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Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came t

Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came to a sudden end when the private plane carrying him and others mysteriously exploded over Russia.

Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2023.

Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2023 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available): JANUARY Fred White, 67. A drummer who backed up his brothers Maurice and Verdine White in the Grammy-winning ensemble Earth, Wind & Fire. Jan. 1. Ken Block, 55.

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Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came t

From former first lady Rosalynn Carter to rock diva Tina Turner and television icon Norman Lear, here's a look back at those we lost in 2023.

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From a hot dog vendor to head of the formidable mercenary army Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin had a meteoric rise through Russian society. It came to a sudden end when

From Matthew Perry to Rosalynn Carter, a number of noteworthy people who died in 2023. Here's a look at the year in review.