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Tatjana Wood, Award-Winning Comic Book Colorist, Dies at 99 (Sat, 07 Mar 2026)
She was part of the acclaimed creative teams on comic book series for DC Comics, including Swamp Thing, which she called “Shvampy” in her German accent.
>> Read more
Thaddeus Mosley, Sculptor Who Found Fame in His Last Decade, Dies at 99 (Sat, 07 Mar 2026)
A self-taught artist, he turned reclaimed wood into striking abstract works influenced by Brancusi, Noguchi and African art.
>> Read more
Jeremy Larner, Who Wrote ‘The Candidate,’ a Political Film Classic, Dies at 88 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
His Oscar-winning 1972 screenplay starred Robert Redford as an idealistic public interest lawyer making a run for the Senate.
>> Read more
António Lobo Antunes, One of Europe’s Most Revered Writers, Dies at 83 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
In a career studded with literary awards, he was the author of dozens of books that grappled with his nation’s legacy of dictatorship and colonialism.
>> Read more
Ronnie Eldridge, NY Politician and Aide to RFK and Lindsay, Dies at 95 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
She was an adviser to Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Mayor John V. Lindsay and Representative Bella S. Abzug before serving on the New York City Council from 1989 to 2001.
>> Read more
Juan Jose Valdez, Last Marine Out of Saigon, Dies at 88 (Thu, 05 Mar 2026)
During the fall of the South Vietnamese capital in 1975, he helped evacuate thousands, and was nearly left behind.
>> Read more
Lou Holtz, Who Coached Unbeaten Notre Dame to a Title, Dies at 89 (Thu, 05 Mar 2026)
Known for reviving football programs, he led six major colleges to bowl games, winning a national championship in 1989 after restoring the Irish to greatness.
>> Read more
Christian Astuguevieille, 79, Dies; Created Strange Scents and Enigmatic Objects (Thu, 05 Mar 2026)
For Commes des Garçons, he designed improbable perfumes that conjured burning rubber and cars leaking oil. His uncanny art pieces were equally contrarian.
>> Read more
Alan Trustman, Who Wrote ‘Bullitt’ and ‘Thomas Crown Affair,’ Dies at 95 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
In a wide-ranging career, he was a Boston lawyer, a Hollywood screenwriter and a Swiss currency trader.
>> Read more
From 1999: Charlotte Perriand, Designer, Is Dead at 96 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
Le Corbusier famously told her, “We don’t embroider cushions here,” when she sought a job at his studio. Then he recognized her talent for design.
>> Read more
From 2001: Aaliyah, 22, Singer Who First Hit the Charts at 14 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
She was seen as a hip-hop temptress when she was still a teenager, and her albums “Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number” and “One in a Million” sold millions of copies.
>> Read more
From 1978: Golda Meir, 80, Dies in Jerusalem; Israelis Acclaim ‘Stalwart Lioness’ (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
Once a teacher in Milwaukee, she climbed the ranks of the Labor Party to become Israel’s first female prime minister.
>> Read more
From 2014: Maya Angelou, Lyrical Witness of the Jim Crow South, Dies at 86 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
Her landmark book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” was among the first 20th-century autobiographies of a Black woman to reach a wide readership.
>> Read more
From 2002: Sylvia Rivera, Figure in Birth of the Gay Liberation Movement, Dies at 50 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
When patrons at the Stonewall Inn faced down a police raid, she shouted to her lover, “I’m not missing a minute of this — it’s the revolution!”
>> Read more
From 1983: Lise Meitner, Physicist, Is Dead at 89; Paved Way for Splitting of Atom (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
She laid much of the theoretical groundwork for the atomic bomb, although she did not participate directly in its production.
>> Read more
From 2001: Beate Uhse, 81, Entrepreneur in the Business of Erotic Goods (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
She developed Europe’s biggest emporium of erotic goods and opened a three-story sex museum in Germany.
>> Read more
From 2011: Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dies at 71 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
A Kenyan environmentalist, she began by paying women a few shillings to plant trees and went on to become the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
>> Read more
Christine Keeler, Central Figure in British ‘Scandal of the Century,’ Is Dead at 75 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
News of her affair with the government minister John Profumo and other revelations set England abuzz in the early 1960s.
>> Read more
From 2010: Victoria Manalo Draves, Olympic Champion Diver, Dies at 85 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
She overcame prejudice early in her career to become the first woman to win a gold medal in both the springboard and the platform, at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.
>> Read more
From 2014: Alice Coachman, 90, Dies; First Black Woman to Win Olympic Gold (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
After capturing the high jump for the United States at the 1948 London Games, she returned home to a segregated South.
>> Read more
From 2004: Fanny Blankers-Koen, Star of ’48 Olympics, Dies at 85 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
A Dutch housewife, she emulated her hero, Jesse Owens, by setting an Olympic record in track and field.
>> Read more
From 1998: Florence Griffith Joyner, 38, Champion Sprinter, Is Dead (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
She revolutionized women’s sprinting with her speed and flamboyant fashion sense, and was a three-time gold medalist at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
>> Read more
From 1996: Toni Stone, 75, First Woman to Play Big-League Baseball (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
She was hired as a novelty by the Negro League’s Indianapolis Clowns, but went on to win recognition for her historic career.
>> Read more
From 1956: Babe Zaharias Dies; Athlete Had Cancer (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
From the time she made the headlines during the 1932 Olympic Games at Los Angeles, she reigned as the world’s top all-around female athlete.
>> Read more
From 1994: Wilma Rudolph, Star of the 1960 Olympics, Dies at 54 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
She won three gold medals as a sprinter in the Games, an achievement that seemed unlikely given her poor health as a child.
