Michael Sata, Sharp-Tongued President of Zambia, Dies at 77
By ALAN COWELL and JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
After years working in the opposition and three failed election bids, Mr. Sata became president in 2011, promising to reduce inequality.
Mr. Kinnell won a Pulitzer Prize and an American Book Award for works that pushed deep into the heart of human experience.
After years working in the opposition and three failed election bids, Mr. Sata became president in 2011, promising to reduce inequality.
Mr. Carson earned a following among devotees of independent film with his magazine journalism about movies and his own quirky films.
Ms. Dorkenoo led a successful 30-year campaign against the tradition of genital cutting of girls and women, mainly in Africa and the Middle East, by casting the practice as a human rights violation.
Mr. Jay was the owner and co-founder of Mandolin Brothers, a Staten Island musical instrument store well known by world-famous and ordinary musicians alike.
Ms. Strassman played opposite Gabe Kaplan in “Welcome Back, Kotter,” and, later, was Rick Moranis’s spouse in “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.”
Mr. Bruce’s adventurous approach to his instrument influenced two generations of rock bassists.
The founder of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness gained a following among the Hollywood crowd, though some former adherents accused him of various misdeeds.
Ms. Hering, immersed in the New York dance world, eventually used her leverage to promote regional scenes around the country.
Word of Taveras’s death in a car crash in the Dominican Republic spread during the early innings of Game 5 of the World Series at AT&T Park, where Taveras played his final game Oct. 16.
Mr. Bradlee, a quintessential newspaper editor, supervised The Washington Post’s exposure of the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon.
Mr. de la Renta dressed the wives of American presidents and socialites, but it was Hollywood glitz that defined him for a new age and a new customer.
The monsignor helped start the Daytop Village network and was a fierce critic of the war on drugs.
A reform-minded intellectual, Mr. Chen, was accused by the government of fomenting the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 and spent more than a decade in prison and under house arrest.
Miss Quigley, a Vassar-educated socialite, made celestial recommendations through phone calls to Nancy Reagan, often two or three a day.
Assigned by a record label to take publicity shots, Mr. Wertheimer photographed rock ‘n’ roll’s earliest superstar in his earliest days.
After growing up amid Hollywood royalty, Mr. Mankiewicz became a writer and Democratic strategist who drew the sad task of announcing Mr. Kennedy’s death in 1968.
Mr. Craft’s hits included “Brother Jukebox” and “Dropkick Me, Jesus.”
Mr. Piltz, a climate policy analyst, resigned from the administration of George W. Bush in 2005, accusing it of distorting scientific findings for political reasons and then releasing internal White House documents to support his contention.
Mr. Pels, whose early investment in cellphone networks paid off for his company and for himself, had become a major philanthropist in his later years.
Mr. Burri was a globe-trotting photographer who documented figures like Pablo Picasso and Che Guevara, as well as urban scenes and war.
Dr. Rovee-Collier, a developmental psychologist at Rutgers University, showed in a series of papers in the early 1980s that babies remembered plenty.
The eccentric scion of a prominent Dallas family that made a fortune in oil, Mr. Hunt tried and failed to corner the world’s silver market in 1980.
Mr. Paulus’s warmly received musical output was prodigious, including 13 operas and some 400 choral works.
Mr. Whitlam, who introduced free university education and national health care as prime minister in the 1970s, was noted for his early recognition of China’s government.
Mr. de Margerie, who was called Big Mustache by colleagues for his exceptional facial hair, was a charismatic French oil executive known for speaking his mind.
Daland became one of the world’s most successful swimming coaches, leading Southern California to nine N.C.A.A. team championships and 20 unbeaten dual-meet seasons in 35 years.
Professor Mazrui, who had taught since 1989 at Binghamton University, set off national criticism with his 1986 television documentary, “The Africans: A Triple Heritage.”
Mr. Honan’s groundbreaking books included biographies of Matthew Arnold, Robert Browning, Jane Austen and Shakespeare.
A celebrity’s death now entails a compulsory tweet to express loss and sadness — in 140 characters or less. How has the Internet changed how we mourn?
Inspiring people talk about their lives.
From the stage and the red carpet, Ms. Rivers reveled in skewering the rich and famous with cutting remarks and a caustic wit.
Mr. Williams imbued a lifetime of performances with a wild inventiveness and energy. The death was later ruled a suicide.
Ms. Bacall's provocative glamour elevated her to stardom in Hollywood’s golden age, and her lasting mystique put her on a plateau in American culture that few stars reach.
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