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  1. Harry Belafonte, the singer and actor who smashed racial barriers in the US, has died at home in Manhattan, aged 96.
  2. Dame Mary Quant: Fashion designer dies aged 93
  3. Bill Tidy, the cartoonist who was known for his quick artistry on shows including Countdown and Countryfile, has died at the age of 89.
  4. The first female Speaker of the House of Commons Betty Boothroyd has died aged 93. She served as Speaker from 1992 to 2000, before going on to become a baroness in the House of Lords from 2001.
  5. Legendary commentator John Motson, who had an illustrious 50-year career with the BBC, has died aged 77. Motson covered 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships and 29 FA Cup finals for BBC Sport before retiring from the organisation in 201
  6. TV presenter Dickie Davies, who was the face of ITV sports coverage for more than two decades, has died aged 94. The star presented the Saturday afternoon show World of Sport from the 1960s until it ended in 1985.
  7. US actress Raquel Welch, often credited with paving the way for modern day action heroines in Hollywood films, has died at the age of 82.
  8. Chariots of Fire director Hugh Hudson has died aged 86 following a short illness.
  9. Burt Bacharach, one of pop's greatest songwriters, dies aged 94 Published 4 minutes ago
  10. Barrett Strong, a pivotal figure in the history of Motown Records, has died at the age of 81. He sang the label's first major hit, Money (That's What I Want), in 1959, and went on to co-write classic songs like I Heard It Through the Grapevine, War and Papa Was a Rollin' Stone.
  11. British actress Sylvia Syms, a star of stage and screen for six decades, has died at the age of 89.
  12. Veteran US rocker David Crosby has died aged 81, his representative has confirmed. The signer-songwriter was a founding member of two of the biggest bands of the 1960s: The Byrds and Crosby, Stills and Nash
  13. Gina Lollobrigida: Italian screen star dies at 95
  14. Gianluca Vialli: Former Chelsea, Juventus and Italy striker dies aged 58
  15. Anita Pointer, from the Grammy-winning Pointer Sisters, has died aged 74
  16. Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95
  17. Pele: Brazil football legend dies aged 82
  18. Stage and screen stars have paid tribute to a fellow film and TV actor who died just before Christmas aged 58. Ronan Vibert was in movies such as Saving Mr Banks, the Lara Croft film The Cradle of Life starring Angelina Jolie, and the TV series The Borgias.
  19. Faithless lead singer Maxi Jazz dies aged 65
  20. England World Cup winner George Cohen dies, aged 83
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