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The world also said goodbye to U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement who died in July. Other former political figures who died this year include Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak, New York Mayor David Dinkins, Arizona Gov. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2020 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___David Stern, 77. The guitarist who supplied the scratching, seething sound that fueled the highly influential British punk band Gang of Four. He fused African rhythms with funk to become one of the most influential musicians in world dance music.

During the hour before the funeral's start, Fox averaged 1.67 million viewers, the Nielsen company said. In the same hour, MSNBC had 1.28 million viewers and CNN had 1.25 million. During the 2 p.m. hour, Fox had 595,000 viewers, Nielsen said. NBC had 2.8 million viewers, ABC had 2.3 million, Fox had 1.6 million, Univision had 1.5 million, ION Television had 1.2 million and Telemundo had 910,000. Fox News Channel led the cable networks, averaging 3.07 million viewers in prime time.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Television host Regis Philbin, who died last week at 88, has been buried at the University of Notre Dame following a private funeral service at his alma mater, a school spokesman said. The Philbin family wanted to bring Regis back to the place he loved so much for a private funeral and burial. That occurred on Wednesday, and he is now resting in peace at Notre Dame," school spokesman Dennis Brown said in an email. The genial television host and personality graduated from Notre Dame in 1953 and was an enthusiastic alum, often returning to the South Bend campus for football games, pep rallies, banquets, concerts and other events, the South Bend Tribune reported.

NEW YORK Hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest will honor the memory of former host Regis Philbin on Friday, July 31, with an updated presentation of the Emmy Award-winning Regis Farewell Celebration Special episode from Nov. 18, 2011. Live with Regis and Kelly airs on Local 10 at 10 a.m. weekdays. The special send-off celebrates Philbins nearly three decades on Live and features favorite guests, musical tributes and Philbins reflections on his years with the iconic morning program. Also, throughout the week, Live is sharing additional memories and favorite moments on the shows social and digital platforms. It was on ABC that Philbin became a household name in the 1980s cohosting Live!

(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)WASHINGTON One by one, they passed through the grand Capitol Rotunda to pay respects to the civil rights icon. But missing was a man whose absence spoke volumes: President Donald Trump. No, I wont be going, Trump told reporters when asked whether he planned to pay his respects to Lewis, the first Black lawmaker to lie in state in the Rotunda. And I'm sure that John Lewis would be supportive of it.The White House did not respond to questions about why the president did not attend. Trump had previously expressed a reluctance to publicly mourn Lewis because he remained angry about the congressmans past criticisms.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. Regis Philbin, the genial host who shared his life with television viewers over morning coffee for decades and helped himself and some fans strike it rich with the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, has died at 88. It was on ABC that Philbin became a household name in the 1980s cohosting Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee.We are deeply saddened to share that our beloved Regis Philbin passed away last night of natural causes, one month shy of his 89th birthday, his family said in a statement on Saturday. Its tough getting used to those New York writers so, the best, the easiest refuge was South Florida, Philbin said. You wait a lifetime for something like that and sometimes it never happens, Philbin told the AP in 1999.

FILE - This Jan. 12, 2012 file photo shows Hugh Downs at the "Today" show 60th anniversary celebration in New York. Downs, a genial and near-constant presence on television from the 1950s through the 1990s, has died. His family said Downs died of natural causes Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)NEW YORK Hugh Downs, a genial and near-constant presence on television on news, game and talk shows, has died at age 99. He hosted the PBS series Over Easy and Live from Lincoln Center and did the game show Concentration.

Michael Strahan, who has been moonlighting on ABC's "Good Morning America" while co-hosting "Live with Kelly and Michael," will leave the popular daytime talk show for which he was hired to replace Regis Philbin in 2012. The former New York Giants star will leave the show in September to join an expanded role on the increasingly popular ABC News morning show. "I look forward to continuing to work with the incredible team at 'GMA,'" Strahan said. "My time with 'Live with Kelly and Michael' has been transformative, and my departure will be bittersweet," Strahan said. "Live" will begin its search for a new co-host in time for the start of the new season this fall.