Latest NY Times Obituaries
George F. Smoot, Who Showed How the Cosmos Began, Is Dead at 80
He led a team of scientists who helped confirm that a Big Bang was the source of the universe. The discovery earned him a Nobel Prize.
Roberta Alexander, Widely Acclaimed Soprano, Dies at 76
An African American who spent much of her career based in the Netherlands, she said her race was less of a factor in Europe when being considered for a wide variety of opera roles.
Daniel Naroditsky, Chess Grandmaster, Dies at 29
He earned the highest title in the chess world as he built a career as an accomplished chess teacher, commentator and author.
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, Trans Activist Who Saw It All, Dies
She spat in a policeman’s face at the Stonewall Riot, ran a nursing service during the AIDS crisis and boycotted Pride parades when they welcomed corporations.
Sam Rivers, Bassist for Limp Bizkit, Dies at 48
As a founding member of the band, he helped it achieve mainstream success.
Chen Ning Yang, Nobel-Winning Physicist, Is Dead at 103
He and a colleague created a sensation in 1956 by proposing that one of the four forces of nature might violate a law of physics.
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