Who Died Today 2021
Known as Betty White in the world of television, Betty Marion White Ludden was born on January 17, 1922, and died on December 31, 2021, one month shy of her 100th birthday on January 17, 2022. Betty was an American actress…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Nancy Worley, who served four years as Alabama’s secretary of state before becoming the longtime chair of the state Democratic party until her 2019 ouster during a power struggle, died at age 70. Nancy’s longtime friend,…
The late U.S. senator Harry Reid, who rose from abject poverty in rural Nevada to become one of the most influential state and national leaders, died at home on Tuesday after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Harry Reid was…
JOHANNESBURG (A.P.) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of the country’s past racist policy of apartheid, and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, died Sunday at 90. South Africans, world leaders,…
Renée Martel, the queen of Quebec country music who had crowds dancing to yé-yé — a style of European pop that emerged in the 1960s — died Saturday, Les Productions Leclerc said. She was 74 years old. According to the…
Doug Ericksen’s death Friday came weeks after he said he had tested positive for the coronavirus while in El Salvador, though his cause of death wasn’t immediately released. The state Senate Republican Caucus confirmed his passing Saturday but did not say…
Richard Rogers, the lauded British architect who was one of the forces behind the Pompidou Center in Paris and later designed London’s Millennium Dome, died at 88. Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, the company he founded, confirmed his death in…
The Rev. C. Herbert Oliver, a civil rights activist who documented police brutality against African Americans in Alabama in the early 1960s and later fought for public school reform in New York City, has died. He was 96. Oliver died…
Ford wrote, “Mel Lastman was a true leader and builder for (the City of Toronto.) He was a great mayor, and he touched many lives”. A staunch defender of all things Toronto, the diminutive Mayor Mel wore his love for…
Rhonda Stubbins White, known for her recurring role as Lady Vi on Days of Our Lives, has died. She was 60. According to the New York Post, Rhonda Stubbins White had been battling ovarian cancer. The veteran TV actress’ manager confirmed…
Skilyr Hicks, former America’s Got Talent contestant, died Monday, Dec. 6, at age 23, TMZ reports. The singer-songwriter’s mom, Jodi, told the site that Hicks was found dead at a friend’s home in Liberty, S.C. She also shared that the young artist had struggled…
Bob Dole was born Robert Joseph Dole on July 22, 1923. He was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. Before his 27 years in the Senate, Bob Dole served…
