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Wearing traditional Japanese "Hapi" coats San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds, left, is watched by Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima standing near New York Mets manager Art Howe after breaking open a barrel of sake with baseball bats at a party in Tokyo in this Nov. 7, 2002.(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)

Shigeo Nagashima, known in Japan as ‘Mr. Pro Baseball,’ dies at 89

Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Pro Baseball” and was one of the most famous people in the country during his playing days, has died. He was 89.
 
Renee Victor appears at the premiere of "Coco" in Los Angeles on Nov. 8, 2017. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Renée Victor, the voice of no-nonsense Abuelita in ‘Coco,’ dies at 86

 
Valerie Mahaffey seen at the Los Angeles Industry Screening of Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures "Sully" at The DGA Theater on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Steve Cohn/Invision for Warner Bros./AP Images)

Actor Valerie Mahaffey, ‘Northern Exposure’ Emmy winner, dies after cancer battle, publicist says

 
Inter Milan president Ernesto Pellegrini appears at the Italian Football League headquarters in Milan in this 1989 filer. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Inter Milan mourning before Champions League final after death of former club president Pellegrini

 
Animated character Homer Simpson is projected on screen at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, Sept. 22, 2019, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Alf Clausen, Emmy-winning composer who wrote music for ‘The Simpsons’ for 27 years, dies at 84

 

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French scientist Etienne-Emile Baulieu, inventor of the abortion pill, dies at 98

 
The Rev. James Talbot is shown in Suffolk Superior Court Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005, in Boston. (Matt Stone/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)

Convicted former Catholic priest exposed by Spotlight investigation dies at 87

 
Actress Loretta Swit arrives at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' 3rd Annual Television Academy Honors in Beverly Hills, Calif., Wednesday, May 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Loretta Swit, Emmy-winner who played Maj. Houlihan on pioneering series ‘M.A.S.H.,’ has died at 87

 
Florida State president John Thrasher speaks prior to head football coach Mike Norvell being introduced at a press conference Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Tallahassee, Fla.. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)

John Thrasher, former Florida State president and state House speaker, dies at 81

 
This 2010 image released by UC Irvine shows Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. (Daniel A. Anderson/UC Irvine via AP)

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Kenyan author and dissident who became a giant of modern literature, dies at 87

 
Juan Ramon Veron and his son Sebastian Veron are honored during the Copa Libertadores' draw ceremony in Luque, Paraguay, Dec. 2, 2014. Verón, who scored a goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford to help Argentina's Estudiantes La Plata win the 1968 Intercontinental Cup, died on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, his former team said. He was 81. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)

Juan Ramón Verón, who scored at Old Trafford for Argentina’s Estudiantes de La Plata, dies at 81

 
Guitarist Rick Derringer performs at Radio City Music Hall in New York on July 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

Rick Derringer, who had a hit with ‘Hang On Sloopy’ and produced ‘Weird Al,’ dies at 77

 
Director Gavin Hood, left, and actor Presley Chweneyagae from the best foreign language film "Tsotsi" from South Africa, arrive for the 78th Academy Awards on March 5, 2006, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, file)

South African actor Presley Chweneyagae, who starred in Oscar-winning film ‘Tsotsi’, dies aged 40

 
In this June 16, 2016 file photo, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rangel retires after more than four decades in office. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

Former US Rep. Charles Rangel, who spent nearly 50 years representing New York, has died

 
Phil Robertson of the Duck Dynasty reality television program speaks at a Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, campaign stop, Feb. 19, 2016, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

‘Duck Dynasty’ patriarch and conservative cultural icon Phil Robertson dies

 
Director Marcel Ophuls shows the Berlinale Camera award after he is honored for his lifetime achievement during the 2015 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Marcel Ophuls, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who forced France to face its WWII past, is dead at 97

 
Tonalist trainer, Christophe Clement, right, listens during the draw for the Belmont Stakes horse race, Tuesday, June 3, 2014, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Garry Jones, File)

