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            "name": "Patrick Muldoon American actor and film producer, heart attack dead at age 57",
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            "name": "Primo Franchini Italian sport manager and road bicycle racer dead at age 84",
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            "name": "Adrienne Staples New Zealand politician, mayor of South Wairarapa and member of the Greater Wellington Regional Council dead at age 69",
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            "name": "Aleksey Lelin Belarusian Olympic high jumper dead at age 48",
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            "name": "Desmond Morris English zoologist, ethnologist and surrealist painter dead at age 98",
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            "description": "Desmond Morris, English zoologist, ethnologist and surrealist painter, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 98. Born Desmond John Morris in Purton, Wiltshire, on January 24, 1928, he was also a popular author in human sociobiology. He is best known for his 1967 book The Naked Ape and for television programmes such as Zoo Time. Morris studied zoology at the University of Birmingham and later exhibited his paintings, including a surrealist show with Joan Miró at the London Gallery in 1950.",
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            "description": "Georges Benrekassa, the French historian and literary critic, died on April 19, 2026. He was 93. Born in Marseille in 1932, Benrekassa was a longtime professor at Paris Diderot University. He specialized in the 18th century, with particular attention to the works of Montesquieu. His work also extended to literary scholarship and philosophy.",
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            "name": "Vuokko Nurmesniemi Finnish textile designer dead at age 96",
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            "description": "Vuokko Nurmesniemi, the Finnish textile designer known for her work at Marimekko, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 96. Born Vuokko Hillevi Lilian Eskolin in Helsinki on February 12, 1930, she studied ceramics at the Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki before designing glassware and ceramics for Arabia and Nuutajärvi. She joined Marimekko in 1953 and helped shape its printed fabrics in the 1950s, working alongside Maija Isola. Her signature red-and-white striped Jokapoika shirt, introduced in 1956, became one of her best-known designs.",
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            "name": "Dean Cooley American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives dead at age 92",
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            "name": "George Ariyoshi American politician, lieutenant governor and governor of Hawaii dead at age 100",
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            "description": "George Ariyoshi, the American politician who served as lieutenant governor of Hawaii from 1970 to 1974 and governor from 1974 to 1986, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 100. Born in Honolulu on March 12, 1926, he was the third governor of Hawaii and the first American of Asian descent to serve as governor of a U.S. state. Ariyoshi, a Democrat, was Hawaii's longest-serving governor.",
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            "name": "Doug Martin American football player dead at age 68",
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            "death_date": "2014-12-14",
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            "description": "Doug Martin, an American football player who played for the Minnesota Vikings, died on April 19, 2026. He was 68. Martin was born in Fairfield, California, on May 22, 1957. A defensive end, he was selected by the Vikings in the first round of the 1980 NFL draft with the ninth overall pick. He played college football for the Washington Huskies and appeared in 10 NFL seasons from 1980 to 1989.",
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            "name": "Ester Pajusoo Estonian actress dead at age 91",
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            "description": "Ester Pajusoo, an Estonian actress, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 91. Born Ester Lage on July 1, 1934, in Nõmme, Harju County, Estonia, she began an engagement at the Estonian Drama Theatre in 1958 and remained with the company for the rest of her career. Pajusoo worked across stage, film, radio and television, and was known for her roles in A Young Retiree, Vana daami visiit and Kättemaksukontor.",
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            "name": "Viktor Zaidenberg Russian football manager dead at age 76",
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            "name": "Gerardo Renault Brazilian politician, Minas Gerais MLA, deputy dead at age 96",
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            "name": "Chems-Eddine Chitour Algerian academic and politician, minister of higher education and scientific research dead at age 81",
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            "description": "Chems-Eddine Chitour, Algerian academic and politician who served as minister of higher education and scientific research in 2020, died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 81. He was an Algerian scholar, researcher and author who took office as minister of higher education and scientific research on January 4, 2020, and later served as minister of energy transition and renewable energies beginning June 24, 2020. Chitour studied chemistry at the National Polytechnic School and the Algerian Institute of Petroleum in Algiers, and earned a doctorate in France from Université Jean Monnet. He founded the valorization of fossil energy research laboratory and worked as a professor in Toulouse, France.",
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            "name": "Lize van der Walt South African television personality, cancer dead at age 60",
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            "name": "Helen Nakimuli Ugandan politician, MP, complications from surgery dead at age 40",
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            "description": "Helen Nakimuli, a Ugandan politician and legislator who served as the member of parliament for Kalangala District since 2021, died on April 19, 2026, from complications following surgery. She was 40. Nakimuli represented Kalangala District in the eleventh Parliament of Uganda and was a member of the National Unity Platform (NUP). She was also known as a volleyball player and served as head of communication and anti-corruption at NUP.",
