Obituaries Related to "Benjamin" from New York Times Archive
Benjamin Mkapa, Ex-President of Tanzania, Dies at 81
Mr. Mkapa served two terms, from 1995 to 2005. The third president of his country since independence, he was the first democratically elected leader after its transition to multiparty politics.
Benjamin Smalls, Jailhouse Lawyer and Prison Reformer, Dies at 72
To fellow inmates, he was known as the Elder Statesman, and his cell was cluttered with legal papers. He died of the novel coronavirus.
Paul Benjamin, a ‘Corner Man’ in ‘Do the Right Thing,’ Is Dead
In a career that lasted almost half a century, he also appeared onscreen opposite Clint Eastwood and other stars and was frequently seen on television.
Benjamin Netanyahu and the Death of the Zionist Dream
Israel’s founding fathers are turning in their graves.
Death of a Downtown Icon: Remembering Benjamin Cho
For a time, Mr. Cho, a fashion designer and D.J., was the most popular man below 14th Street. Then the music stopped.
Benjamin R. Barber, Author of ‘Jihad vs. McWorld,’ Dies at 77
Mr. Barber’s 1995 book presciently analyzed the forces leading to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the rise in tribalism around the world.
Benjamin Gilman, a New York Congressman for 30 Years, Dies at 94
Mr. Gilman was a chairman of the House International Relations Committee and a leading Republican critic of the Clinton administration’s foreign policy strategies.
Benjamin Payton, Transformative Leader of Tuskegee University, Dies at 83
Dr. Payton turned the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama into a prominent historically black university over nearly three decades as its president.
Benjamin F. Logan, Engineer by Day and Bluegrass Fiddler by Night, Dies at 87
Balancing these two seemingly mismatched passions, Dr. Logan wrote songs covered by the likes of Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash, and devised methods and devices at AT&T Bell Laboratories.
Fred Benjamin, Exacting and Inventive Teacher of Jazz Dance, Dies at 69
Mr. Benjamin was part of the creative wave of young black modern-dance choreographers who came to prominence in the 1970s.
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Ivan Klima, Czech Novelist Who Chafed Under Totalitarian Regimes, Dies at 94
A writer, dissident, teacher and critic, he was deeply affected by an early experience of his life: incarceration as a boy in a concentration camp near Prague.
Patricia Routledge, Hoity-Toity Housewife of ‘Keeping Up Appearances,’ Dies at 96
Before she became known as the snooty suburbanite Hyacinth Bucket, Ms. Routledge was an acclaimed stage performer, appearing with the Royal Shakespeare Company and on the West End and Broadway.
Margaret Markey, Who Championed Victims of Sexual Abuse, Dies at 83
As a New York State assemblywoman, she began a campaign that finally bore fruit in 2019, when the Legislature extended the deadlines for victims to file claims.
Leo Hindery Jr., Dealmaking Power in the Cable TV Industry, Dies at 77
As an executive, he helped negotiate AT&T’s $50 billion acquisition of TCI and later led the Yankees’ YES Network. He also drove his sports car to victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Arthur Jones, Former Baltimore Ravens Player, Dies at 39
He played for the Ravens when the team won the Super Bowl in 2013.
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