Obituaries Related to "Cannon" from New York Times Archive
Bradford Cannon, 98, Surgeon Who Improved Burn Treatment, Dies
Bradford Cannon, a Boston physician and pioneer in reconstructive plastic surgery who applied path-breaking medical techniques to advance skin grafting, especially in cases involving serious burns, died on Dec. 20 at his daughter's home in Lincoln, Mass. He was 98. The cause was pneumonia, his family said.
Terry Cannon, Creator of an Alternative to Cooperstown, Dies at 66
His Baseball Reliquary collects quirky artifacts and honors people who wouldn’t ordinarily be elected to the august Baseball Hall of Fame.
Steve Cannon, Whose Townhouse Was an East Village Salon, Dies at 84
A writer and publisher who had lost his sight, he opened his door to a revolving cast of painters, poets, musicians and others for meandering conversation.
Katie Cannon, 68, Dies; Lifted Black Women’s Perspective in Theology
In her teaching and in books like “Black Womanist Ethics,” Dr. Cannon sought to escape the white- and male-centered views of religion.
Billy Cannon, Football Star With a Troubled Life, Dies at 80
He won the 1959 Heisman Trophy and played professionally for 11 years. Then his involvement in a counterfeiting operation landed him in prison.
Marian Cannon Schlesinger, Author and Eyewitness to History, Dies at 105
A painter, memoirist and daughter of an early feminist, she wrote frankly of the Kennedy White House, where her husband, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., was an adviser.
Activist in South Korea Dies of Injuries From Police Water Cannon
The activist, Baek Nam-gi, who had been expelled from school twice for protests against the dictator Park Chung-hee, was injured while opposing Mr. Park’s daughter, President Park Geun-hye.
A Tribute to Cannon Ball Baker’s Century-Old Motorcycle Record Hits the Road
A group of riders left San Diego on Saturday to re-enact the record-setting cross-country trip, completed in 11 days in 1914.
Turkish police fire water cannon on protesters in funeral march
Turkish police fire water cannon to push back thousands of demonstrators close to Istanbul's central Taksim square during a protest triggered by the death of a teenager wounded in street clashes last summer. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
James M. Cannon, an Adviser to Ford, Dies at 93
Mr. Cannon was a former journalist who advised top policy makers in Washington, including President Gerald R. Ford.
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Fanny Howe, Poet of Unsettled Dreams, Is Dead at 84
Her heritage, as a scion of Boston Brahmins and the mother of biracial children, shaped a discursive verse style that veiled sharp edges and melancholy resolutions.

Muhammadu Buhari, Strongman President of Nigeria, Dies at 82
A former feared military leader, he won one democratic election in 2015, and another in 2019, but struggled to make good on promises to tackle corruption and terrorism.

Charles Reinhart, 94, Dies; Steered Modern Dance Into the Mainstream
As the director of the American Dance Festival, he oversaw the growth of diverse dance traditions, both in the United States and abroad.

Samuel Abt, Reporter Who Covered Tour de France for Decades, Dies at 91
An authority on cycling, he wrote about the elite race for The New York Times and The International Herald Tribune, bringing wider attention to it.

Andrew Kassoy, 55, Dies; Saw Capitalism as a Force for Social Good
He was a founder of B Lab, a nonprofit network whose lofty mission is “transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities and the planet.”
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