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Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen, singer, songwriter, novelist and poet, 1934-2016

Artist with reputation for bleakness whose work centred on love, death and religion

November 11, 2016 2:09 am
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Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen dies aged 82

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November 11, 2016 2:05 am
Janet Reno

Janet Reno, former US attorney-general, 1938-2016

Tenure under Clinton administration was marked by several high-profile prosecutions

November 7, 2016 4:24 pm
Sigmund Sternberg

Sigmund Sternberg, interfaith campaigner, 1921-2016

An assiduous seeker of harmony between Jews, Christians and Muslims became

October 28, 2016 11:42 am
Students for a Democratic Society

Tom Hayden, Vietnam war opponent turned California politician, 1939-2016

Radical student leader who married Jane Fonda

October 24, 2016 4:19 pm
Steve Bollenbach

Steve Bollenbach, hospitality executive, 1942-2016

Astute hotelier who staved off a debt calamity for Trump

October 21, 2016 2:22 pm
Stylianos Pattakos

Stylianos Pattakos, Greek junta member, 1912-2016

Last of the coup leaders whose Athens rule lasted seven years

October 14, 2016 1:11 pm
King Bhumibol Adulyadej

King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, 1927-2016

Monarch seen as semi-divine unifier ruled turbulent nation for 70 years

October 13, 2016 12:09 pm
Thailand

Thailand’s King Bhumibol dies at age 88

Fast FT

October 13, 2016 12:05 pm
Italy politics

Italian playwright Dario Fo dies aged 90

Idol of the far left lambasted country’s political establishment and antagonised the Catholic church

October 13, 2016 9:07 am
Mary Weber Novak

Mary Weber Novak, winemaker, 1932-2016

The matriarch who nurtured her Napa Valley vines to fruitful finesse

October 7, 2016 4:06 am
New World Development

Cheng Yu-tung, Hong Kong tycoon, 1925-2016

Founder of New World Development and Chow Tai Fook jewellery chain

September 30, 2016 4:54 pm
Obituaries

‘Tiger Mike’ Davis, oilman, 1931-2016

‘Grumpiest boss’ whose bluster belied a subtler side

September 30, 2016 2:45 pm
Shimon Peres

Shimon Peres, Israeli leader, 1923-2016

The two-time prime minister and Nobel peace laureate remained vocal on issues of regional peace

September 28, 2016 12:40 pm
Arnold Palmer

Golf great Arnold Palmer dies aged 87

American hard-hitter took a monochrome game and splashed it with colour

September 26, 2016 2:25 am
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Robert Louis Genillard, bond market pioneer, 1929-2016

Innovator who found business a vast fresh source of funds

Patrick Jenkins

September 23, 2016 3:36 pm
Financial Times

Michael Thompson-Noel, FT journalist, 1945-2016

Witty writer who was unafraid to draw ire

September 22, 2016 1:34 pm
Italy

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Italian leader, 1920-2016

Politician played a crucial role in stabilising Italy’s economy and democratic institutions

September 16, 2016 12:10 pm
Philip Kingsley

Philip Kingsley, hair expert, 1930-2016

Smart scientist of the scalp who revivified star follicles

September 16, 2016 11:10 am
Phyllis Schlafly

Phyllis Schlafly, conservative activist, 1924-2016

Steely scourge of feminism who stirred the rise of the American right

September 9, 2016 11:48 am
Obituaries

Richard Neville, co-founder of Oz magazine, dies at 74, 1941-2016

Irreverent Australian a key figure of the London underground scene

September 5, 2016 2:35 pm
Uzbekistan

Islam Karimov, president of Uzbekistan, 1938-2016

Autocrat who steered Uzbekistan to stability at a heavy cost to the country’s citizens

September 2, 2016 2:25 pm
Ernst Nolte

Ernst Nolte, historian, 1923-2016

Academic who sparked controversy over Nazism

September 2, 2016 7:00 am
Ireland

Obituary: Peter Barry, Irish foreign minister, 1928-2016

Architect of 1985 Anglo-Irish deal that paved way for peace in Northern Ireland

August 26, 2016 5:13 pm
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Jay Fishman, former Travelers chief, dead at 63

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August 19, 2016 9:24 pm
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