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Category: Obituaries

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Famed Neapolitan Singer Roberto Murolo Dies

Angel Romero March 13, 2003

Naples, Italy – Neapolitan singer and legend, Roberto Murolo, died Thursday, March 13, 2003 in Naples, Italy after an extended period of poor heath. Murolo,…

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Irshad Hussain Khan died in Amsterdam

Angel Romero March 6, 2003

Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Irshad Hussain Khan died in Amsterdam on March 5th, at the age of 29. His health had been declining for a…

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Luthier Andrew William Whale Dies at 47

Angel Romero February 28, 2003

England – Luthier Andrew William Whale died February 28th, after struggling for a year with the Gerson therapy to overcome melanoma. He was exceptionally talented…

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Dona Zica, Founder of Mangueira Samba School, Dies

Angel Romero January 22, 2003

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Eusebia Silva de Oliveira, the founder of Rio de Janeiro’s famous Mangueira samba school, died in her sleep on Wednesday,…

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Cuban Singer Polo Montañez Dies

Angel Romero November 21, 2002

(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Cuba’s famous singer and composer Polo Montañez died on Tuesday night of severe cranial traumas caused by a…

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