John Peel dies aged 65
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He suffered a heart attack shortly after being taken ill during a working holiday in the city of Cuzco, Peru, with his wife Sheila.
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Dr Raja Ramanna, the scientific mastermind of India's first atomic test, has died aged 79.
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Members of The Smiths, The Undertones, Radiohead, Blur and Joy Division pay tribute to broadcaster John Peel.
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A man convicted and then acquitted of the murder of former Swedish Prime Minister Olaf Palme dies of unclear causes.
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Former Indian prime minister PV Narasimha Rao died on Thursday at age of 83 after a bout of serious illness over the past fortnight.
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Sir Malcolm Arnold, the first British composer to win an Academy Award, died Saturday at the age of 84 after a short illness, his companion said.
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The autobiography of DJ John Peel, which he was writing when he died last month, is to be published next autumn.
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Syd Barrett, the troubled genius who co-founded Pink Floyd but spent his last years in reclusive anonymity, has died, a spokeswoman for the band said Tuesday. He was 60.
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One of the world's greatest singers, Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, dies aged 71 after a battle with cancer.
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John Peel, a BBC radio disc jockey who was a champion of innovative and independent music for nearly four decades, died on Monday night in Cuzco, Peru.
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A second day marking the anniversary of DJ John Peel's last Radio 1 broadcast will be held on 12 October.
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Controversial Mancunian stand-up comedian dies of kidney failure at age of 76.
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John Peel, a legend and favorite DJ on British Broadcasting, died Monday at 65 of a heart attack. Peel was known for ditching standard play lists and simply spinning the music he liked.
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By Jude Webber and Kate Kelland LIMA/LONDON  - Veteran British disc jockey JohnPeel, who championed new music trends like punk on mainstreamradio, has died of a heart attack on holiday in Peru.
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Flamboyant industrialist John Harvey-Jones -- one of Britain's most celebrated businessmen -- has died at the age of 83.
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Musicians, broadcasters and hundreds of music fans gathered at an English church Friday for the funeral of John Peel, an influential DJ beloved by generations of British Broadcasting Corp. listeners.
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John Peel, a longtime British Broadcasting Corp. disc jockey whose enthusiasm for the offbeat, the eclectic and the obscure launched the careers of dozens of bands, has died, the BBC said Tuesday.