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Gianni Bernardinello, Baker Who Fed Neighbors Amid Pandemic, Dies at 76

2020-11-20T17:53:16+0000

The Milanese baker would leave out baskets of bread for people hit hard economically by the coronavirus pandemic. Now the disease has claimed his life.


Conrad Ifill, a Caribbean Baker in Brooklyn, Dies at 81

2020-05-18T21:07:19+0000

His Conrad’s Famous Bakery produced breads and a nine rum fruit cake that reminded West Indians of home. He fell victim to the novel coronavirus.


Ginger Baker, Superstar Rock Drummer With Cream, Is Dead at 80

2019-10-06T10:26:54+0000

Teamed with the guitarist Eric Clapton and the bassist Jack Bruce in the band Cream, Mr. Baker helped redefine the role of the drums in rock.


Russell Baker, Pulitzer-Winning Times Columnist and Humorist, Dies at 93

2019-01-23T03:32:03+0000

Mr. Baker, a backwoods-born Virginian who became one of America’s most celebrated writers, spent decades at The New York Times and hosted “Masterpiece Theater” for years.


Review: A Haunting Tribute to Josephine Baker Arrives at the Met Museum

2019-01-17T18:45:08+0000

Julia Bullock, the museum’s artist in residence, presented “Perle Noire: Meditations for Joséphine” with the composer-percussionist Tyshawn Sorey.


William Baker, Who Righted a 1906 Army Racial Wrong, Dies at 86

2018-10-08T21:35:28+0000

Driven by a tale of racial injustice from his childhood, Mr. Baker dusted off an old case about a shooting spree in Texas. His findings reversed a ruling made nearly 70 years earlier.


Notable Deaths 2016: Kenny Baker

2018-06-06T18:36:19+0000


Norman Baker, Adventurer, Dies at 89; Crossed Atlantic on Reed Raft

2017-12-01T21:36:10+0000

He joined Thor Heyerdahl in 1970 on the Ra II, just one of the adventures that turned a Brooklyn boy into an unconventional world traveler.


Bobby Baker, String-Puller Snared in Senate Scandal, Dies at 89

2017-11-18T00:02:07+0000

Mr. Baker was a significant behind-the-scenes player in the 1950s and early ’60s for Lyndon Johnson, until an investigation felled him.


Gilbert Baker, Gay Activist Who Created the Rainbow Flag, Dies at 65

2017-04-01T03:08:52+0000

Mr. Baker’s emblem, which he created in 1978, came to symbolize the gay rights movement. He described himself as the “gay Betsy Ross.”



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Louis V. Gerstner, Who Revived a Faltering IBM in the ’90s, Dies at 83

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:20:24 +0000

Installed as an outsider, he engineered a comeback, shifting the company’s focus from a waning mainframe computer business toward consulting and services.

Melanie Watson Bernhardt, ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ Actress, Dies at 57

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:32:12 +0000

Her four episodes on the sitcom marked a rarity: a disabled actress onscreen.

Brigitte Bardot, French Movie Icon Who Renounced Stardom, Dies at 91

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:01:06 +0000

“And God Created Woman” made her a world-famous sex symbol in the 1950s. She later gave up acting to devote her life to animal welfare.

Don Bryant, 83, Dies; Co-Wrote ‘I Can’t Stand the Rain’ for His Wife

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:21:56 +0000

He and Ann Peebles made up one of Southern soul’s most accomplished partnerships. He finally broke through as a solo act at 75.

Joseph Hartzler Dies at 75; Led Prosecution of Oklahoma City Bomber

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 22:53:29 +0000

He and his team secured the conviction of Timothy McVeigh, who in 1995 committed the deadliest domestic terror attack in American history.



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