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Events on Thursday 22 September 2016 2
1944 – 2016Gene Wilder diesWilly Wonka and Young Frankenstein star, age 83Gene Wilder, best known for his roles in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Young Frankenstein, died on August 29, 2016, aged 83, from complications of Alzheimer's disease.
2016Yahoo Discloses Massive Data Breach500 million accounts compromised in 2014 hackYahoo disclosed that data from more than 500 million user accounts had been stolen in a 2014 breach, one of the largest in internet history. The disclosure came amid Yahoo's pending acquisition by Verizon and led to a reduction in the sale price. A second, larger breach affecting a billion accounts was disclosed months later.