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1933 – 2019Danny Aiello (1933-2019)Died 12 December 2019, aged 86Danny Aiello was an American actor best known for his Academy Award-nominated role as Sal in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing. He appeared in dozens of films including Moonstruck and The Godfather Part II. He died in New Jersey.
2019UK general electionConservatives win landslide majority on Brexit platformBoris Johnson led the Conservative Party to its largest majority since 1987, campaigning on a promise to "get Brexit done". The Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn suffered its worst result since 1935. The result cleared the way for the UK to leave the European Union in early 2020.