Rosemary Kennedy, 86. Mentally handicapped sister of President Kennedy; inspiration for the Special Olympics. Jan. 7.
James Forman, 76. A leader of the civil rights organization Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Jan. 10.
Nick McDonald, 76. Officer who subdued Lee Harvey Oswald after Kennedy assassination. Jan. 27.
Stephen Gregg Sr., 90. Won Medal of Honor for helping rescue seven wounded comrades in World War II. Feb. 4.
Uli Derickson, 60. Flight attendant who helped save passengers during the 1985 TWA hijacking. Feb. 18. Cancer.
Peter Benenson, 83. Founded Amnesty International. Feb. 25.
Peter Malkin, 77. Israeli agent who nabbed Nazi Adolf Eichmann in 1960. March 1.
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., 67. Became legal superstar during O.J. Simpson trial; "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit." March 29.
Terri Schiavo, 41. Brain-damaged woman whose case became a national controversy. March 31.
Pope John Paul II, 84. Helped topple communism in Europe and left a deeply conservative stamp on the church he led for 26 years. April 2.
Prince Rainier III, 81. His fairy-tale marriage to Grace Kelly brought Hollywood glamour to Monaco. April 6.
Kalman Ferenczfalvi, 84. Hungarian credited with saving 2,000 Jews during Holocaust. April 8.
Zhang Chunqiao, 88. One of the Gang of Four that terrorized China during the Cultural Revolution. April 21.
J.B. Stoner, 81. Unrepentant white supremacist convicted in 1958 church bombing in Birmingham, Ala. April 23.
Bob Hunter, 63. Co-founded environmental group Greenpeace. May 2.
Josephine Clay Ford, 81. Philanthropist; Henry Ford's only granddaughter. June 1.
Percy Arrowsmith, 105. He and wife Florence, 100, held world record for longest marriage, 80 years. June 15.
Nan Kempner, 74. Quintessential New York socialite, fashion plate. July 3.
Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper, age 115 years, 2 months and 1 day. Dutchwoman listed as world's oldest person. Aug. 30.
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, 80. In 33 years on the high court, he oversaw the high court's conservative shift and presided over President Clinton's impeachment trial. Sept. 3.
Sandra Feldman, 65. Led American Federation of Teachers. Sept. 18.
Molly Yard, 93. Led National Organization for Women during fight over Robert Bork's Supreme Court nomination. Sept. 21.
Simon Wiesenthal, 96. Holocaust survivor who helped track down Nazi criminals; fought prejudice. Sept. 20.
Constance Baker Motley, 84. Civil rights lawyer who took part in key desegregation cases; later first black woman federal judge. Sept. 28.
C. DeLores Tucker, 78. Longtime civil rights activist. Oct. 12.
Vivian Malone Jones, 63. One of two blacks whose enrollment at the University of Alabama led to George Wallace's infamous "stand in the schoolhouse door." Oct. 13.
Rosa Parks, 92. Her refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man sparked the modern civil rights movement. Oct. 24.
Edward Roybal, 89. Hispanic leader; spent three decades in Congress as advocate for minorities, the poor. Oct. 24.
Earl Krugel, 62, Jewish Defense League activist imprisoned for role in a bomb plot. Nov. 4. Assaulted in prison.
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