Tag: aged
Vatican announces death of Pope Francis aged 88
Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88."This morning at 07:35 local...
Ghanaian music legend who founded Osibisa dies aged 88
Ghanaian music legend and saxophonist Teddy Osei, who founded the Afro-rock band Osibisa, has died aged 88. The talented drummer and vocalist passed...
Oliviero Toscani, Benetton’s shock photographer, dies aged 82
ReutersFashion photographer Oliviero Toscani, known for his shock ad campaigns for Italian clothing brand Benetton, has died aged 82, his family has confirmed.The...
World’s oldest person dies aged 116
A Japanese woman, recognised as the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records, has died aged 116.Tomiko Itooka died in a nursing home...
Jimmy Carter, oldest of all US presidents, dies aged 100
Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100, the centre he founded has confirmed.The former peanut farmer lived longer than any president...
Billionaire HBO creator Charles Dolan dies aged 98
At the time, he was selling special programming to hotels through his Teleguide service, while cable television was taking off in rural areas.In...
Romeo and Juliet actress dies aged 73
Actress Olivia Hussey, who shot to international prominence as a teenager for her role in the acclaimed 1968 film version of Romeo and...
South African writer and anti-apartheid activist Breyten Breytenbach dies aged 85
Getty ImagesIn 1975, at the height of his literary fame, he made a clandestine return to South Africa, where he was arrested for...
