Tag Archives: died

Friday, 5 May 2017 :  Papillon, the horse that gave Irish jockey Ruby Walsh his first Grand National win in 2000 at the first attempt, has died at the age of 26. Walsh, who also won the race at Aintree in 2005 with Hedgehunter, was 20 at the time. “It’s …

Wednesday, 19 April 2017 SINGAPORE: A heavy downpour marked the final journey of first-generation Singapore leader Othman Wok who was accorded a state-assisted funeral. The casket, draped in the Singapore flag, was carried into Masjid Sultan in Kampung Glam by male family members and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Dr Yaacob …

Friday, 14 April 2017 :  Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney died on Thursday, the team announced. He was 84. Rooney was admitted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000. He served as general manager of the club from 1975-2003. Rooney’s father, Art, purchased the Steelers in 1933 and …

Friday, 7 April 2017 :  Comedy legend Don Rickles died after suffering kidney failure at his Los Angeles home on Thursday morning, his publicist Paul Shefrin announced. He was 90 years old. The Emmy-Award winning comedian is survived by his wife of 52 years, Barbara, who was reportedly by his …

Monday, 20 March 2017 :  Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Chuck Berry has died, Missouri police said Saturday. He was 90. “The St. Charles County Police Department sadly confirms the death of Charles Edward Anderson Berry Sr., better known as legendary musician Chuck Berry,” police said in a statement posted to …

Monday, 20 March 2017 :   Former  Roger Pingeon has died of a heart attack at the age of 76, the mayor of the French town where he was living said on Sunday. Frenchman Pingeon won the 1967 Tour and came second to Belgian great Eddy Merckx in 1969, the year …

Monday, 13 March 2017 :   More than one in four deaths in children under five are linked to polluted environments, according to two new World Health Organization (WHO) reports published recently. Each year, environmental risks such as indoor and outdoor pollution, second-hand smoke, unsafe water and poor sanitation kill around …

  Monday, 27 February 2017 :  Miss Norkett, 20, from Llandarcy, Neath, had been the youngest player in the 2014 Rugby World Cup. She died in a two-car collision on the A4109 Inter Valley Road, between Banwen and Glynneath, at about 19:40 GMT on Saturday. The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) …

Wednesday, 22 February 2017 NEW YORK: Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, who for years fended off Western criticism and defended Moscow’s actions in Ukraine and Syria, died in New York. He was 64. Churkin collapsed while at work at the Russian mission to the United Nations on …

Wednesday, 15 Feb 2017 :  Tom Cruise’s mother, Mary Lee South, died last week after battling health issues in recent years, multiple outlets report. She was 80 years old. Cruise’s publicist confirmed the news to HuffPost. According to People, South died peacefully in her sleep. Cruise and his siblings — …