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Lawrence Treat 1998 Deaths
Lawrence Treatmystery writer A founder of the Mystery Writers of America, Treat published hundreds of short stories and 17 novels over 70 years, including A as in Alibi and H as in Homicide.…Paul Hearne 1998 Deaths
Paul HearneAge: 48 disabled Washington lawyer who used his influence to make significant advancements for people with disabilities. In addition to founding and heading several national…Phil Berger 2001 Deaths
Phil BergerAge: 58 sportswriter for the New York Times and author of more than a dozen books; boxing reporter for the Times 1986-92; former associate editor at Sport magazine. He died of…Kelly Davidson 2000 Deaths
Kelly DavidsonAge: 12 fund-raiser whose work benefited the Lance Armstrong Foundation after she befriended Armstrong while she was undergoing chemotherapy. She died of neuroblastoma, a cancer…Konrad Bloch 2000 Deaths
Konrad BlochAge: 88 German-born American biochemist who shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Feodor Lynen for “discoveries concerning the mechanism and regulation of…Hank Aaron Biography
Hank AaronBorn: Feb. 5, 1934Baseball OF led NL in HRs and RBI 4 times each and batting twice with Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves; MVP in 1957; played in 24 All-Star Games, 2nd all-time in HRs (…Bob Fitzsimmons
Bob FitzsimmonsBorn: May 26, 1863British boxer held three world titles— middleweight (1881-97), heavyweight (1897-99) and light heavyweight (1903-05); pro record 40-11 with 32 KOs.Died: Oct.…Johnny Kelley
Johnny KelleyBorn: Sept. 6, 1907Distance runner ran in his 61st and final Boston Marathon at age 84 in 1992, finishing in 5:58:36; won Boston twice (1935,45) and was 2nd seven times.Died: Oct…Roger Maris Biography
Roger MarisBorn: Sept. 10, 1934Baseball OF broke Babe Ruth's season HR record with 61 in 1961 and held record until 1998; 2-time AL MVP (1960-61) with NY Yankees; 275 HRs in 12 years. Died:…Ian Thorpe
Ian ThorpeBorn: Oct. 13, 1982Swimming 5-time gold medalist; won 400m free at Sydney Olympics (breaking his own world record) and silver in 200m free; won gold and broke the world record in…Trending
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