>> Read more
She was part of the acclaimed creative teams on comic book series for DC Comics, including Swamp Thing, which she called “Shvampy” in her German accent.
>> Read more
Thaddeus Mosley, Sculptor Who Found Fame in His Last Decade, Dies at 99 (Sat, 07 Mar 2026)
A self-taught artist, he turned reclaimed wood into striking abstract works influenced by Brancusi, Noguchi and African art.
>> Read more
Jeremy Larner, Who Wrote ‘The Candidate,’ a Political Film Classic, Dies at 88 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
His Oscar-winning 1972 screenplay starred Robert Redford as an idealistic public interest lawyer making a run for the Senate.
>> Read more
António Lobo Antunes, One of Europe’s Most Revered Writers, Dies at 83 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
In a career studded with literary awards, he was the author of dozens of books that grappled with his nation’s legacy of dictatorship and colonialism.
>> Read more
Ronnie Eldridge, NY Politician and Aide to RFK and Lindsay, Dies at 95 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
She was an adviser to Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Mayor John V. Lindsay and Representative Bella S. Abzug before serving on the New York City Council from 1989 to 2001.
>> Read more
Juan Jose Valdez, Last Marine Out of Saigon, Dies at 88 (Thu, 05 Mar 2026)
During the fall of the South Vietnamese capital in 1975, he helped evacuate thousands, and was nearly left behind.
>> Read more
Lou Holtz, Who Coached Unbeaten Notre Dame to a Title, Dies at 89 (Thu, 05 Mar 2026)
Known for reviving football programs, he led six major colleges to bowl games, winning a national championship in 1989 after restoring the Irish to greatness.
>> Read more
Christian Astuguevieille, 79, Dies; Created Strange Scents and Enigmatic Objects (Thu, 05 Mar 2026)
For Commes des Garçons, he designed improbable perfumes that conjured burning rubber and cars leaking oil. His uncanny art pieces were equally contrarian.
>> Read more
Alan Trustman, Who Wrote ‘Bullitt’ and ‘Thomas Crown Affair,’ Dies at 95 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
In a wide-ranging career, he was a Boston lawyer, a Hollywood screenwriter and a Swiss currency trader.
>> Read more
From 1999: Charlotte Perriand, Designer, Is Dead at 96 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
Le Corbusier famously told her, “We don’t embroider cushions here,” when she sought a job at his studio. Then he recognized her talent for design.
>> Read more
From 2001: Aaliyah, 22, Singer Who First Hit the Charts at 14 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
She was seen as a hip-hop temptress when she was still a teenager, and her albums “Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number” and “One in a Million” sold millions of copies.
>> Read more
From 1978: Golda Meir, 80, Dies in Jerusalem; Israelis Acclaim ‘Stalwart Lioness’ (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
Once a teacher in Milwaukee, she climbed the ranks of the Labor Party to become Israel’s first female prime minister.
>> Read more
From 2014: Maya Angelou, Lyrical Witness of the Jim Crow South, Dies at 86 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
Her landmark book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” was among the first 20th-century autobiographies of a Black woman to reach a wide readership.
>> Read more
From 2002: Sylvia Rivera, Figure in Birth of the Gay Liberation Movement, Dies at 50 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
When patrons at the Stonewall Inn faced down a police raid, she shouted to her lover, “I’m not missing a minute of this — it’s the revolution!”
>> Read more
From 1983: Lise Meitner, Physicist, Is Dead at 89; Paved Way for Splitting of Atom (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
She laid much of the theoretical groundwork for the atomic bomb, although she did not participate directly in its production.
>> Read more
From 2001: Beate Uhse, 81, Entrepreneur in the Business of Erotic Goods (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
She developed Europe’s biggest emporium of erotic goods and opened a three-story sex museum in Germany.
>> Read more
From 2011: Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dies at 71 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
A Kenyan environmentalist, she began by paying women a few shillings to plant trees and went on to become the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
>> Read more
Christine Keeler, Central Figure in British ‘Scandal of the Century,’ Is Dead at 75 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
News of her affair with the government minister John Profumo and other revelations set England abuzz in the early 1960s.
>> Read more
From 2010: Victoria Manalo Draves, Olympic Champion Diver, Dies at 85 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
She overcame prejudice early in her career to become the first woman to win a gold medal in both the springboard and the platform, at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.
>> Read more
From 2014: Alice Coachman, 90, Dies; First Black Woman to Win Olympic Gold (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
After capturing the high jump for the United States at the 1948 London Games, she returned home to a segregated South.
>> Read more
From 2004: Fanny Blankers-Koen, Star of ’48 Olympics, Dies at 85 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
A Dutch housewife, she emulated her hero, Jesse Owens, by setting an Olympic record in track and field.
>> Read more
From 1998: Florence Griffith Joyner, 38, Champion Sprinter, Is Dead (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
She revolutionized women’s sprinting with her speed and flamboyant fashion sense, and was a three-time gold medalist at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
>> Read more
From 1996: Toni Stone, 75, First Woman to Play Big-League Baseball (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
She was hired as a novelty by the Negro League’s Indianapolis Clowns, but went on to win recognition for her historic career.
>> Read more
From 1956: Babe Zaharias Dies; Athlete Had Cancer (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
From the time she made the headlines during the 1932 Olympic Games at Los Angeles, she reigned as the world’s top all-around female athlete.
>> Read more
From 1994: Wilma Rudolph, Star of the 1960 Olympics, Dies at 54 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
She won three gold medals as a sprinter in the Games, an achievement that seemed unlikely given her poor health as a child.
>> Read more
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