Edward Registe died on Wednesday, August 1; news reports out of Dominica stated he died due to a heart attack. He was only 50. Registe was best known as a social worker before entering politics. He was first appointed in…
Lester Bird was born in New York City on 21 February 1938. Lester and his elder brother Vere Bird Jr., also a British-educated lawyer, were considered sometime rivals, with The New York Times writing in 1990 that Lester had always overshadowed his brother, according to…
Jacques Rogge was an orthopedic surgeon who saw 5,000 patients and performed 800 operations a year at his medical practice in Ghent, Belgium
Ed Asner, the seven-time Primetime Emmy-winning actor, best known for his role on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, died at 91.
Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba, born Sadaho Maeda in Fukuoka, Japan, on Jan. 22, 1939, died on Thursday of COVID complications at age 82. His agent and manager confirmed the passing to Variety, also telling Japan’s Oricon News that he passed in the hospital after…
Award-winning comedian Sean Lock has died from cancer, his agents confirmed on Wednesday. He was 58 years old. “It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Sean Lock. He died at home from cancer, surrounded…
Paul Hellyer, the influential former federal defense minister, died at the age of 98. on June 19, Hellyer fell and struck his head, losing the ability to walk and temporarily losing the ability to speak.
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith survived cancer twice diagnosed in 1996 and thyroid cancer in 1998. She died Friday morning in Nashville, a rep for her management company confirmed to Variety.
Cycling New Zealand said Olivia Podmore died "suddenly" Monday but did not disclose a cause or other details.
Sunni Welles became one of around 60 women who came forward with sexual assault, rape, drugging, and other sexual misconduct against Bill Cosby.
In a statement, Human Rights Watch said Sergei Kovalev "was well-known and admired as a stalwart defender of fundamental rights who always spoke his mind and never compromised on principles."
Chucky Thompson, one of the in-house producers (known as The Hitmen), dies at 53.
