Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to scale Everest - the world's highest mountain - dies of a heart attack in his native New Zealand.
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2 Irving Penn, an American photographer known for his portraiture and fashion photography, has died. He was 92. For more news video by Current TV visit...
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3 Pulitzer Prize winning American author, columnist, journalist and presidential speechwriter William Safire has died. He was 79. For more news video by Current TV...
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4 Mary Travers, Grammy award-winning American singer-songwriter and member of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, has died. She was 72. For more news video by...
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5 Patrick Swayze, three-time Golden Globe-nominated actor, has died of pancreatic cancer. He was 56. For more news video by Current TV visit http://current.com/
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6 Walter Cronkite, iconic American journalist, passed away Friday, July 17, 2009 at 92. Cronkite was the legendary anchor of the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981. In...
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7 American club disc jockey Adam Goldstein aka DJ AM has died. He was 36. For more news video by Current TV visit http://current.com/
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8 Ted Kennedy, Democratic U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, has died. He was 77. For more news video by Current TV visit http://current.com/
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9 Don Hewitt, Emmy award-winning American television producer and executive best known for creating "60 Minutes," has died. He was 86. For more news video...
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10 Two-time Grammy award-winning American jazz guitarist and pioneer of the electric guitar, Les Paul, has died. He was 94. For more news video by Current TV visit...
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11 Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a member of a political dynasty who devoted her life to improving the welfare of the mentally disabled by founding the Special Olympics, has...
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12 Film director, producer, and writer responsible for the funniest and some of the most successful comedies of the '80s and '90s has died. He was 59. For...
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14 Robert McNamara, the eighth United States Secretary of Defense, has died. He was 93.
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15 Academy Award winning actor and television personality, Karl Malden, has died. He was 97. For more news video by Current TV visit http://current.com/
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16 Billy Mays, who was a television advertisement salesman known for his distinctive beard and loud sales pitches, has died. He was 50. For more news video by...
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17 Michael Jackson, Grammy Award-winning recording artist and "King of Pop," has died. He was 50. For more news video by Current TV visit http://current.com/
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18 Farrah Fawcett, a multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee, has died of cancer. She was 62. For more news video by Current TV visit http://current.com/
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19 American comedian, game show host, announcer and television personality Ed McMahon has died. He was 86. For more news video by Current TV visit http://current.com/
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20 Bob Bogle, founding member of the legendary surf instrumental group the Ventures, has died. He was 75. For more news video by Current TV visit http://current.com/
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