Johnny Cash dies at 71
[link|http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/topstory/2094946|link]
and
Actor John Ritter dies of heart problem
[link|http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/2094947|link]
I'm not saying that the two are comparable in talent (they're not) but both had an impact in their specific fields.