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  2. Lists of deaths by year - Wikipedia

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    9 2016. 10 2015. 11 2014. 12 2013. 13 2012. 14 2011. 15 2010. 16 2009. 17 2008. 18 2007. 19 2006. 20 2005. 21 2004. 22 2003. ... This is a list of lists of deaths of ...

  3. List of entertainers who died during a performance - Wikipedia

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    1924: Jack Pleasants, music hall entertainer, is said to have dropped dead on stage at age 49 during a pantomime performance. 1927: John "Chuck" O'Connor, performer in vaudeville and father of actor Donald O'Connor, died of a heart attack while dancing onstage in their family act.

  4. Pulse nightclub shooting - Wikipedia

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    On June 12, 2016, 29-year-old Omar Mateen shot and killed 49 people and wounded 53 more in a mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States before Orlando Police officers fatally shot him after a three-hour standoff. In a 9-1-1 call made shortly after the shooting began, Mateen swore allegiance to the leader of the ...

  5. List of journalists killed in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Shot to death in his garage as a result of a conspiracy with a crime boss and the police chief of Canton. June 9, 1930: Jake Lingle: Chicago Tribune: Chicago, Illinois: Killed in gangland-style by associates of Al Capone. In addition to his job as a reporter, Lingle was on the payroll of Capone's criminal organization. July 23, 1930: Jerry Buckley

  6. List of ongoing armed conflicts - Wikipedia

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    Map of ongoing armed conflicts (number of combat-related deaths in current or previous year): Major wars (10,000 or more) Wars (1,000–9,999) Minor conflicts (100–999) Skirmishes and clashes (1–99) The following is a list of ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world.

  7. Death to America - Wikipedia

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    A conference named "Long Live Death to America" held on November 3, 2015, at Tehran University explores historical reasons for chanting the slogan. Two protesters in Iran tearing an American flag at an anti-American rally.

  8. Motor vehicle fatality rate in U.S. by year - Wikipedia

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    Suffocation. This table shows the motor vehicle fatality rate in the United States by year from 1899 through 2021. It excludes indirect car-related fatalities. For 2016, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported 37,461 people killed in 34,436 fatal motor vehicle crashes, an average of 102 per day. [3]

  9. 2016 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    August 2 – A charter bus crashes on Highway 99 in Merced County, California, killing four people. [159] August 4 – A wildfire occurs [160] in California, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. [161] August 5 – Suicide Squad, directed by David Ayer, is released as the third film in the DC Extended Universe.