Jun 18 Jean Kennedy Smith, last surviving sibling of JFK, dies By Associated Press The last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy and a former ambassador to Ireland died Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 09 Burundi says President Nkurunziza has died of heart attack By Ignatius Ssuuna, Eloge Willy Kaneza, Associated Press Burundi's government says President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a heart attack at age 56. A statement says the president was admitted to a hospital overnight Saturday after not feeling well. Continue reading
Jun 02 Wes Unseld, NBA Rookie of Year and MVP in 1969, dies at 74 By Associated Press Basketball Hall of Famer Wes Unseld has died at age 74. Unseld is one of two players in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year and MVP awards in the same season. He died Tuesday after a series of… Continue reading
May 26 Jimmy Cobb, ‘Kind of Blue’ drummer for Miles Davis, dies By Russell Contreras, Associated Press Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis' 1959 "Kind of Blue" groundbreaking jazz album which transformed the genre and sparked several careers, died Sunday. Continue reading
May 19 Annie Glenn, widow of U.S. Sen. John Glenn, dies at 100 By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Annie Glenn, the widow of astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn and a communication disorders advocate, died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19. She was 100. Continue reading
May 18 Ken Osmond, Eddie Haskell on ‘Leave It to Beaver,’ dies By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Ken Osmond, who played the two-faced teenage scoundrel Eddie Haskell on TV's "Leave it to Beaver," has died. Osmond's family says he died Monday in Los Angeles. Continue reading
May 16 Fred Willard, the comedic improv-style actor, has died at 86 By Associated Press Fred Willard, the comedic actor whose improv style kept him relevant for more than 50 years in films like “This Is Spinal Tap,” “Best In Show” and “Anchorman,” has died. He was 86. Continue reading
May 09 Little Richard, flamboyant rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, dead at 87 By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press Little Richard, the self-proclaimed “architect of rock ‘n’ roll,” has died. He was 87. Continue reading
Apr 29 Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan dies at 54 By Associated Press Khan played the police inspector in “Slumdog Millionaire” and the park executive Masrani in “Jurassic World.” Khan died Wednesday after being admitted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital with a colon infection. Continue reading
Apr 17 Jane Hull, first woman elected Arizona governor, dies at 84 By Paul Davenport, Associated Press Hull’s Jan. 4, 1999, inauguration with four other women elected to statewide offices, collectively dubbed “The Fab Five,” gave the state an all-female line of succession. Continue reading