Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington committed suicide aged 41.
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A gay student, Matthew Shepard, was brutally beaten and left to die in Wyoming, US.
Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin was laid to rest in Detroit as thousands turned up to pay tributes.
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Soviet leader Joseph Stalin died in his home after suffering from a stroke.
