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Indian theater and film personality Girish Karnad dies at 81

By ASHOK SHARMA
Jun 10, 2019 7:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Girish Karnad, a top Indian playwright, actor and director and a rights activist, died Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 81. India's president an...
Former major league coach, manager Frank Lucchesi dies at 92

The Associated Press
Jun 09, 2019 7:00 am - ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Frank Lucchesi, who replaced the fired Billy Martin as manager of the Texas Rangers in 1975 and was punched by a player upset over a demotion two...
Former Tottenham defender Justin Edinburgh dies at age 49

By The Associated Press
Jun 08, 2019 7:00 am - Justin Edinburgh, the former Tottenham defender who guided Leyton Orient back into the English Football League as its manager last season, has died. He was 49. Orient an...
'Dr. John,' funky New Orleans 'night-tripper' musician, dies

By KEVIN McGILL and CAIN BURDEAU
Jun 07, 2019 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Dr. John, the New Orleans singer and piano player who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou dr...
The Latest: Reaction to the death of a 'night tripper'

The Associated Press
Jun 06, 2019 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Latest on the death of Mac Rebennack, the New Orleans musician better known as Dr. John (all times local): 6 p.m. Louisiana's governor is remember...
Champions League architect Lennart Johansson dies at 89

The Associated Press
Jun 05, 2019 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - Lennart Johansson, who oversaw the introduction of the Champions League during a 17-year reign as president of European soccer's governing body, has die...
Cataract treatment inventor Dr. Patricia Bath dies at 76

The Associated Press
Jun 04, 2019 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Dr. Patricia Bath, a pioneering ophthalmologist who became the first African American female doctor to receive a medical patent after she invented a...
Former Syracuse and NBA star Billy Gabor dead at 97

The Associated Press
Jun 04, 2019 7:00 am - SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Former Syracuse basketball star Billy Gabor, who went on to play for the Syracuse Nationals of the NBA, has died. Gabor, who played at Syracuse dur...
Pioneering sailmaker Lowell North dies at 89.

By BERNIE WILSON
Jun 03, 2019 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Lowell North, a pioneering sailmaker who won an Olympic gold medal and four world championships in the venerable Star Class, has died. He was 89. North ...
Legendary Queen of Creole Cuisine, Leah Chase, dies at 96

By REBECCA SANTANA
Jun 02, 2019 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans chef and civil rights icon Leah Chase, who created the city's first white-tablecloth restaurant for black patrons, broke the city's segreg...

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