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Sidney Shapiro, then 84, looks through the window of his apartment in an ancient courtyard house in central Beijing in this September 13, 1999 file picture. Shapiro, a famed US-born translator who was one of the few Westerners to gain Chinese citizenship

U.S.-Born Chinese Author Sidney Shapiro Dies at Age 98

Sidney Shapiro, an American born translator who gained fame and glory in China, died at Beijing last weekend at age 98, according to his granddaughter Stella Guo.

One of the nearly Extinct White Rhino dies in Kenya

34-year-old Suni, an extremely rare nearly extinct white rhino, died in Kenya. According to reports, he was one of only two breeding males of his subspecies left in the world.

'Little Big Man' Author Thomas Berger Writes 30

Just days before his 90th birthday, Thomas Berger died at 89 years old.

Co-Author of Helter Skelter, Curt Gentry, Dies in San Francisco at 83

Curt Gentry who co-authored the blockbuster back in '74 died in San Francisco last July 10 at age 83.

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