From 1983: Lise Meitner, Physicist, Is Dead at 89; Paved Way for Splitting of Atom
She laid much of the theoretical groundwork for the atomic bomb, although she did not participate directly in its production.
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From 2001: Beate Uhse, 81, Entrepreneur in the Business of Erotic Goods
She developed Europe’s biggest emporium of erotic goods and opened a three-story sex museum in Germany.
From 2011: Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dies at 71
A Kenyan environmentalist, she began by paying women a few shillings to plant trees and went on to become the first African woman to win a N…
Christine Keeler, Central Figure in British ‘Scandal of the Century,’ Is Dead at 75
News of her affair with the government minister John Profumo and other revelations set England abuzz in the early 1960s.
From 2007: Benazir Bhutto, 54, Who Weathered Pakistan’s Political Storm for 3 Decades, Dies
She was the first democratically elected woman to lead a modern Muslim country.
From 1984: Indira Gandhi, Born to Politics, Left Her Own Imprint on India
The dominant figure in Indian politics for nearly two decades, she was elected prime minister four times before being assassinated by her bo…
From 2000: Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka Dies at 84; First Woman Premier
She rose to power in 1960 as a widow and mother of three, becoming the first woman in the world to serve as a prime minister.
From 1997: Mother Teresa, Hope of the Despairing, Dies at 87
She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for providing care and comfort to the impoverished.
From 2013: Margaret Thatcher, ‘Iron Lady’ Who Set Britain on New Course, Dies at 87
She held the office of prime minister longer than any other British politician in the 20th century, setting her country on a right-leaning e…
From 2007: Vilma Espín, Rebel and Wife of Raúl Castro, Dies at 77
An idealistic socialite who fought alongside Fidel and Raúl Castro in the mountains of Cuba, she was the country’s unofficial first lady …
From 2006: Coretta Scott King, a Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 78
First known as the wife of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she later became an avid proselytizer for his vision of peace and nonviolent…
From 1989: Christine Jorgensen, 62, Is Dead; Was First to Have a Sex Change
Her gender conversion began with hormone injections in 1950. On her return to the U.S. in 1955, she was sensationalized in the tabloids.