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            "name": "Jan Donkers Dutch journalist and radio presenter dead at age 82",
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            "name": "Vladimir Shinkaryov Russian artist, painter, and writer dead at age 72",
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            "age": 72,
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            "reported_date": "2026-04-19",
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            "name": "Phunchok Stobdan Indian diplomat, ambassador to Kyrgyzstan dead at age 67",
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            "age": 67,
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        {
            "name": "Van Hammer public figure dead at age 66",
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            "sources": [],
            "age": 66,
            "death_date": "2026-04-19",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-19",
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            "description": "Van Hammer, the American professional wrestler best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling, died on April 19, 2026. Born Mark Ty Hildreth on November 1, 1959, in Hebron, Maryland, he served in the United States Navy after graduating from high school and traveled around the world during his tour. After training with Boris Malenko and Dan Spivey, he made his wrestling debut on July 19, 1991, as \"The Hammer,\" teaming with \"Iceman\" King Parsons in a North Georgia Wrestling Alliance tag match. He later became known as Van Hammer in WCW.",
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        {
            "name": "Oleksandr Polovkov public figure dead at age 46",
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            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 46,
            "death_date": "2026-04-19",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-19",
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            "occupation": [
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            "description": "Oleksandr Polovkov, a Ukrainian former professional football defender, died on April 19, 2026. He was 46. Polovkov played for different clubs in the Ukrainian Premier League. He last played for FC Shakhtar Sverdlovsk before the suspension of club activities due to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. On August 8, 2015, he played for the LNR football team.",
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        {
            "name": "Barbara Carr public figure dead at age 85",
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            "sources": [],
            "age": 85,
            "death_date": "2026-04-19",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-19",
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            "description": "Barbara Carr, an American blues singer, died on April 19, 2026, at age 85. Born Barbara Jean Crosby on January 9, 1941, in St. Louis, Missouri, she began singing in church with her two sisters. At 16, she formed the Comets, a band that performed cover tunes. Her break came when she was recruited to replace Fontella Bass as a female vocalist for bandleader Oliver Sain. Carr and her husband, Charles Carr, later started the Bar-Car record label and released early recordings including \"Good Woman Go Bad\" and \"Street Woman.\" She continued to record intermittently and performed with Sain until 1972, when she temporarily retired to raise a family.",
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        {
            "name": "Gianni Quillico Italian actor, voice actor and dubbing director dead at age 79",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/gianni-quillico",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 79,
            "death_date": "2026-04-19",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-19",
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            "description": "Gianni Quillico died on April 19, 2026. He was an Italian actor, voice actor and dubbing director. His death was noted in brief announcements that identified his work in film, voice acting and dubbing. No further details were provided.",
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        {
            "name": "María Nieves Argentine tango dancer dead at age 91",
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        {
            "name": "Dave Mason English Hall of Fame musician and songwriter dead at age 79",
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            "age": 79,
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        {
            "name": "Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden German conductor, founder of the Tölzer Knabenchor dead at age 88",
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            "sources": [],
            "age": 88,
            "death_date": "2026-04-19",
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        {
            "name": "Dominique Douay French science fiction author dead at age 82",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/dominique-douay",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 82,
            "death_date": "2026-04-19",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-19",
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        {
            "name": "Driss Guiga Tunisian politician dead at age 101",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/driss-guiga",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 101,
            "death_date": "2026-04-19",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-19",
            "published_at": "2026-04-19T00:00:00+01:00",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driss_Guiga"
        },
        {
            "name": "Ben Bartlett British composer, lung cancer dead at age 61",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ben-bartlett",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 61,
            "death_date": "2026-04-19",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-19",
            "published_at": "2026-04-19T00:00:00+01:00",
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            ],
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            }
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            "name": "Mukhtar Shakhanov Kazakh poet and politician, MP dead at age 83",
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            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 83,
            "death_date": "2026-04-19",
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        {
            "name": "Diaa Al-Awadi Egyptian doctor and influencer, heart attack dead at age 47",
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            "age": 47,
            "death_date": "2026-04-19",
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