In 2000, there were 79 shark attacks reported worldwide, 11 of them fatal. In 2005 and 2006 this number decreased to 61 and 62 respectively, while the number of fatalities dropped to only four per year. Of these attacks, the majority occurred in the United States (53 in 2000, 40 in 2005, and 39 in 2006).
J.K. Rowling tweeted an apology to Harry Potter fans about Fred's death. Fred Weasley was hardly the boy who lived. The character in the Harry Potter books and movies was killed off in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and author J.K. Rowling is now apologizing for the loss.
Nov 4, 2002. Actor Richard Harris, who starred in films such as This Sporting Life, and recently reprised the role of Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, died at a London hospital following a battle against cancer, The Associated Press reports. He was 72.