College Baseball Player in Virginia Dies After Joint Surgery

Sang Ho Baek, 20, “had been battling injuries throughout the season,” a teammate said, and underwent Tommy John surgery, a relatively common procedure for pitchers.

Edward Diener, Psychologist Known as Dr. Happiness, Dies at 74

Since the 1980s, he was recognized as a leader in measuring what he called “subjective well-being.” And, yes, he was very happy.

Eva Sereny, Who Photographed Film Stars at Work, Dies at 86

She captured De Niro, Streep, Eastwood and many others, often in unguarded moments. Working with directors like Fellini and Spielberg inspired her to make movies herself.

Frances Stein, a Fashion Force at Chanel and Elsewhere, Dies at 83

Halston hired her to design his first collections. She worked with Calvin Klein. And she helped make Chanel newly relevant when it was floundering in the 1970s.

Madeline Davis, Who Spoke to the Nation as a Lesbian, Dies at 80

She was the first openly gay woman to speak to a major party’s national convention, asking Democrats in 1972 to include an anti-discrimination plank in their platform.

William vanden Heuvel, Diplomat and a Kennedy Confidant, Dies at 91

A lawyer, he was an adviser to Robert F. Kennedy, led Jimmy Carter’s New York campaign and targeted jail conditions as head of New York City’s corrections board.

Kenneth Kaunda, Patriarch of African Independence, Is Dead at 97

As Zambia’s first president, he dominated his country, outliving many of the other frontline leaders who had sponsored southern Africa’s guerrilla wars.

Brigitte Gerney, ‘Crane Lady’ Who Survived Collapse, Dies at 85

Her legs were crushed when she was trapped for six hours in Manhattan in 1985, touching off a media frenzy. Miraculously, she was able to walk again.

Janet Malcolm, Provocative Journalist With a Piercing Eye, Dies at 86

Her subjects ranged widely, but she took special aim at journalism itself, writing that every journalist “knows that what he does is morally indefensible.”

Karla Burns, Who Broke a ‘British Tonys’ Color Barrier, Dies at 66

Her Olivier Award was for her signature role as Queenie in “Show Boat,” a part that once earned a Tony nomination. She later lost her voice in surgery and fought to regain it.

Richard R. Ernst, Nobelist Who Paved Way for M.R.I., Dies at 87

His development of advanced analytical techniques formed the basis for M.R.I. technology used in hospitals and helped chemists determine the structure of complex molecules.

Lee Ross, Expert in Why We Misunderstand Each Other, Dies at 78

His argument about how social situations, not personality, can govern behavior took hold in modern psychology and inspired thinkers like Malcolm Gladwell.

William Clinger Jr., 92, Dies; Led House Inquiries on Clinton

A nine-term Pennsylvania Republican, he oversaw investigations into the so-called Travelgate and Filegate matters. The Clintons were exonerated in both.

Lisa Banes, Film and Stage Actress, Dies at 65

A mainstay of the New York stage, she also acted in films, including “Gone Girl.” She died 10 days after she was struck by a scooter as she was crossing a street in Manhattan.

Robert Hollander, Who Led Readers Into ‘The Inferno,’ Dies at 87

He and his wife wrote an admired translation of Dante’s “Divine Comedy,” and he began an innovative project to digitize centuries of scholarly commentary.

Milton Moses Ginsberg, 85, Unconventional Filmmaker, Dies

His movies about a psychiatrist’s disintegration and a werewolf in the White House originally bombed, but they both drew favorable attention many years later.

Ned Beatty, Actor Known for ‘Network’ and ‘Deliverance,’ Dies at 83

In a career that spanned more than four decades and more than 150 movie and TV roles, Mr. Beatty was rarely the star but almost always made a strong impression.

Ron Hill, Marathoner Who Set Record in Boston, Dies at 82

In 1970 he shaved more than three minutes off the earlier mark. He later set another record: running at least a mile a day for 52 years and 39 days (even after surgery).

Mudcat Grant, American League’s First Black 20-Game Winner, Dies at 85

After 14 major league seasons, he wrote a book about Black pitchers and sang in nightclubs. “I made way more money in music than I did in baseball,” he said.

Michael Smith, a Voice for Justice Reform, Is Dead at 78

As head of the Vera Institute in New York, he spurred community policing and pressed for easing bail, profoundly influencing the law enforcement agenda.