12 Celebrity Deaths That Shocked The World In 2014

5. Maya Angelou (May 28, 2014)

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2008 file photo, author Maya Angelou delivers a tribute to South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu at the State Department in Washington. Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison were
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The US author and poe, who was also a prominent figure in the civil rights movement, died at home aged 86.

Bill Clinton said of her death that 'America has lost a national treasure, and Hillary and I a beloved friend.'

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