Historian Norman Cohn dies at 92
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Norman Cohn, a historian who studied the links between apocalyptic Medieval sects and 20th century totalitarianism and genocide, has died. He was 92.
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TORONTO (CP) - Author and broadcaster Pierre Berton, "a great Canadian voice" whose numerous books on Canadian history and culture contributed to this country's collective identity, has died at age 84.
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Author and social critic Susan Sontag, one of the strongest voices of intellectual opposition to US policies after the September 11 attacks, has died at the age of 71.
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Star of long-running BBC radio show In the Psychiatrist's Chair dies suddenly, aged 64.
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Professor Michael Grant, who died on Monday aged 89, was a don at Cambridge, Professor of Humanity (Latin) at Edinburgh, and vice-chancellor at the Universities of Khartoum and Queen's, Belfast, but was best ...
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Magazine photojournalist Carl Mydans, a pioneer of photo essays at Life magazine in the 1930s, has died at age 97.
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Joachim Fest, a journalist and historian who worked closely with Adolf Hitler's architect Albert Speer on his memoirs and wrote one of the best-regarded biographies of the Nazi dictator, has died at age 79, his newspaper said Tuesday.
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Journalist and broadcaster Alan Coren has died,  aged 69, after suffering from cancer.
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NEW YORK - Susan Sontag, a leading intellectual and activist of the past half century who introduced the concept of &quot;camp&quot; to mainstream culture and influenced the way many thought about art, illness and photography, died Tuesday.
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Introverted and combative, Alfred Kazin, who died in 1998 at 83, presents a wealth of contradictions for Richard M. Cook to put his arms around.
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Ancel Keys, the University of Minnesota scientist who invented the K ration diet used by soldiers in World War II and who linked high cholesterol and fatty diets to heart disease, has died at the age of 100.
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Ashraf Marwan, the controversial son-in-law of Egypt's late President Gamal Abdel Nasser, has died, a state-run news agency reported Wednesday. He was 62.
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The psychiatrist and broadcaster Professor Anthony Clare has died suddenly at the age of 64.
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Wolfgang Mommsen, a historian who chronicled Germany's imperial past and took part in a "historians' battle" over whether the Nazis' crimes were unique, has died, his twin brother told The Associated Press on Thursday. He was 73.
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Author and social critic Susan Sontag,  one of the strongest voices of intellectual opposition to U.S.  policies after the Sept. 11 attacks, died on Tuesday at age 71  at a New York cancer hospital.
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Author Susan Sontag, an almost lone  voice of intellectual opposition to U.S. policies after the  Sept. 11 attacks, died on Tuesday at age 71 at a New York  cancer hospital.
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Terry Melcher, a record producer and songwriter who aided the careers of Ry Cooder, the Byrds and the Beach Boys, has died, his publicist announced Saturday. He was 62.