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Edith Renfrow Smith, who witnessed more than a century of Black American history, dies at 111

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

By Donna Bryson Jan 5 (Reuters) - Edith Renfrow Smith grew up in the 1910s hearing her grandparents' stories of surviving slavery, including a grandfather who escaped bondage with a group led by abolitionist John Brown. She was still alive more than a century later,... Read More.

Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank, dies at 96

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

LONDON (AP) - Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of teenage diarist Anne Frank and a tireless educator about the horrors of the Holocaust, has died. She was 96. The Anne Frank Trust UK, of which Schloss was honorary president, said she died Saturday in... Read More.

Popular South Korean movie star Ahn Sung-ki, dubbed ‘The Nation’s Actor,’ dies at 74

Sunday, January 4 by SRN News

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Ahn Sung-ki, one of South Korean cinema's biggest stars whose prolific 60-year career and positive, gentle public image earned him the nickname "The Nation's Actor," died on Monday. He was 74. The death of Ahn, who had been fighting blood... Read More.

Horse racing-Trailblazing female jockey Crump dies aged 77

Saturday, January 3 by SRN News

Jan 3 (Reuters) - Diane Crump, who in 1970 became the first woman to ride professionally in the Kentucky Derby, died on Thursday aged 77. Crump's daughter Della Payne announced her death on a page on the online charity fundraising platform GoFundMe, which was launched... Read More.

Gospel singer Richard Smallwood dies at 77, leaving a legacy that inspired many in music

Wednesday, December 31 by SRN News

Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77. Smallwood died Tuesday of complications of kidney failure at a rehabilitation and nursing center in Sandy Spring, Maryland, his representative Bill Carpenter announced. Smallwood had health issues... Read More.

Former US Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado, dies at 92

Tuesday, December 30 by SRN News

DENVER (AP) - Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the former senator and U.S. representative of Colorado known for his passionate advocacy of American Indian issues, died Tuesday. He was 92. Campbell died of natural causes surrounded by his family, his daughter, Shanan Campbell, confirmed to The Associated... Read More.

Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK, dies of rare form of leukemia

Tuesday, December 30 by SRN News

Dec 30 (Reuters) - Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, John F. Kennedy, died on Tuesday after revealing in a November essay that she had been diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. She was 35. Her passing was announced by her family... Read More.

Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female prime minister, dies at 80

Monday, December 29 by SRN News

By Ruma Paul DHAKA, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Khaleda Zia, who became Bangladesh's first female prime minister in 1991 and went on to develop a bitter rivalry with Sheikh Hasina as they spent decades trading power, died on Tuesday after a long illness. She was... Read More.

Khaleda Zia, former Bangladeshi prime minister and archrival of Hasina, dies at 80

Monday, December 29 by SRN News

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, whose archrivalry with another former premier defined the country's politics for a generation, has died, her Bangladesh Nationalist Party said in a statement Tuesday. She was 80. Zia was the first woman elected prime minister... Read More.

Bangladesh’s first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia, dies at 80

Monday, December 29 by SRN News

DHAKA, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia, died after a prolonged illness, her opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party said on Tuesday. Khaleda, aged 80, had advanced cirrhosis of the liver, arthritis, diabetes, chest and heart problems, her doctors said. (Reporting by... Read More.

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Edith Renfrow Smith, who witnessed more than a century of Black American history, dies at 111

Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank, dies at 96

Popular South Korean movie star Ahn Sung-ki, dubbed ‘The Nation’s Actor,’ dies at 74

Horse racing-Trailblazing female jockey Crump dies aged 77

Gospel singer Richard Smallwood dies at 77, leaving a legacy that inspired many in music

Former US Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado, dies at 92

Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK, dies of rare form of leukemia

Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female prime minister, dies at 80

Khaleda Zia, former Bangladeshi prime minister and archrival of Hasina, dies at 80

Bangladesh’s first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia, dies at 80

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