Peter Max, Bob Mackie, Dennis Haskins, and Bob Lee Die

Four more losses to reflect on here as summer ends in 2026…

These guys were an artist, illustrator, and graphic designer whose brilliantly colored, cosmic imagery became closely associated with the psychedelic and “flower power” culture of the 1960s; a fashion designer and costumier, known for Cher, Elton, Tina Turner, Dolly, Carol Burnett Show, etc; an actor best known for principal Richard Belding in Saved By the Bell; and a punter, quarterback for Minnesota, Atlanta, and Los Angeles .

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Hulk Hogan, Chuck Mangione, George Kooymans, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner Dies

Summer of 2025 has taken several individuals that I’ll take a look at here.

These guys were the face of the World Wrestling Federation, and was an actor; won Grammy awards playing the trumpet and flugelhorn; formed the band Golden Earring and wrote hits such as “Radar Love” and “Twilight Zone”; and played Theo on the Cosby Show and appeared in a multitude of TV episodes over the years.

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Hungarian Records

The territory of present-day Hungary has for centuries been a crossroads for various peoples, including Celts, Romans, Germanic tribes, Huns, West Slavs and the Avars.

Hungarians do a lot of things better than anyone else. They have the highest proportion of female teachers in primary school in Europe: only 3% of them are men. On social media, 83% of Internet users aged 16 to 74 are active on at least one social network, 20 percentage points higher than the average European!

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