The jazz pianist, improviser and composer was 79
The atmospheric chemist and meteorologist was 87
The general who was summoned to put out the fire at Chernobyl was 78
The legendary right-fielder and smasher of Babe Ruth’s home-run record was 86
The two pre-eminent British and Indian dispensers of common sense were 92 and 96
The initiator and overseer of the UN’s peacekeeping operations was 101
The goat-herder and cheesemaker who became a symbol of integration in Italy was 42
The proselytiser for a different understanding of landscape and Nature was 75
The master of the spy novel and creator of George Smiley was 89
The flying ace and first to break the sound barrier was 97
The best footballer of his generation, some say the best-ever, was 60
The essayist, journalist and historian who challenged sexual expectations was 94
