People Who Died This Way:
- Sonny Bono ,
- Mieczysław Karłowicz ,
- Michael Kennedy ,
- Michel Trudeau ,
- Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz ,
- Louis Lachenal ,
- Doak Walker ,
- Buddy Werner ,
- Ross Milne ,
- Régine Cavagnoud
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