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People who passed away in 2019

2019 Was a year of loss for many people. We look back at some of the influencers who had sadly lost their lives during the year.

Here are some of the influencers who sadly passed away in 2019:

Sibusiso Khwinana

Sibusiso Khwinana (on the right). Photo: Sibusiso Khwinana’s Twitter account.

Nationality: South African.

Claim to fame: Actor.

Cause of death: Stabbed.

Dorothy Masuka

Dorothy Masuka. Photo: Peter Bennett/Wikipedia.

Nationality: South African.

Claim to fame: Jazz artist.

Cause of death: Hypertension-related.

Sibusiso Shangase

Nationality: South African.

Claim to fame: Comedian.

Cause of death: Details unknown.

Oliver Mtukudziv

Oliver Mtukudziv. Photo: Wikipedia.

Nationality: Zimbabwean.

Claim to fame: Jazz artist.

Cause of death: Diabetes.

Thami Shobede

Nationality: South African.

Claim to fame: Idols Season 12 runner-up.

Cause of death: Details unknown.

Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison. Photo: John Mathew Smith/Wikipedia.

Nationality: American.

Claim to fame: Novelist, Nobel Literature Prize winner.

Cause of death: Pneumonia.

Rip Torn

Nationality: American.

Claim to fame: Actor.

Cause of death: Details unknown.

Cameron Boyce

Cameron Boyce. Photo: MTV International/ Wikipedia.

Nationality: American.

Claim to fame: Actor.

Cause of death: Seizure.

Tim Conway

Nationality: American.

Claim to fame: Actor, comedian.

Cause of death: Complications from normal pressure hydrocephalus.

Jim Fowler

Nationality: American.

Claim to fame: Zoologist and Wildlife show host.

Cause of death: Heart ailment.

Keith Flint

Keith Flint.
Nationality: England.
Claim to fame: Singer.
Cause of death: Suicide.
Photo: Wikipedia.

Nationality: English.

Claim to fame: Singer.

Cause of death: Suicide.

Luke Perry

Luke Perry. Photo: Gage Skidmore/Wikipedia.

Nationality: American.

Claim to fame: Actor.

Cause of death: Stroke.

Gloria Vanderbilt

Gloria Vanderbilt. Photo: Wikipedia.

Nationality: American.

Claim to fame: Artist, author and actress.

Cause of death: Stomach cancer.

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