A lifelong rancher and farmer, Ramon Castro bore a strong physical resemblance to younger brother Fidel Castro
Most famous for the novel “The Name of the Rose,” Eco died after a battle with cancer
After ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Lee waited 55 years to publish a second book, from a very different point of view
The heralded British actor, whose career ranged from the stage to Hollywood, died after a battle with cancer
Iconic, innovative singer, who released an album just days before his death, had battled cancer for 18 months
Al Jazeera revisits the legacies of the activists, artists and iconoclasts who died this year
Piano master wrote hits including 'Working in a Coalmine' and produced Patti LaBelle's famous cover of 'Lady Marmalade'
The politician, who served as chancellor from 1974 to 1982, was 96
Ken Taylor helped rescue US diplomats in 1979 during the Iran hostage crisis, depicted in the movie ‘Argo’
