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Dean Burch, Presidential Adviser And F.C.C. Chairman, Dies at 63

1991-08-05T05:00:00+0000

Dean Burch, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from 1969 to 1974 and of the Republican National Committee in 1964 and 1965, died yesterday at his home in Potomac, Md. He was 63 years old. Mr. Burch died of bladder cancer, said his son, Dean A. Burch.


Fred Dean, Sack Specialist Who Ignited 49ers Dynasty, Dies at 68

2020-10-17T19:16:36+0000

Dean helped lead San Francisco to two Super Bowl victories, transforming the team into an N.F.L. powerhouse. He died of Covid-19.


Lee Gelber, Dean of New York Tour Guides, Dies at 81

2020-01-22T21:51:39+0000

“He knew our city better than anyone else,” a colleague said, “and made it his goal for everyone else to know it, too.”


James Parks Morton, Dean Who Brought a Cathedral to Life, Dies at 89

2020-01-07T18:32:38+0000

Leading the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine for 25 years, he sought to make it central to urban life.


John Gunther Dean, U.S. Ambassador as Cambodia Fell, Dies at 93

2019-06-11T23:12:31+0000

He was evacuated just before Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge, clutching the American flag that had flown over the U.S. Embassy.


Lorraine Branham, Journalism Dean and Mentor, Dies at 66

2019-04-11T19:03:34+0000

As the first woman and first person of color to lead the Newhouse School at Syracuse, she helped students and faculty embrace the future — and diversity.


Dean Ford, Singer on Marmalade’s ‘Reflections,’ Is Dead at 72

2019-01-04T22:14:57+0000

After quick fame thanks to a big international hit and tours with the Who and others, Mr. Ford confronted the challenge of alcoholism.


Notable Deaths 2017: Harry Dean Stanton

2018-06-06T19:17:47+0000


Joan Konner, 87, TV Producer and Journalism Dean, Dies

2018-04-20T22:15:13+0000

Ms. Konner worked for NBC and PBS, teamed up with Bill Moyers, won 16 Emmys and was the first woman to lead Columbia’s graduate school.


Harry Dean Stanton, and the Movies That Broke Him Free

2017-09-22T12:00:23+0000

The Quad Cinema salutes the actor, who died this month, with a retrospective.



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Erich von Däniken, Who Claimed Aliens Visited Earth, Dies at 90

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 19:36:53 +0000

His 1968 book, “Chariots of the Gods,” sold hundreds of thousands of copies, but one critic called it a “warped parody of reasoning.”

Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of The Grateful Dead, Dies at 78

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:15:16 +0000

His songwriting and rhythm guitar playing helped shape the San Francisco band’s sound as it became an American institution.

Richard Codey, Former New Jersey Governor, Dies at 79

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 20:33:44 +0000

He was the longest serving legislator in New Jersey, while also running an insurance company and funeral home and coaching youth basketball.

Ron Protas, Polarizing Keeper of Martha Graham’s Legacy, Dies at 84

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:31:57 +0000

Graham, the great modern dance choreographer, named him her heir, setting off a bitter legal battle between him and the troupe she founded.

Lynda Blackmon Lowery, One of the Youngest Selma Marchers, Dies at 75

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:59:23 +0000

Her activism began as a teenager in 1963, when she heard the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak. It set her on a path to nonviolent protest.

Glenn Hall, Pathbreaking All-Star Hockey Goalie, Dies at 94

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:00:26 +0000

Known as “Mr. Goalie,” he created the so-called butterfly style and played in a record 502 consecutive games, without wearing a mask. He received 300 stitches.



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