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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hard-Line Cleric Who Made Iran a Regional Power, Is Dead at 86 (Sat, 28 Feb 2026)
As Iran’s second supreme leader, he brutally crushed dissent at home and expanded Iran’s footprint abroad, challenging Saudi Arabia for regional dominance.
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Ed Iskenderian, Hot Rod Pioneer Known as the ‘Camfather,’ Dies at 104 (Sat, 28 Feb 2026)
“His influence can be felt in every form of motorsport today,” Car and Driver magazine wrote of the man who powered some of the fastest cars of his era with his innovative engine camshafts.
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Joe Randall, Chef Who Celebrated Black Cooking Traditions, Dies at 79 (Sat, 28 Feb 2026)
He helped bring the African American cooking of the Carolina Lowcountry to the world and became known as the “dean of Southern Cuisine.”
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Neil Sedaka, Singing Craftsman of Memorable Pop Songs, Dies at 86 (Sat, 28 Feb 2026)
He sang and co-wrote some of the definitive teenage anthems of the 1950s and early ’60s, including “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” and then reinvented his career in the ’70s.
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Iris Cantor, Philanthropist and Art Collector, Dies at 95 (Fri, 27 Feb 2026)
She and her husband, the financier B. Gerald Cantor, amassed one of the largest private collections of Rodin artworks, donating much of it to museums around the world.
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Sondra Lee Dies at 97; Originated Roles in ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Hello, Dolly!’ (Fri, 27 Feb 2026)
With her frenetic energy and 4-foot-10 frame, Ms. Lee seemed destined to play a certain kind of stage character: excitable, endearing and charmingly scheming.
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Jo Ann Bland, Child Activist in Civil Rights Struggle, Dies at 72 (Fri, 27 Feb 2026)
At 11, she was one of the youngest at the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march in Selma, Ala., and was injured while crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
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Jean Widmer, Designer of Celebrated French Graphics, Dies at 96 (Thu, 26 Feb 2026)
His minimalist road signs became a visual hallmark of France’s highways. He also created logos for cultural institutions like the Pompidou Center.
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Edward L. Deci, 83, Dies; Found Self-Determination as a Key to Happiness (Fri, 27 Feb 2026)
His work with his colleague Richard Ryan changed how psychologists understand human motivation and what people require to flourish.
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Overlooked No More: Bobby Garnett, ‘Godfather’ of Vintage Dealers (Sat, 28 Feb 2026)
His store, Bobby From Boston, transformed the way vintage men’s wear is sold, serving as a model for a generation of retailers.
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Dan Duckhorn, Who Transformed Napa Valley Merlot, Is Dead At 87 (Thu, 26 Feb 2026)
A founder of Duckhorn Vineyards, a California winemaker, Mr. Duckhorn transformed merlot from a blending grape into a premier American variety.
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Teresa de Lauretis, Coiner (and Critic) of Queer Theory, Dies at 87 (Fri, 27 Feb 2026)
She came up with the term as the title of a 1990 conference but saw its later popularity as a little superficial.
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Oliver Grant, a Business Architect of the Wu-Tang Clan, Dies (Thu, 26 Feb 2026)
He was behind the scenes with Wu-Tang Clan, the New York rap group, since its founding and helped expand its reach with a fashion line.
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Rose Lesniak, Poet Who Rescued Children and Trained Dogs, Dies at 70 (Thu, 26 Feb 2026)
A magnetic personality, she reinvented herself twice, bringing the same spirit to investigating child abuse and communing with dogs that she did to writing poetry.
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Jeff Galloway, Olympian Who Transformed American Distance Running, Dies at 80 (Fri, 27 Feb 2026)
A runner, coach and best-selling author, he created the widely embraced run-walk-run method, which helped make running more accessible to the public.
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Antonio Tejero Molina, 93, Dies; Spanish Colonel Led Failed Coup (Thu, 26 Feb 2026)
He held Spain’s Parliament hostage for 18 hours on Feb. 23, 1981, before surrendering after it became clear that he had little support from the country’s armed forces.
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Ann Godoff, a Top Editor and Publisher of Best Sellers, Dies at 76 (Thu, 26 Feb 2026)
Considered an “author’s publisher” at Random House and then Penguin, she cultivated the careers of dozens of celebrated novelists and nonfiction writers.
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Lauren Chapin, Youngest Child on ‘Father Knows Best,’ Dies at 80 (Wed, 25 Feb 2026)
For six seasons, she was Kathy, a giggly tomboy whose father, played by Robert Young, called her Kitten. Her offscreen life, however, was harrowing.
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Susan Leeman, 95, Dies; Explored How the Brain Influences the Body (Tue, 24 Feb 2026)
In an era of overt sexism in the sciences, she made two major discoveries, including identifying a chemical signal in the brain linked to chronic pain and migraines.
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Éliane Radigue, Composer of Time, Silence and Space, Dies at 94 (Tue, 24 Feb 2026)
Her Tibetan Buddhist spiritual practice and her experiments with synthesizers came together in vast, slow-moving works that drew wide acclaim.
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Robert Carradine, Actor Who Played the Father in ‘Lizzie McGuire,’ Dies at 71 (Tue, 24 Feb 2026)
A member of a renowned acting dynasty, he also earned fame for his role in “Revenge of the Nerds.” His family said he struggled with bipolar disorder.
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Edward Hoagland, Literary Explorer of Nature and Himself, Dies at 93 (Mon, 23 Feb 2026)
In his lyrical writings, he examined physical landscapes as well as the interior terrain of his own life — up to the blindness that overtook him in his later years.
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Leah Stavenhagen, Advocate for Young Women With A.L.S., Dies at 33 (Tue, 24 Feb 2026)
She started a group intended to counter the notion that A.L.S. was an “older white man’s disease.”
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Susan Sheehan, Pulitzer-Winning Chronicler of Lives on the Margins, Dies at 88 (Mon, 23 Feb 2026)
As a journalist and author, she wrote meticulous portraits of people for The New Yorker. Her book “Is There No Place on Earth for Me?” won the Pulitzer Prize.
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Norman Francis, 94, Who Led Xavier U. in New Orleans Into New Era, Dies (Tue, 24 Feb 2026)
He was among America’s longest-serving college presidents, with a 47-year tenure, and played an important civil-rights role in New Orleans.
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