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Melba Hernández, 92, a member of Fidel Castro’s inner circle from his earliest days as a revolutionary through his years in power; she was also once Cuba’s ambassador to Vietnam.
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Mitch Leigh, 86, composer who transitioned from advertising jingles to Broadway musicals including, in 1966, the long-running, Tony Award–winning Man of La Mancha and its anthem, “The Impossible Dream.”
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Tony Benn, 88, socialist stalwart and enduring point man for the left wing of the British Labour Party, who was a tireless advocate for labor-union rights and nuclear disarmament.
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Rachel “Bunny” Mellon, 103, socialite widow of banking billionaire Paul Mellon and the horticulturist who redesigned the White House Rose Garden in 1961.
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Scott Asheton, 64, drummer and co-founder of the Stooges, fronted by singer Iggy Pop; their albums Fun House and Raw Power paved the way for punk.
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Reubin Askew, 85, two-term 1970s liberal Democratic governor of Florida who strengthened environmental laws, pushed through a corporate income tax and lowered property and school taxes.
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