|
|
Article: Those who took their final bows in 2007.(News)
- Article from:
- Daily News (South Africa)
- Article date:
- December 27, 2007
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2007 Independent News & Media PLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
International
n Luciano Pavarotti died of pancreatic cancer, aged 71. He was one of the greatest tenors of the modern age, who pioneered the transition from classical opera to popular ballads, appearing on stage with singers like opera star Dame Joan Sutherland, U2's Bono and Liza Minnelli.
n American fashion designer, Elizabeth Claiborne Ortenberg, died at the age of 78. In 1985, Liz Claiborne Incorporated became the first company founded by a woman to make the Fortune 500. Born in Brussels, Claiborne had lived in the United States since 1939, and retired from day-to-day operations of her company in 1989.
n Former President Boris Yeltsin, who ...