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Geoff Crowther, 77, Dies; Guided Travelers Looking to Get Lost

by BistoshWorld | May 7, 2021 | Crowther, Geoff (1944-2021), Deaths (Obituaries), Lonely Planet, NY Times, Travel and Vacations, Writing and Writers | 0 |

After all, Lonely Planet, which was founded by Tony Wheeler with his wife, Maureen, was itself...

Pamela Kraft, 77, Dies; Arts Magnet and Champion of Indigenous Rights

by BistoshWorld | May 7, 2021 | Art, Deaths (Obituaries), Indigenous People, Kraft, Pamela, Manhattan (NYC), Max's Kansas City, NY Times, Tribal Link Foundation | 0 |

In 2012, the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns recognized her efforts,...

Milva, Redheaded Italian Diva of Many Artistic Hues, Dies at 81

by BistoshWorld | May 6, 2021 | Deaths (Obituaries), Italy, Milva (1939-2021), Music, NY Times, Theater | 0 |

ROME — Milva, whose charisma, warm voice and flaming red hair made her one of Italy’s most...

Helen Murray Free Dies at 98; Chemist Developed Diabetes Test

by BistoshWorld | May 4, 2021 | American Chemical Society, Bayer AG, Chemistry, Deaths (Obituaries), Diabetes, Free, Helen Murray (1923-2021), Miles Laboratories Inc, NY Times, Tests (Medical) | 0 |

Helen Murray Free, a chemist who ushered in a revolution in diagnostic testing when she...

Peter Warner, Seafarer Who Discovered Shipwrecked Boys, Dies at 90

by BistoshWorld | Apr 22, 2021 | Australia, Deaths (Obituaries), Fishing, Commercial, NY Times, Sailboats and Sailing, Sydney-to-Hobart Yacht Race, Tonga, Warner, Peter (1931-2021) | 0 |

Peter Warner, an Australian seafarer whose already eventful life was made even more so in 1966...

Mao Ayuth, Filmmaker Who Survived the Khmer Rouge, Dies at 76

by BistoshWorld | Apr 21, 2021 | Cambodia, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Obituaries), Khmer Rouge, Mao Ayuth (1944-2021), Movies, NY Times, Politics and Government | 0 |

Mao Ayuth, one of the few Cambodian filmmakers to survive the Khmer Rouge era, during which most...

Marie Supikova, Survivor of Nazi Terror in Czech Village, Dies at 88

by BistoshWorld | Apr 18, 2021 | Deaths (Obituaries), Holocaust and the Nazi Era, Lidice, Czechoslovakia, Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal (1945-49), NY Times, Supikova, Marie (1932-2021), World War II (1939-45) | 0 |

And her mother was dying of tuberculosis.“We recognized each other instantly, but we couldn’t talk...

Shirley Williams, Breakaway Political Force in Britain, Dies at 90

by BistoshWorld | Apr 16, 2021 | Deaths (Obituaries), England, Labour Party (Great Britain), Legislatures and Parliaments, Liberal Democrats (Great Britain), NY Times, Politics and Government, Williams, Shirley | 0 |

LONDON — Shirley Williams, a pioneering British lawmaker and former cabinet member who broke from...

John Williamson, 83, Dies; Economist Defined the ‘Washington Consensus’

by BistoshWorld | Apr 15, 2021 | Currency, Deaths (Obituaries), Economic Conditions and Trends, International Trade and World Market, NY Times, Peterson, Peter G, Institute for International Economics, Politics and Government, Third World and Developing Countries, United States Economy, Williamson, John | 0 |

Mr. Williamson attended the London School of Economics, graduating with a degree in economics in...

Prince Philip, Husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Is Dead at 99

by BistoshWorld | Apr 9, 2021 | Deaths (Obituaries), Great Britain, NY Times, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | 0 |

Another was instituting efficiencies at Buckingham Palace, originally bought by his and...

Sharon Matola, Who Opened a Zoo in the Jungle of Belize, Dies at 66

by BistoshWorld | Apr 8, 2021 | Animals, Belize, Belize Zoo, Deaths (Obituaries), Environment, NY Times, Sharon Matola, Zoos | 0 |

Sharon Matola’s life changed in the summer of 1981, when she got a call from a British filmmaker...

Nemam Ghafouri, Doctor Who Aided Yazidis in Iraq, Dies at 52

by BistoshWorld | Apr 7, 2021 | Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Obituaries), Ghafouri, Nemam (1968-2021), Humanitarian Aid, Iraq, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), NY Times, Syria, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Women and Girls, Yazidi (Religious Sect) | 0 |

Nemam Ghafouri was born on Dec. 25, 1968, in the Chnarok region of Iraq (now the semi-autonomous...

Category: Deaths (Obituaries)

Geoff Crowther, 77, Dies; Guided Travelers Looking to Get Lost

Pamela Kraft, 77, Dies; Arts Magnet and Champion of Indigenous Rights

Milva, Redheaded Italian Diva of Many Artistic Hues, Dies at 81

Helen Murray Free Dies at 98; Chemist Developed Diabetes Test

Peter Warner, Seafarer Who Discovered Shipwrecked Boys, Dies at 90

Mao Ayuth, Filmmaker Who Survived the Khmer Rouge, Dies at 76

Marie Supikova, Survivor of Nazi Terror in Czech Village, Dies at 88

Shirley Williams, Breakaway Political Force in Britain, Dies at 90

John Williamson, 83, Dies; Economist Defined the ‘Washington Consensus’

Prince Philip, Husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Is Dead at 99

Sharon Matola, Who Opened a Zoo in the Jungle of Belize, Dies at 66

Nemam Ghafouri, Doctor Who Aided Yazidis in Iraq, Dies at 52

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