Categories: Misc., Politicians
Sir Denis Thatcher, a retired oil executive and the Iron Lady’s consort, died of cancer. He was 88.
Thatcher, a millionaire with a penchant for gin and golf, was best known as the husband of the formidable, former British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher. His wife was by his side when he died.
Thatcher’s baronetcy will now pass to his son who will become Sir Mark Thatcher, Bt.
Categories: Misc.
Eugene Carapetyan, an accomplished glider pilot and flight instructor, died on Thursday in a plane crash. He was 61.
Carapetyan was one of 50 glider pilots taking part in the 100th anniversary celebration of the Wright brothers’ first flight in Kitty Hawk, N.C., when his sail plane crashed into the San Gabriel Mountains.
Categories: Misc.
Louisiana Purchase O’Leary Wampler, whose birth in a tent during preparations for the 1904 World’s Fair gave her the unwieldy name, died Wednesday of pneumonia-related complications. She was 100.
The World’s Fair Baby, as she was known, was the only child of a fairgrounds construction worker, and her name came from the official title: the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
Categories: Misc.
Sedighieh Mohageri set herself on fire to protest a French crackdown on the Iranian opposition movement, the People’s Mujahedeen.
Mohageri, a man and another woman performed self-immolation in Paris on Wednesday. The other two are in a serious condition.
Categories: Misc.
A tiny newborn dolphin nicknamed Nemo died Wednesday morning. The 3-foot, 46-pound Risso’s dolphin beached herself on a Fort Lauderdale beach Monday. She was only about a week old when she came ashore.