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Oldest Known Holocaust Survivor Dies at 113
Oldest Known
Holocaust Survivor
Dies in NY
OBITUARY
Feb 28, 2025 7:11 AM CST

Oldest Known Holocaust Survivor Dies in NY

Rose Girone, 113, was 9 months pregnant when Nazis sent husband to concentration camp

(Newser) - Rose Girone, who would have been unlikely to see her 30th birthday if she hadn't escaped Nazi Germany just in time, has died at age 113. Girone, the oldest known Holocaust survivor, died this week at a nursing home on Long Island. Girone, born into a Jewish family in...

'True Gentleman' of Chess Was Half of Cold War Showdown

Soviet Boris Spassky lost to American Bobby Fischer in 1972

(Newser) - Boris Spassky, the Soviet chess grandmaster who lost a highly politicized showdown—the "Match of the Century"—with American champion Bobby Fischer at the peak of the Cold War, has died. The International Chess Federation announced that Spassky died Thursday in Moscow at age 88. The cause of...

Gene Hackman, Wife Found Dead at Home
Actor Gene Hackman, Wife
Found Dead at Home
OBITUARY
Feb 27, 2025 5:12 AM CST

Actor Gene Hackman, Wife Found Dead at Home

Oscar winner was 95 years old

(Newser) - Gene Hackman, the prolific Oscar-winning actor whose studied portraits ranged from reluctant heroes to conniving villains and made him one of the industry's most respected and honored performers, was found dead Wednesday afternoon along with his wife Betsy Arakawa at their home outside Santa Fe. Hackman was 95, Arakawa...

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg Dead at 39
Actress Michelle
Trachtenberg
Dead at 39
obituary
Feb 26, 2025 11:48 AM CST

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg Dead at 39

She got her big break playing Harriet the Spy

(Newser) - Actress Michelle Trachtenberg, who played Harriet the Spy in a breakout 1996 role, has died. She was 39. The New York Post reports via its sources that the death of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Dawn Summers) and Gossip Girl (Georgina Sparks) actress is not being investigated as suspicious, though...

He Was Promoted, But He Blamed Himself for JFK's Death

Clint Hill leaped onto the back of presidential limo after first shot rang out in Dallas

(Newser) - Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who leaped onto the back of John F. Kennedy's limousine after the president was shot, then was forced to retire early because he remained haunted by memories of the assassination, has died. He was 93. Hill died Friday at his home in Belvedere,...

Singer Roberta Flack Is Dead at 88
Roberta Flack
Is Dead at 88
Feb 24, 2025 9:40 AM CST

Roberta Flack Is Dead at 88

She won a Grammy for 'Killing Me Softly With His Song'

(Newser) - Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style on "Killing Me Softly with His Song, " "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, " and other hits made her one of the top recordings artists of the 1970s and an influential performer...

Most Decorated Dog in US History Has Died
Most Decorated Dog
in US History Has Died
OBITUARY
Feb 20, 2025 7:33 AM CST

Most Decorated Dog in US History Has Died

K-9 Hurricane, who apprehended White House intruder, remembered as a 'damn good boy'

(Newser) - Two years into his role as a special operations canine for the Secret Service, K-9 Hurricane was badly beaten by a man who'd infiltrated the grounds of the White House while President Obama and his wife sat 100 yards away, reports the New York Times . Still, Hurricane took the...

'Through Her Life, We Have Seen What Human Dignity Is'

Gil Won-ok, an advocate for so-called comfort women, dies at 96

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of Korean women were forced into sexual slavery by Japan during WWII. In the 1990s, about 240 of these so-called "comfort women" publicly identified themselves. Seven of them are still alive—and until her Sunday death, Gil Won-ok had been number eight. "Through her life,...

Literature's 'Prankster- Philosopher' Dead at 92
Literature's
'Prankster-
Philosopher'
Dead at 92
obituary
Feb 10, 2025 3:00 AM CST

Literature's 'Prankster- Philosopher' Dead at 92

Tom Robbins penned 8 novels, including Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

(Newser) - Tom Robbins, the novelist and prankster-philosopher who charmed and addled millions of readers with such screwball adventures as Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and Jitterbug Perfume, has died. He was 92. Robbins' death was confirmed by his friend, the publishing executive Craig Popelars, who said the author died Sunday morning,...

He Became Spiritual Leader at Tender Age of 20
He Became Spiritual
Leader at Tender Age of 20
OBITUARY
Feb 5, 2025 7:12 AM CST

He Became Spiritual Leader at Tender Age of 20

Aga Khan, who led millions of Ismaili Muslims, died at 88 in Portugal

(Newser) - The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergrad and poured billions of dollars in tithes into building homes, hospitals, and schools in developing countries, has died. He was 88, per the AP . His Aga Khan Development Network and...

