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1 – Morgan Freeman, 88, actor (The Shawshank Redemption), Memphis, TN, 1937.
2 – Zachary Quinto, 48, actor (Star Trek), Pittsburgh, PA, 1977.
3 – Anderson Cooper, 58, journalist (CNN), New York City, NY, 1967.
4 – Angelina Jolie, 50, actress (Maleficent), Los Angeles, CA, 1975.
5 – Mark Wahlberg, 54, actor (The Departed), Boston, MA, 1971.
6 – Paul Giamatti, 58, actor (Sideways), New Haven, CT, 1967.
7 – Liam Neeson, 73, actor (Schindler’s List), Ballymena, Northern Ireland, 1952.
8 – Kanye West, 48, rapper/producer (The College Dropout), Atlanta, GA, 1977.
9 – Johnny Depp, 62, actor (Pirates of the Caribbean), Owensboro, KY, 1963.
10 – Elizabeth Hurley, 60, actress (Austin Powers), Basingstoke, England, 1965.
11 – Peter Dinklage, 56, actor (Game of Thrones), Morristown, NJ, 1969.
12 – Adriana Lima, 44, model, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 1981.
13 – Chris Evans, 44, actor (Captain America), Boston, MA, 1981.
14 – Boy George, 64, singer (Culture Club), born George O’Dowd, Bexley, London, England, 1961.
15 – Courteney Cox, 61, actress (Friends), Birmingham, AL, 1964.
16 – Laurie Metcalf, 70, actress (Roseanne), Carbondale, IL, 1955.
17 – Barry Manilow, 82, singer (Copacabana), Brooklyn, NY, 1943.
18 – Paul McCartney, 83, musician (The Beatles), Liverpool, England, 1942.
19 – Zoe Saldana, 47, actress (Avatar), Passaic, NJ, 1978.
20 – Nicole Kidman, 58, actress (Moulin Rouge), Honolulu, HI, 1967.
21 – Chris Pratt, 46, actor (Guardians of the Galaxy), Virginia, MN, 1979.
22 – Meryl Streep, 76, actress (The Devil Wears Prada), Summit, NJ, 1949.
23 – Frances McDormand, 68, actress (Fargo), Gibson City, IL, 1957.
24- Mick Fleetwood, 78, musician (Fleetwood Mac), Redruth, Cornwall, England, 1947.
25 – Ricky Gervais, 64, comedian/actor (The Office), Reading, England, 1961.
26 – Ariana Grande, 32, singer/actress, Boca Raton, FL, 1993.
27 – Khloe Kardashian, 41, reality star (Keeping Up with the Kardashians), Los Angeles, CA, 1984.
28 – Mel Brooks, 99, director/actor (Blazing Saddles), Brooklyn, NY, 1926.
29 – Nicole Scherzinger, 47, singer (Pussycat Dolls), Honolulu, HI, 1978.
30 – Mike Tyson, 59, former boxing champion, Brooklyn, NY, 1966.
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