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Some of the entertainers, innovators, news makers and people of note we lost in 2020
Now that the year is finally over and done with, we at Village Media would like to take pause and remember those the world lost in 2020.
Here are just some of the entertainers, innovators, news makers, and people of note that left us this year (in no particular order):
Alex Trebek – Jeopardy! host from 1984 through 2020. The Northern Ontario native also made appearances in numerous television series, usually as himself. He was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Daytime Emmy in 2011 and named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2017 by then Governor General David Johnston for “his iconic achievements in television and for his promotion of learning, notably as a champion for geographical literacy.”
RBG, Kobe Bryant, Little Richard: Remembering notables who died in 2020
A look at the icons, newsmakers and stars we lost in a year dominated by COVID-19 and upheaval.
David Colton, Special to USA TODAY
Published
8:20 pm UTC Dec. 30, 2020
Corrections & clarifications: A previous version of this story had the incorrect year of Ray Manzarek’s death. He died in 2013.
In this year of the coronavirus pandemic, deaths were often just a cold statistic. Grieving families barely had a moment to say goodbye, to remember or to celebrate.
But every well-lived life, whether lost to disease, old age, accident or other cause, leaves positive paths forward, or sometimes cautionary tales, for family, friends or fans. Those memories can bring tears, renew faith, and often spark a smile when the hint of a grandparent shows up in the face of a newborn.
In memoriam: Recalling influential people who died in 2020 tampabay.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tampabay.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Jan 1, 2021
Whether you’re at the end of your coffee, your day, your week or even your rope, welcome to Whitt’s End 1.01.21 .
Out with the old … no, really, OUT with the old. In with the new. Or anything other than a repeat of 2020. Happier New Year! Has any year ever had as much pressure to perform as 2021?
Been watching/covering the Dallas Mavericks since
1980 and last Sunday’s first half in Los Angeles was the best 24 minutes of basketball they’ve played.
Sure, the Clippers were minus Kawhi Leonard, but the Mavs maxed out their energy and execution for every second of the half. They played 10 players, each of whom produced a plus-minus of +20 or better. Only game that comes close to the 50-point halftime lead was a 2003 playoff game in which they scored 84 points in the first half of a rout of the Sacramento Kings.
74 of Our Favorite Facts for 2020
Each day, our editors collect the most interesting, striking or delightful facts to appear in articles throughout the paper. Here are 74 from the past year that were the most revealing.
By Times Insider Staff
February
7. Around 1,000 to 4,000 orchid plants are used to make a single kilogram of salep, a beloved drink in Turkey that is like a cross between hot chocolate and rice pudding.
9. About 95 percent of Egypt’s population lives on about 4 percent of the land, a green belt roughly half the size of Ireland that follows the Nile as it snakes through the desert, then fans out into the Nile Delta.