Tiger Woods' Mom Has Died
Tiger Woods' Mom Has Died
OBITUARY
Feb 5, 2025 6:11 AM CST

Tiger Woods' Mom Has Died

Kultida Woods was a constant presence at her famous golfer son's side

(Newser) - Kultida Woods, the devoted mom often seen at son Tiger Woods' golf tourneys, has died. The golf great announced his mother's Tuesday death on X with "heartfelt sadness," reports CNN . "My Mom was a force of nature all her own, her spirit was simply undeniable,"...

Barbie Hsu, Star of Taiwan's Meteor Garden , Dead at 48
Taiwanese Actor
Barbie Hsu Dead at 48
OBITUARY
Feb 3, 2025 8:00 AM CST

Taiwanese Actor Barbie Hsu Dead at 48

'Big S,' star of Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden , dies of flu-triggered pneumonia

(Newser) - "Big S passed away." CNN reports that was the top trending topic on Monday on China's Weibo social media platform, as news of the death of one of Taiwan's most famous actors circulated. In a statement cited by the nation's Central News Agency, Dee Hsu...

Dick Button, Voice of Skating, Dies at 95
Figure Skating Great
Dick Button Dies
OBITUARY
Jan 31, 2025 4:32 AM CST

Figure Skating Great Dick Button Dies

He was one of the sport's greatest promoters

(Newser) - Dick Button was more than the most accomplished men's figure skater in history. He was one of his sport's greatest innovators and promoters. Button, winner of two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, died Thursday, said his son, Edward. He was 95. As an entrepreneur and broadcaster, Button...

Singer Marianne Faithfull Dies at 78
'Icon of British Pop'
Marianne Faithfull Is Dead
obituary
Jan 30, 2025 1:04 PM CST

'Icon of British Pop' Marianne Faithfull Is Dead

British singer and former girlfriend of Mick Jagger was 78

(Newser) - Marianne Faithfull, described by the Guardian as a "singular icon of British pop," has died at age 78. She rose to fame as both a singer and actress—and as the girlfriend and muse of Mick Jagger in the 1960s. "Marianne passed away peacefully in London today,...

Former Days of Our Lives Actor Is Dead at 39
Former Days of Our Lives
Actor Is Dead at 39
obituary
Jan 21, 2025 2:44 PM CST

Former Days of Our Lives Actor Is Dead at 39

Francisco San Martin played the character of Dario Hernandez

(Newser) - An actor best known for his roles on big soap operas has died at age 39, reports NBC News . Francisco San Martin, who rose to fame for portraying the character of Dario Hernandez on Days of Our Lives more than a decade ago, took his own life in his Los...

Pulitzer-Winning Cartoonist Jules Feiffer Dies at 95
Cartoonist
Jules Feiffer
Dies at 95
OBITUARY
Jan 21, 2025 12:59 PM CST

Cartoonist Jules Feiffer Dies at 95

Career of author, playwright, comic artist spanned 8 decades

(Newser) - Jules Feiffer, whose work won a Pulitzer and whose pen churned out cartoons, plays, screenplays, graphic novels, and children's books in what the Washington Post calls "one of the most humorously neurotic literary voices of his generation," has died at the age of 95. Feiffer first rose...

Last Surviving Member of the Band Is Dead at 87
Last Surviving Member
of the Band Is Dead at 87
obituary
Jan 21, 2025 12:16 PM CST

Last Surviving Member of the Band Is Dead at 87

Garth Hudson was a master instrumentalist

(Newser) - Garth Hudson, the Band's virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician, has died at age 87, per the AP . Hudson drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to such rock standards as "Up on Cripple Creek," "The Weight," and "...

Cecile Richards, Ex-Leader of Planned Parenthood, Dead at 67

Women's rights activist died of brain cancer, her family says

(Newser) - Cecile Richards, a feminist and activist for women's rights and the longtime president of Planned Parenthood, died Monday at the age of 67. "This morning our beloved Cecile passed away at home, surrounded by her family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie. Our hearts are broken today, but no...

Legendary Filmmaker David Lynch Is Dead

The director was 78

(Newser) - Director David Lynch, the filmmaker behind classics including Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, and TV's Twin Peaks, has died at age 78, reports Variety and TMZ . No cause of death was immediately given, but Lynch announced last year that he had emphysema .
  • "There's a big hole in the
...

'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker Dies at 90
'Mr. Baseball'
Bob Uecker
Dies at 90
OBITUARY
Jan 16, 2025 10:55 AM CST

'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker Dies at 90

Brewers announcer was a legend in Milwaukee, got his nickname from Johnny Carson

(Newser) - Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" and Hall of Fame honors, has died at 90. The team announced Uecker died Thursday, calling it "one of the most difficult days in Milwaukee Brewers history."...

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