Who died on August 16?

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• How did Hayden Panettiere die?

  August 16, 2026 · Greenville, South Carolina

  ✓ Confirmed: an accidental overdose, almost certainly on something she didn't know contained fentanyl

• How did Elvis Presley die?

  August 16, 1977 · Memphis, Tennessee

  Leading theory: straining on the toilet set off a fatal rhythm in a heart that was already failing

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