Roland Hanna, 70, a versatile jazz pianist and composer known for his deft touch and lush harmonies, died Wednesday in Hackensack, N.J. from a viral infection of the heart.

Mr. Hanna was considered one of the leading exponents the Detroit school of jazz piano, a style that combined the dexterity and sophistication of bebop with the understated elegance of an earlier era. Mr. Hanna, knighted in 1970 by the government of Liberia, insisted thereafter on being billed as "Sir Roland Hanna."

Rishikesh Shah, 76, an architect of Nepal's former absolute monarchy who later served prison time for revolting against the system, died Thursday in Katmandu, Nepal. He had lung cancer and heart problems.

Mr. Shah served as chairman of the committee that wrote the 1962 constitution, which gave absolute powers to King Mahendra - father of the present King Gyanendra.

Mr. Shah served as foreign and finance minister.

Denny Yasuhara, 76, a leader in the effort to win reparations for Japanese-Americans interned during World War II, died Wednesday in Spokane, Wash., of pancreatic cancer.

When an official from the Spokane County Democratic Party used a racial slur to describe Asians in 1993, Yasuhara filed a civil rights lawsuit and demanded a public apology. In June 1995, county Democrats apologized for the slur and settled the suit. As part of the settlement, county Democrats created an internal grievance procedure for civil-rights complaints and committed to an affirmative action plan.