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Talal bin Abdulaziz, Reformist Saudi Prince, Is Dead at 87
Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz, a senior member of the Saudi royal family who supported women’s rights and once led a…
Mai Skaf, Syrian Actress Who Defied Assad Regime, Dies at 49
Mai Skaf, a Syrian actress who fled to France to avoid arrest after defying political suppression by President…
Kim Jong-pil, Political Kingmaker in South Korea, Dies at 92
SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong-pil, a two-time South Korean prime minister who helped engineer a military coup,…
James Gips, Who Extended Computer Use to the Disabled, Dies at 72
It started unremarkably enough, just two Boston College computer science professors swapping ideas over a meal a…
Chuck Vinci, Olympic Champion Weight Lifter, Dies at 85
Chuck Vinci, a former shoeshine boy from Cleveland whose gold medals in weight lifting at the 1956 and 1960 Summer…
Lucian Pintilie, Authority-Defying Romanian Director, Dies at 84
Lucian Pintilie, a leading Romanian stage and film director who clashed with the Communist authorities in his home…
Bobbie Louise Hawkins, Beat Poet and Author, Dies at 87
Bobbie Louise Hawkins, a prodigious Beat Generation poet and novelist whose work reverberated with her hardscrabble…
Richard Pipes, Historian of Russia and Reagan Aide, Dies at 94
Richard Pipes, the author of a monumental, sharply polemical series of historical works on Russia, the Russian…
Tessa Jowell, Who Pushed for London’s Olympics, Dies at 70
LONDON — Tessa Jowell, a former British culture secretary who played a key role in securing the 2012 London…
Lara Saint Paul, Italian Singer and Aerobics Promoter, Dies at 73
Lara Saint Paul, a popular singer who, inspired by Jane Fonda, kindled an aerobic fitness craze in Italy in the…
Fulvia Visconti Ferragamo, 67, Luxury House Executive, Dies
By the time Fulvia Visconti Ferragamo was a teenager, there was a well-established precedent in her family: To be a…
Tom Murphy, Acclaimed Irish Playwright, Is Dead at 83
Tom Murphy, an influential Irish playwright known for dark tales told with a rustic musicality, died on Tuesday in…
Robert N. Hall, 96, Whose Inventions Are Everywhere, Is Dead
Robert N. Hall’s legacy can be found at almost every checkout counter — that little red blinking laser scanner that…
Anna Chennault, Behind-the-Scenes Force in Washington, Dies at 94
Anna Chennault, a Chinese-born Republican fund-raiser and anti-Communist lobbyist who dabbled in foreign intrigue…
Janka Nabay, 54, Dies; Carried an African Dance Music Worldwide
Janka Nabay, a singer, songwriter and bandleader from Sierra Leone who modernized an ancient tradition called bubu…
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Is Dead at 81; Fought Apartheid
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, whose hallowed place in the pantheon of South Africa’s liberators was eroded by scandal…