Horse trainer Christophe Clement dies at 59 from rare eye cancer

 
Susan Brownmiller poses on the streets of lower Manhattan in New York, Oct. 18, 1975. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis, File)

Susan Brownmiller, author of the landmark book on sexual assault, ‘Against Our Will,’ dies at 90

 
Jim Henneman waves before throwing out a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Oakland Athletics, April 27, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Orioles press box namesake Jim Henneman, a longtime official scorer and beat writer, dies at 89

 
Music executive Dave Shapiro poses for a portrait on Dec. 3, 2024, in Nashville. (Stephanie Siau/Sound Talent Group via AP)

Dave Shapiro, groundbreaking music executive, dies in San Diego plane crash at 42

 
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay raises the Vince Lombardi trophy during a rally in Indianapolis, Monday, Feb. 5, 2007. The Colts defeated the Chicago Bears to win Super Bowl XLI. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Colts owner Jim Irsay remembered for love of football, commitment to music, animal welfare

 
Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va. listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 10, 2014. Connolly, a Democratic congressman and fixture of Virginia politics, has died at age 75. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Gerry Connolly, a Democratic congressman and fixture of Virginia politics, dies at 75

 
Maccabi Haifa's Gadi Kinda celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Europa Conference League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Maccabi Haifa and Fiorentina at the Boszik Arena in Budapest, Thursday, March 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, File)

Gadi Kinda, who played pro soccer in Israel and for Sporting KC, dies at 31 of undisclosed condition

 
Trainer Larry Demeritte watches as Kentucky Derby entrant West Saratoga gets a bath after a workout at Churchill Downs, May 2, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Larry Demeritte, trainer who realized his dream of running a horse in the Kentucky Derby, dies at 75

 
Actor George Wendt posing for a portrait in New York, Oct. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)

George Wendt, who played beloved barfly Norm on ‘Cheers’ and found another home onstage, dies at 76

 
American boxer Emile Griffith, left, bends into a punch by Italian Nino Benvenuti during their middleweight championship bout on in Madison Square Gardens in New York, March 4, 1968. (AP Photo/File)

Italian boxing champion Nino Benvenuti, who took gold at Rome Olympics, dies at age 87

 
This undated photo released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows John Thompson. (U.S. Census Bureau via AP)

Former US Census Bureau director John Thompson, who guided preparations for 2020 head count, dies

 

Rapper Werenoi, France’s biggest-selling music artist in recent years, dies at age 31

 

Cameroon soccer great Emmanuel Kundé dies at age 68

 
Composer Charles Strouse is interviewed in his apartment, June 3, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of ‘Annie’ and ‘Bye Bye Birdie,’ dies at 96

 
FILE -South Africa's Cornal Hendricks, left, scores a try against Argentina as he is tackled by Argentina's Joaquin Tuculet during their Rugby Championship match in Salta, Argentina, Aug. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano), File)

Former Springboks winger Cornal Hendricks dies at age 37 after heart attack

 
Minnesota Twins' Rich Rollins, right, is greeted at home plate after hitting a home run during a baseball game against the New York Yankees in New York, June 26, 1962. (AP Photo/Matty Zimmerman, File)

Former infielder Rich Rollins, an All-Star for the Twins in 1962, dies at age 87

 
Former North Carolina great, Larry Miller, reflects on his career during a National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame induction event, Nov. 20, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley, File)

Larry Miller, star on North Carolina’s ACC championship teams in 1967-68, dies at age 79

 
Dan Seavey prepares to leave the Skwentna, Alaska, checkpoint of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday, March 5, 2012. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP,File)

Dan Seavey, patriarch of Alaska mushing family who raced in the first Iditarod, dies

 
Actor Nicole Kidman, left, and director Robert Benton appear at the premiere of "The Human Stain" at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 6, 2003. (Tobin Grimshaw/The Canadian Press via AP)

Robert Benton, Oscar-winning filmmaker of ‘Kramer vs. Kramer,’ dead at 92

 
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