ANNE COX CHAMBERS

The world also said goodbye to U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement who died in July. Other former political figures who died this year include Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak, New York Mayor David Dinkins, Arizona Gov. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2020 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___David Stern, 77. The guitarist who supplied the scratching, seething sound that fueled the highly influential British punk band Gang of Four. He fused African rhythms with funk to become one of the most influential musicians in world dance music.

Anne Cox Chambers, a newspaper heiress, diplomat and philanthropist who was one of the countrys richest women, has died at her home in Atlanta. Chambers died early Friday, her nephew James Cox Kennedy told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, her companys flagship newspaper. She was the daughter of James Middleton Cox, the 1920 Democratic presidential candidate and founder of Cox Enterprises Inc. Chambers; her mother, Margaretta Blair Cox; sister, Barbara Cox Anthony; and brother James Jr. initially shared interests in the company after James Sr.'s death. James Cox Jr. died in 1974, and Chambers and Anthony then held shared interest in the company.