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State Duma deputy Irina Yevtushenko dies

State Duma deputy Irina Yevtushenko dies

State Duma deputy Irina Yevtushenko died in Moscow after a serious illness. "Today, a member of the Committee on International Affairs, deputy Yevtushenko, died in the Central Clinical Hospital after a serious illness," the lower house …

Honored Artist of Georgia Kote Toloraia dies

Honored Artist of Georgia Kote Toloraia dies

Famous actor Kote Toloraia died in Tbilisi. Konstantin (Kote) Toloraia was born on June 11, 1926. In 1949 he graduated from the acting studio at the Tbilisi Kote Marjanishvili theater. He worked as an actor in the same theater for many …

Famous Azerbaijani scientist Lotfi Zadeh dies

Famous Azerbaijani scientist Lotfi Zadeh dies

A world-renowned Azerbaijani scientist, founder of fuzzy logic, professor at the California University Lotfi Zadeh passed away on September 6 at 7:30 am California time aged 96, a close friend of the Zade's, AZERTAC quotes …

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov passes away

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov passes away

Government and Parliament of Uzbekistan has officially announced about the death of President of the Republic Islam Karimov. The president died at the age of 78 due to a stroke. …

Fazil Iskander passes away

Fazil Iskander passes away

Famous Soviet and Russian writer Fazil Iskander passed away today at 11:30 in his country house in Peredelkino. "He led an active lifestyle till the last moment, there were no signs of trouble," his wife said. …

Architect Zaha Hadid passes away

Architect Zaha Hadid passes away

Outstanding British architect of Iranian origin Zaha Hadid, the author of many famous buildings, including the London Olympics Water Center, has passed away at the age of 65, mass media report. Hadid died of a heart attack in a Miami …

Johan Cruyff passes away

Johan Cruyff passes away

Legendary Dutch football player and coach Johan Cruyff passed away today at the age of 69. The cause of death of one of the most famous players of the second half of the XX century was lung …

Former US first lady Nancy Reagan passes away

Former US first lady Nancy Reagan passes away

The former first lady Nancy Reagan, the wife of Ronald Reagan, has passed away in the United States at the at the age of 94. It is known that she lived in Los …

USSR's first Olympic champion passes away in Tbilisi

USSR's first Olympic champion passes away in Tbilisi

Mzia Dzhugeli has passed away at the age of 91 in Tbilisi. She was the first Olympic champion from Georgia. As a member of the USSR national team Mzia Dzhugeli won the team competition in …

Helmut Schmidt passes away

Helmut Schmidt passes away

According to the doctor of former Prime Minister Heiner Greten, former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt passed away today at the age of 97 at his home in Hamburg. …

Mikhail Lesin passes away

Mikhail Lesin passes away

The Russian statesman and the prominent leader of the domestic media industry Mikhail Lesin passed away today.  "Mikhail Lesin died of a heart attack,’’ RIA Novosti cites a representative of his family.  …

Hovhannes Zanazanyan passes away

Hovhannes Zanazanyan passes away

Famous football player Hovhannes Zanazanyan has passed away today at the age of 69, the press service of the Armenian Football Federation reports. The athlete died after a ...

Habil Aliyev passes away

Habil Aliyev passes away

Habil Aliyev has passed today at the age of 89. He was a world-renowned kamancha player, Azerbaijani People's Artist, and a holder of the Orders Istiglal and Shohrat. Habil Aliyev was connected ...

Mikhail Svetin passes away

Mikhail Svetin passes away

Famous actor Mikhail Svetin has dies today in the morning in Gatchina at the age of 85. "Actor Mikhail Svetin died today at about 6:45 am,’’ RIA Novosti cites a …

Mayor of Russian city dies in Turkey

Mayor of Russian city dies in Turkey

The Mayor of the Vishny Volochek city, Aleksey Pantyushkin has passed away at the age of 46 at one of the Turkish resorts, the town Municipal Administration reports.  The late was on vacations …

Sergey Artsibashev passes away

Sergey Artsibashev passes away

Today, artistic director of the Russian State Theatre on Pokrovka Sergey Artsibashev has passed away at the age of 63. ''Sergey Artsibashev died in Moscow at the age of 63

Las Vegas King Kirk Kerkorian dies

Las Vegas King Kirk Kerkorian dies

Kirk Kerkorian, an American billionaire nicknamed the King of Las Vegas for his enormous contribution to recreation and gambling, has died at the age of 98, Interfax reports. Kerkorian opened his first casino hotel in 1960. He