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Mathematician Who Waited 50 Years for Proper Credit for Her Work Has Died (Sat, 10 Oct 2026)
At the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mary Tsingou Menzel’s computer programming helped set the stage for chaos theory and other fields.
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Mike Ditka, Fiery Coach of the Chicago Bears, Has Died (Fri, 09 Oct 2026)
He and the Bears won the Super Bowl in 1986, and after coaching he became one of the sport’s most visible and enduring talking heads. He was 86.
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Curtis Flowers Has Died at 56. His Case Became a Symbol of Racial Bias. (Thu, 08 Oct 2026)
A white district attorney tried Mr. Flowers six times for the same murder, always ensuring that few or no Black people were on the juries.
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Wayne Lawson, Vanity Fair’s ‘Secret Weapon,’ Has Died (Fri, 09 Oct 2026)
Working with Mr. Lawson, reporters said, was like taking a master class in writing: “He was a throwback to the old style of editing.”
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Cecily Gemmell, Winston Churchill’s Last Surviving Secretary, Has Died (Thu, 08 Oct 2026)
Starting with the British leader at age 18, she traveled the world with him. “I was terrified of him,” she later recalled.
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The U.S.-Born First Lady of Greece Who Helped Legalize Abortion Has Died (Sun, 11 Oct 2026)
Margaret Papandreou, who was 102, led reforms in the 1980s that helped end many legal and social restrictions on women.
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Sidney Offit, a ‘Central Figure’ in the World of New York Writers, Has Died (Sat, 10 Oct 2026)
He was the author of more than a dozen books. “He knew every writer in New York,” Robert A. Caro said.
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Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died (Thu, 08 Oct 2026)
Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.
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Bill Harris Has Died. He Kidnapped Patty Hearst in 1974. (Tue, 06 Oct 2026)
He was a disillusioned Vietnam veteran looking for purpose when he joined a revolutionary group known as the Symbionese Liberation Army.
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Nana Patekar, Indian Actor Who Embodied the Everyman, Dies at 75 (Thu, 08 Oct 2026)
He brought the intensity of the stage to the screen and was praised for his craft and philanthropy. He was also accused of sexual harassment.
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Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code (Fri, 09 Oct 2026)
The woman who helped put astronauts on the moon was a software engineer when the field was not prestigious or lucrative.
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Charles K. Williams II, Pioneering Archaeologist in Corinth, Has Died (Thu, 08 Oct 2026)
Charles K. Williams II spent most of his career excavating sites in Corinth, including one where he found thousands of fragments of Roman frescoes.
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Five Essential Songs From Freddie Jackson: ‘You Are My Lady’ and More (Wed, 07 Oct 2026)
A central figure in the Quiet Storm R&B of the 1980s, Jackson explored a tender and refined longing on tracks like “You Are My Lady” and “Jam Tonight.”
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After Death of Bill Harris, a Look Back at the Symbionese Liberation Army (Tue, 06 Oct 2026)
A small band of urban guerrillas, they hoped to topple the “ruling class” using guns and bombs. Instead, their efforts brought death and ruin.
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Freddie Jackson, ‘You Are My Lady’ Singer That Topped R&B Charts, Dead at 69 (Wed, 07 Oct 2026)
With hits like “Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)” and “You Are My Lady,” he made slow jams feel like grand romance.
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Eva Marie Saint, Oscar Winner for ‘On the Waterfront,’ Is Dead at 102 (Wed, 07 Oct 2026)
A luminous beauty with dramatic depth, she brought a layered intensity to harrowing roles and seduced Cary Grant in the romantic thriller “North by Northwest.”
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‘Sudden’ Sam McDowell, Ace Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, Has Died (Tue, 06 Oct 2026)
Known as “Sudden Sam,” he led the American League in strikeouts five times and posted a single-season high of 325 in 1965.
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An Influential Voice in the Climate Debate Has Died at 66 (Thu, 08 Oct 2026)
Joe Romm was a prolific writer who never hesitated to take on climate change deniers and the fossil-fuel industry — or even ostensible allies.
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How a Painstaking Scholar Reinterpreted African History (Tue, 06 Oct 2026)
In six major books, John Iliffe centered his research not on kings, dictators and guerrilla chiefs but rather on ordinary African citizens. He has died at 87.
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Beef, Comedy, Sports and a Big Bad Bet. George Gillett Jr., Tycoon, Dies. (Tue, 06 Oct 2026)
Over six decades, he owned TV stations, a meatpacking plant, the Globetrotters, the Montreal Canadiens and the Liverpool soccer club. It didn’t all end well.
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Jim Bakker, TV Evangelist Felled by Fraud and Sex Scandals, Dies (Tue, 06 Oct 2026)
With his wife, Tammy Faye, Mr. Bakker built a broadcasting juggernaut around the gospel of prosperity.
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Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Author of Seminal Anticolonial Novel, Dies at 98 (Tue, 06 Oct 2026)
The Senegalese writer was lauded as one of the founding fathers of African literature who subtly captured the shock of colonization from the perspective of the continent’s people.
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Jeffrey Archer, Novelist Whose Real Life Rivaled His Thrillers, Dies at 86 (Tue, 06 Oct 2026)
In a life of achievement and disgrace, he wrote best-selling novels with themes he knew intimately: ambition, self-promotion, misbehavior and scandal.
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The City Leader Who Revived Central Park Dies at 85 (Tue, 06 Oct 2026)
Gordon J. Davis was New York City’s first Black parks commissioner and one of the most effective. He also led Lincoln Center.
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Ben Watson, a Cider Expert Known as Brother Apple, Has Died at 64. (Mon, 05 Oct 2026)
Ben Watson, also known as Brother Apple, played a pivotal role in turning cider into a thriving slice of America’s craft-beverage movement. He has died at 64.
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