Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
Ela Bhatt, Advocate for Women Workers in India, Dies at 89
NEW DELHI — Ela Bhatt, a champion of gender justice and equality who secured protections for millions of…
Romano Mazzoli, Who Oversaw Major Immigration Reform, Dies at 89
Romano L. Mazzoli, the son of an Italian immigrant who as a Democratic representative from Kentucky teamed up…
Julie Powell, Food Writer Known for ‘Julie & Julia,’ Dies at 49
Ms. Powell graduated from Amherst College in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in theater and fiction writing.As a…
Ken Starr, Independent Counsel in Clinton Investigation, Dies at 76
WASHINGTON — Ken Starr, the independent counsel whose investigation uncovered a White House sex scandal that riveted the…
Olivia Newton-John, Pop Singer and ‘Grease’ Star, Dies at 73
Olivia Newton-John, who sang some of the biggest hits of the 1970s and ’80s while recasting her image…
Richard Tait, Co-Inventor of the Board Game Cranium, Dies at 58
Mr. Tait studied computer science as an undergraduate at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh before moving to the United…
Vin Scully, Voice of the Dodgers for 67 Years, Dies at 94
Mr. Scully hit one home run as a college baseball player, an inside-the-park variety, against City College. But…
Fidel Ramos, Philippine President Who Broke With Marcos, Dies at 94
Fidel V. Ramos, a military leader who succeeded Corazon C. Aquino as president of the Philippines, and from…
Jak Knight, Known for the Netflix Series ‘Big Mouth,’ Dies at 28
Jak Knight, a stand-up comedian, writer and actor who first attracted wide attention as a voice actor and…
Ivana Trump, Ex-Wife of Donald Trump and Businesswoman, Dies at 73
Ivana Trump, the glamorous Czech American businesswoman whose high-profile marriage to Donald J. Trump in the 1980s established…
Susie Steiner, Author of Acclaimed British Crime Novels, Dies at 51
To Ms. Steiner, vision problems were, in some ways, a blessing as well as a curse.“My sight loss,”…
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Longest-Serving Prime Minister, Dies at 67
Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving Japanese prime minister, who made it his political mission to vanquish his country’s wartime…