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@torunn said
I remember his books The Winds of War, and War and Remembrance, great novels which I read non-stop. They also were made into a successful mini-TV-series. I still keep them in my bookcase.
They are huge tomes, too. I think they're both over 1100 pages.


Internet sensation Grumpy Cat, aged 7.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/[WORD TOO LONG]/ar-AABuUJH

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Pritzker Prize-winning architect I. M. Pei, aged 102.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/im-pei-death-world-renowned-072516423.html

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Niki Lauda.

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Judith Kerr, British author.

I read "Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl" when still in school. A very moving book.

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Murray Gell-Mann Nobel laureate for Physics

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@ponderable said
Murray Gell-Mann Nobel laureate for Physics
And the man who named the quark.

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@shallow-blue said
And the man who named the quark.
What did he name it?
Eric would be cool.

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Bill Buckner,
Ex-Red Sox Player Known for His World Series Error,
Dies at 69

wardrobe malfunction...

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Janet Jeppson - in February, but I've only come across the news recently in Dave Langford's Ansible - wife and collaborator of Isaac Asimov, and a strong-willed woman in her own right.

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Warren Jeffs' Son, Who Publicly Spoke Out About His Father's Cult and Years of Abuse, Dead at 26

"Leroy “Roy” Jeffs was found dead on Friday in Salt Lake City, Utah, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. He was 26.

He would have celebrated his 27th birthday on June 5.

Roy’s half-sister Rachel Jeffs confirmed his death, telling the outlet he died by suicide."

This young man had a very troubled life. Follow the link to read the story.

https://people.com/crime/warren-jeffs-son-roy-jeff-dead-suicide/

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@shallow-blue said
Janet Jeppson - in February, but I've only come across the news recently in Dave Langford's Ansible - wife and collaborator of Isaac Asimov, and a strong-willed woman in her own right.
Oh, no.

I hadn't heard this, either.

He often spoke glowingly of his wife Janet and her patience with him.

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Malcolm John Rebennack, best known by his stage name, Dr. John, an American singer and songwriter and six-time Grammy winner, died June 6th, 2019, of a heart attack at age 77.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/grammy-winning-orleans-musician-dr-224732752.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._John


@suzianne said
Malcolm John Rebennack, best known by his stage name, Dr. John, an American singer and songwriter and six-time Grammy winner, died June 6th, 2019, of a heart attack.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/grammy-winning-orleans-musician-dr-224732752.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._John
I personally never heard of him!

-VR


@very-rusty said
I personally never heard of him!

-VR
That doesn't surprise me in the least.

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