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Vice-Admiral Sir Tony Troup
Submariner who was given his first command at only 21 and won two DSCs during the Second World War.
Telegraph.co.uk  –  Jul 15, 2008 5:52 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Ron Hughes
Real Tennis player and school rackets coach who taught generations of Malvern pupils to win or lose with equal grace.
Telegraph.co.uk  –  Jul 15, 2008 5:52 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Alex Cannell
Nurse who, with his partner, registered Britain's first same-sex union in a civil ceremony billed as the original 'gay wedding'.
Telegraph.co.uk  –  Jul 15, 2008 5:51 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Bobby Durham
Alert, resourceful and infinitely adaptable, he played with many of the greatest names in jazz and popular music over almost half a century.
Telegraph.co.uk  –  Jul 15, 2008 5:44 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Thomas Nee, 87; artistic director of La Jolla Symphony and Chorus
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Los Angeles Times  –  Jul 15, 2008 07:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Arthur Weinstein, Who Redesigned Nightlife in Manhattan, Dies at 60
In the 1970s and ’80s, Mr. Weinstein’s new breed of nightclubs transcended disco balls, tired formulas and strobe lights to become ultra-hip destinations for those deemed worthy of entering.
New York Times  –  Jul 15, 2008 05:24 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Janwillem van de Wetering, Mystery Novelist, Is Dead at 77
Mr. Van de Wetering created the Grijpstra and de Gier series of detective novels set in the Netherlands, his native country.
New York Times  –  Jul 15, 2008 05:17 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Les Crane, Talk-Show Host, Dies at 74
Personable, cocky and well-attuned to the tenor of the times, Mr. Crane was the first to challenge the primacy of Johnny Carson on late-night television — and lose.
New York Times  –  Jul 15, 2008 05:13 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Gerald Wiggins, 86; jazz pianist performed with Louis Armstrong, Benny Carter, others
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Los Angeles Times  –  Jul 15, 2008 04:06 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
David H. Greene, Scholar of Irish Literature, Dies at 94
Professor Greene was a leading scholar of Irish literature and a biographer of the playwright J. M. Synge.
New York Times  –  Jul 15, 2008 12:18 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?