dean dies unexpectedly at age 32

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Charlbi Dean Kriek (/ˈʃɑːrlbi/SHARL-bee;[1] 5 February 1990 – 29 August 2022) was a South African actress and model.[2] She was best known for her roles in the Spud films (2010–2013), the superhero drama series Black Lightning (2018) and the Palme d’Or winner Triangle of Sadness (2022). PERSONAL LIFE AND DEATH Dean was engaged […]

Daily Almanac for Wednesday, September 28, 2022

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (Portuguese: João Rodrigues Cabrilho; March 13, 1499 – January 3, 1543) was an Iberian maritime explorer best known for investigations of the West Coast of North America, undertaken on behalf of the Spanish Empire. He was the first European to explore present-day California, navigating along the coast of California in […]

The Boxing World mourns the loss of “The Black Destroyer” Earnie Shavers at age 78

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Earnie Dee Shaver (August 31, 1944 – September 1, 2022), best known as Earnie Shavers, was an American professional boxer who competed between 1969 and 1995. A two-time world heavyweight championship challenger, he is known as one of the hardest punchers in heavyweight boxing history. He scored 69 knockout wins, including […]