Man who invented first wireless TV remote dies
Eugene J. Polley, 96, who revolutionized American leisure with his creation, died May 20.
Jean Craighead George, nature writer for children, dies at 92
Ms. George, the author of classic books about the wildness, died May 15.
Advocate for captives during Iran hostage crisis dies
Pearl Golacinski became an unofficial ambassador to Europe during the Iran hostage crisis, when her son and more than 50 other Americans were taken captive at the U.S. embassy in Tehran.
Eddie Blazonczyk, ‘King of Polka,’ dies
The Grammy-winning Chicago musician, who started his own label and recorded with his band, the Versatones, was 70.
Bob Boozer, basketball star, dies at 75
Mr. Boozer was a two-time all-American and helped the United States win Olympic gold in 1960.
Bee Gee Robin Gibb dies at 62
Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, a trio that helped define the disco subculture of the 1970s with such hits as “Stayin’ Alive,” “Night Fever” and “How Deep Is Your Love,” died May 20. He was 62.
Local Obituaries
- Carolia Q. Clark, nursing official
- Gwendolyn Doolin, Arlington homemaker
- James V. Dolan, lawyer, railroad executive
- David Sumler, Maryland education official
- Abdul Alvani, oral surgeon
- John V. McKenna, Navy Department engineer
- Paul M. Herron, Washington Post editor
- M. Woodbridge ‘Woody’ Williams, Park Service photographer
- Marilyn ‘Kay-Kay’ Sharp, author and congressional spouse
- David J. Kaplan, mathematician
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Seventy years ago, a group of Americans stationed on a tiny island in the Pacific came under attack from Japanese fighter planes and bombers.
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Bee Gees member Robin Gibb dies at 62
The singer-songwriter for one of the most successful pop groups of all time died.
Lockerbie bomber dies
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, was 60.
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Author Maurice Sendak dies at 83
Author used children’s literature to address the psychological intensity of growing up.
Charles W. Colson dies
Nixon political operative went on to found a worldwide prison fellowship ministry.
Dick Clark, ‘American Bandstand’ legend, dies at 82
Legendary television host died after a massive heart attack.
Journalist Mike Wallace dead at 93
Mike Wallace, whose prosecutorial style transformed television journalism died April 7.
D.C.-born artist Elizabeth Catlett dies
The sculptor and printmaker wanted her art to help black people. Catlett was 96.
