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PublishedApril 11, 2023
Craig Breedlove, once the fastest man on wheels, dies at 86
He was the first person to set land-speed records above 400, 500 and 600 mph, using a jet-powered car to race across Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats.
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PublishedApril 8, 2023
Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor, dies at 103
The Transylvanian-born Jew presented to a U.S. tribunal the massive case against 22 authorities of the mobile Nazi killing units that operated World War II.
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PublishedApril 5, 2023
Catan board game creator, Klaus Teuber, dies at 70
The board game, originally called The Settlers of Catan when introduced in 1995 and based on a set of hexagonal tiles, has sold tens of millions of copies and is available in more than 40 languages.
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PublishedApril 5, 2023
Ronald Sarasin, former congressman from Connecticut, dies at 88
Sarasin, a three-term Republican, went on to lead the U.S. Capitol Historical Society.
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PublishedApril 4, 2023
Seymour Stein, music industry executive who signed Madonna, dies at 80
He and his label, Sire Records, also championed punk and new-wave bands including the Ramones, Pretenders and Talking Heads.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
William Wulf, computer pioneer who opened way for internet, dies at 83
He had already spent nearly two decades as a tech pioneer while the industry advanced from giant mainframes fed by index cards to desktop PCs. Now came this radical idea: anybody with a modem connecting to everybody else with a modem.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
British comedian, TV star Paul O’Grady dies at 67
He was first known for performing as Lily Savage, a tart-tongued Liverpudlian drag queen who became a fixture as a standup and talent-show host at London’s Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
Boston civil rights activist Mel King dies at 94
His 1983 campaign for mayor helped the city repair some of the racial divisions sparked during the school busing crisis.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2023
Virginia Zeani, renowned and versatile opera diva, dies at 97
Her specialty was the role of Violetta in Verdi's 'La Traviata,' which she sang more than 600 times after her first performance in 1948 in Bologna, most of them at Milan's Teatro alla Scala.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2023
Former Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly dies at age 75
Shelly took over as president on the vast reservation in January 2011 after serving one term as the tribe's vice president.
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