Obituaries
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Tim Wakefield, Who Revived His Career and Red Sox Trophy Case with Knuckleball, Has Died at 57
BOSTON (AP) — Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced ...
October 2, 2023
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Mandela’s Granddaughter Zoleka Dies at 43; Her Life was Full of Tragedy but She Embraced His Legacy
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Zoleka Mandela, a granddaughter of Nelson Mandela whose life was tang...
September 27, 2023
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David McCallum, ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ Actor, Dies at 90
WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – David McCallum, who became one of TV’s biggest stars of the 1960s pl...
September 26, 2023
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Giorgio Napolitano, Former Italian President and First Ex-Communist in That Post, Has Died at 98
ROME (AP) — Giorgio Napolitano, the first former Communist to rise to Italy's presidency and the fir...
September 23, 2023
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Tenor Stephen Gould Dies at Age 61 after Being Diagnosed with Bile Duct Cancer
NEW YORK (AP) — Tenor Stephen Gould, who announced earlier this month that he had been diagnosed wit...
September 22, 2023
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Seiji Mataichi, Former Leader of the Social Democratic Party, Dies at 79
Former Social Democratic Party leader and former member of the House of Councillors, Seiji Mataichi,...
September 18, 2023
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‘Super Kabuki’ Creator Ichikawa Eno II dies at 83; Actor ‘Flew’ Over Audiences Thousands of Times (Update 1)
The Kabuki actor En-ou Ichikawa has passed away at the age of 83....
September 15, 2023
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Buichi Terasawa, Creator of SF Manga ‘Cobra,’ Dies at 68
Buichi Terasawa, a manga artist known for his sci-fi action manga “Cobra,” died of a heart attack on...
September 12, 2023
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Ian Wilmut, a British Scientist Who Led the Team That Cloned Dolly the Sheep, Dies at Age 79
LONDON (AP) — Ian Wilmut, the cloning pioneer whose work was critical to the creation of Dolly the S...
September 12, 2023
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Remembering Venetia Stanley-Smith, Eco-friendly, U.K.-born Herbalist in Kyoto
As I stepped into the more than 100-year-old house clad in Chinese trumpet creepers, my mind flashed...
September 5, 2023
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Muwete Muluaka, Former Secretary to Diet Member Muneo Suzuki, Dies at Age 62
Muwete Muluaka, a former secretary to Diet member Muneo Suzuki, died at the age of 62....
September 3, 2023
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Bill Richardson, a Former Governor and U.N. Ambassador Who Worked to Free Detained Americans, Dies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and an American amba...
September 3, 2023
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Professional Wrestler Terry Funk Dies at 79
American professional wrestler Terry Funk, known in Japan as “Texas Rough Horse,” has died age 79, a...
August 26, 2023
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Art Director Nizo Yamamoto, Known for His Ghibli Works Dies
Nizo Yamamoto, an art director for animation films, died at the age of 70 on Saturday. Yamamoto wa...
August 21, 2023
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Japanese Conductor Taijiro Iimori Dies at 82
Conductor Taijiro Iimori, a Person of Cultural Merit who worked at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany,...
August 17, 2023
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