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
Apr 09 Mad magazine illustrator Mort Drucker dies at 91 By Associated Press The cartoonist who for decades lovingly spoofed politicians, celebrities and popular culture, died Thursday at 91. Continue reading
Mar 30 Manolis Glezos, a Greek World War II resistance hero, dies at 97 By Associated Press Manolis Glezos, a Greek World War II resistance hero who remained active in politics into his nineties, has died in Athens. He was 97. Continue reading
Mar 30 Country singer Joe Diffie dies of coronavirus complications By Associated Press Country singer Joe Diffie, who had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping, rock-tinged singles such as “Home” and “Pickup Man” has died after testing positive for COVID-19. Continue reading
Mar 21 Singer, actor, 'The Gambler': Kenny Rogers dies at 81 By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press Actor-singer Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as “Lucille,” “Lady” and “Islands in the Stream” and embraced his persona as “The Gambler” on record and on TV, died Friday night. Continue reading
Mar 18 Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled moon, dies at 88 By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press As command module pilot, Worden remained in lunar orbit while Scott and Irwin descended to the surface with the Apollo program's first moon buggy. Continue reading
Mar 03 Former CNN anchor Bobbie Battista dies of cancer at age 67 By Associated Press She anchored coverage of major events including the Challenger space shuttle explosion, the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan and the Gulf War. Continue reading
Feb 28 Pioneering theoretical physicist Freeman Dyson dies at 96 By Justin Stabley In popular culture, Dyson is most famous for his thought experiments on space travel and future civilizations. Continue reading
Feb 20 Computer scientist who pioneered 'cut,' 'copy' and 'paste' has died By Associated Press The Silicon Valley pioneer who created the now-ubiquitous computer concepts such as “cut,” “copy” and “paste” has died. Larry Tesler was 74. He made using computers easier for generations as a proponent of what he called “modeless editing."… Continue reading