On a clear late summer day in 1976, a plane popped up on the radar just off the coast of the northern Japanese island of
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A.S. Byatt, Scholar Who Found Literary Fame With Fiction, Dies at 87
A.S. Byatt, one of the most ambitious writers of her generation, whose dazzling 1990 novel, “Possession,” won the Booker Prize and brought her international fame
Roland Lajoie, Army General at the Cold War’s Front Lines, Dies at 87
Maj. Gen. Roland Lajoie, who, behind the geopolitical scenes, played a leading role in coordinating U.S.-Soviet relations during the last decade of the Cold War,
Marina Cicogna, Italy’s First Major Female Film Producer, Dies at 89
Marina Cicogna, an Italian countess who became her country’s first major female film producer, guiding to the screen celebrated films by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Franco
Domenico Spano, Clothier of Stars Who Found Fame of His Own, Dies at 79
Domenico Spano, a New York custom clothier who outfitted captains of industry and Hollywood stars, and whose own dandyish style made him a highly recognizable
Oleg Protopopov, Who Skated With His Wife to Olympic Gold, Dies at 91
Oleg Protopopov, who, with his wife, Ludmila Belousova, revolutionized pairs figure skating in the 1960s with a balletic style, and who twice won Olympic gold
David Kirke, Who Made the First Modern Bungee Jump, Dies at 78
David Kirke, a flamboyant thrill-seeker who performed — and, more important, survived — what is widely acknowledged as the first modern bungee jump, died on
Wanda Poltawska, 101, Who Forged a Friendship With a Future Pope, Dies
Wanda Poltawska, a Polish psychiatrist and author who after World War II sought spiritual help to cope with the horrors she had experienced in a
Anthony Holden, Royal Chronicler Who Ruffled the Palace, Dies at 76
Anthony Holden, a polymathic and prolific British author, journalist and poker player who found accidental fame as a royal biographer and critic of the monarchy,
Bobby Charlton, an England Soccer World Cup and Manchester United Icon, Dies at 86
Bobby Charlton, one of soccer’s greatest players, who won the World Cup with England in 1966 in a dazzling career that was tinged by the