Obituaries Related to "Holland" from New York Times Archive
Reinbert de Leeuw, Dutch Champion of Contemporary Music, Dies at 81
He pushed conservative institutions to program the new, and was a noted conductor of major avant-garde works.
Diet Eman, Who Risked Her Life to Rescue Dutch Jews, Dies at 99
It took 50 years for her to write of her exploits in the Dutch Resistance, rescuing pilots, sheltering fugitives and enduring capture.
Netherlands Was 10 Percent Liable in Srebrenica Deaths, Top Dutch Court Finds
The Supreme Court reduced the state’s level of liability for damages in the deaths of 350 men and boys who were ordered out of a peacekeepers’ compound in 1995.
Dutch Teenager’s Death Sets Off Debate, and Media Corrections
The Dutch case of Noa Pothoven, 17, who had written about being a rape victim and her experience with mental illness, ricocheted around the globe. But initial stories got it wrong.
Dutch Man, Captive for 7 Years, Dies as Philippines Troops Try to Free Him
The hostage, Ewold Horn, had been taken hostage by Abu Sayyaf militants in 2012 while he was bird-watching on a remote southern island.
Brazen Shooting Traumatizes Dutch City, Three Days After Christchurch Killings
Dutch authorities were looking into multiple possible motives for the shooting, which wounded five people.
Irwin Hollander, 90, Master Lithographer Who Revived Fine Art, Dies
Mr. Hollander persuaded Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell and other Abstract Expressionists to try their hands at lithography at his Manhattan workshop. Their proofs became some of his best work.
Freddie Oversteegen, Gritty Dutch Resistance Fighter, Dies at 92
She was only 14 when she joined her sister and a law student as an all-female underground trio of saboteurs and assassins in German-occupied Holland.
Notable Deaths 2017: Jimmie Holland
James F. Holland, Trailblazing Cancer Researcher, Dies at 92
Dr. Holland was called a founding father of chemotherapy, collaborating on drug combinations to contain childhood leukemia and other tumors.
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Edward Hoagland, Acclaimed Essayist on the Natural World, Dies at 93
In his lyrical writings, he explored physical landscapes as well as the interior terrain of his own life — up to the blindness that overtook him in his later years.
Susan Sheehan, Pulitzer-Winning Chronicler of Lives on the Margins, Dies at 88
As a journalist and author, she wrote meticulous portraits of people for The New Yorker. Her book “Is There No Place on Earth for Me?” won the Pulitzer Prize.
Norman Francis, 94, Who Led Xavier U. in New Orleans Into New Era, Dies
He was among America’s longest-serving college presidents, with a 47-year tenure, and played an important civil-rights role in New Orleans.
Willie Colón, a Luminary of Salsa Music, Dies at 75
A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on “Siembra,” a 1978 release that became one of the top-selling salsa albums of all time.
Tom Noonan, Actor Renowned for Onscreen Menace, Dies at 74
He played memorable screen villains, notably a psychopath in “Manhunter,” but also wrote, directed and starred in well-received plays at a theater he founded in Manhattan.
Bill Mazeroski, 89, Whose 9th-Inning Blast Made Pirates Champs, Is Dead
It was Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, when an infielder known for his glove, not his bat, crushed the powerful Yankees with one swing, bringing joy to Pittsburgh.
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