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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.support@ft.comTue, 8 Jul 2008 16:48 BSTWed, 09 Jul 2008 12:21:45 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/comment/obituaries(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0f287c46-4cfd-11dd-b527-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0f287c46-4cfd-11dd-b527-000077b07658.htmlThe legendary investor and philanthropist, who is credited with some of the best-known investment adages and who famously advised investors to 'buy when there is blood on the streets', has died aged 95 from pneumoniaTue, 8 Jul 2008 16:48 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d0ba6534-4a02-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d0ba6534-4a02-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlSir Charles Wheeler, the BBC foreign correspondent who was always meticulous in reporting the facts but often far from objective, has died aged 85Sat, 5 Jul 2008 03:27 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9997971a-49e0-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9997971a-49e0-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlField Marshal Sam Manekshaw, who has died aged 94, was a leading figure in devising India's strategy in its 1971 war against Pakistan Fri, 4 Jul 2008 19:28 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9d98c73e-49f5-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9d98c73e-49f5-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlTo many around the world and to those in America who would consider themselves of the political centre or to the left of it, Jesse Helms, the Republican Senator from North Carolina who died on Friday aged 86, was little less than a monsterFri, 4 Jul 2008 19:26 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3c7bdcf0-4475-11dd-b151-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3c7bdcf0-4475-11dd-b151-0000779fd2ac.htmlIn 1951, David Caminer, who has died at the age of 93, was systems manager for British caterer J. Lyons, where he developed groundbreaking ideas that are still relevant todayFri, 27 Jun 2008 19:36 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/46507c80-3ed1-11dd-8fd9-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/46507c80-3ed1-11dd-8fd9-0000779fd2ac.htmlWriter Angus Calder, who has died at 66, challenged the cherished view of a plucky Britain that came smiling through the blitz with people of all classes united by humour and toleranceFri, 20 Jun 2008 17:58 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/198856aa-3e54-11dd-b16d-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/198856aa-3e54-11dd-b16d-0000779fd2ac.htmlJonathan Carr, FT's foreign correspondent in Germany who's passion for music helped spin his career in writing, has died at the age of 66, writes Quentin Peel Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:25 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e2871b7e-3bc3-11dd-9cb2-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e2871b7e-3bc3-11dd-9cb2-0000779fd2ac.htmlTim Russert, the most distinctive name in recent US televised political journalism, died suddenly on Friday at the age of 58. He suffered a heart attackMon, 16 Jun 2008 23:14 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d1be842-3973-11dd-90d7-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d1be842-3973-11dd-90d7-0000779fd2ac.htmlGrigory Vasilyevich Romanov blamed his younger, more charismatic rival for the break-up of the USSR and never ceased to be bitter about itFri, 13 Jun 2008 19:26 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b33b3680-33d9-11dd-869b-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b33b3680-33d9-11dd-869b-0000779fd2ac.htmlJ.R. Simplot, who has died aged 99, was an uneducated potato farmer from Idaho who, starting with four $20 gold coins, helped transform the way America eatsFri, 6 Jun 2008 19:41 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/af05e7f0-318a-11dd-b77c-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/af05e7f0-318a-11dd-b77c-0000779fd2ac.htmlBo Diddley, who died on Monday, became part of the rock-and-roll explosion, although his rhythmic subtlety put him at the sophisticated end of the spectrum. His lyrics helped create the pent-up energy that was a bedrock of the rock revolution, writes Peter Aspden Tue, 3 Jun 2008 19:32 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/96583de2-3050-11dd-86cc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/96583de2-3050-11dd-86cc-000077b07658.htmlYves Saint Laurent, the designer and commercial visionary whose work defined the modern era of fashion, died in Paris at the age of 71. Nicolas Sarkozy, French president, hailed him as 'a creative genius'Mon, 2 Jun 2008 14:45 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae4efc62-2e73-11dd-ab55-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae4efc62-2e73-11dd-ab55-000077b07658.htmlSiegmund Nissel, the Munich-born British musician, has died aged 86. The unassuming violinist earned widespread affection and respectFri, 30 May 2008 19:20 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e746d5e0-28cd-11dd-96ce-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e746d5e0-28cd-11dd-96ce-000077b07658.htmlRobert Mondavi, who shared his Italian-born father's love of wine with a suspicious public and put Napa Valley on the winemaking map, has died aged 94Fri, 23 May 2008 19:42 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6cf24bd2-2349-11dd-b214-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6cf24bd2-2349-11dd-b214-000077b07658.htmlRobert Vesco first came to world prominence when he took over Geneva-based Investment Overseas Services in 1970. According to US authorities, he rode off into the sunset with most of the investors' moneyFri, 16 May 2008 19:27 BST