Deaths Elsewhere

Published 12:00 am Sunday, March 2, 2014

Deaths of note from around the world:

Carlos Gracida, 53: One of the most accomplished players in the history of polo and a member of a legendary Mexican family in the so-called sport of kings reportedly fell from his horse during a match at the Everglades Polo Club. Died Tuesday in Wellington, Fla.

Valery Kubasov, 79: Pioneered international cooperation in space when he joined with a fellow cosmonaut in the linkup of Soviet and U.S. spaceships in July 1975 amid the tensions of the Cold War. Died Feb. 19 in Moscow.

— From wire reports