Remembered

Frantz Fanon

1925 – 1961

Writer, Philosopher, Psychiatrist, Essayist, Sociologist, Politician

Frantz Omar Fanon (, US: ; French: [fʁɑ̃ts fanɔ̃]; 20 July 1925 – 6 December 1961) was a French psychiatrist and political philosopher, who made critical contri…

Atindranath Basu Thakur

1909 – 1961

Writer, Politician, Teacher

ড. অতীন্দ্রনাথ বসু ঠাকুর (২০ নভেম্বর ১৯০৯ – ১৭ অক্টোবর ১৯৬১) ছিলেন একজন ভারতীয় বাঙালি বিপ্লবী জননেতা, অধ্যাপক, লেখক, সম্পাদক ও রাজনীতিবিদ। Source: Wikipedia —…

Dag Hammarskjöld

1905 – 1961

Politician, Diplomat, Economist, Poet, Writer, Philosopher

Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld ( HAM-ər-shuuld; Swedish: [ˈdɑːɡ ˈhâmːarˌɧœld] ; 29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961) was a Swedish economist and diplomat who s…

Percy Williams Bridgman

1882 – 1961

Physicist, University teacher

Percy Williams Bridgman (April 21, 1882 – August 20, 1961) was an American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1946 for his work on the physics…

Ernest Hemingway

1899 – 1961

War correspondent, Screenwriter, Novelist, Journalist, Playwright, Poet

Ernest Miller Hemingway ( HEM-ing-way; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Known for an economical, unde…

Louis-Ferdinand Céline

1894 – 1961

Physician writer, Novelist, Writer, Military personnel, Physician

Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches (27 May 1894 – 1 July 1961), better known by the pen name Louis-Ferdinand Céline ( say-LEEN; French: [lwi fɛʁdinɑ̃ selin] ),…

Carl Jung

1875 – 1961

Psychotherapist, Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Essayist, Painter, University teacher

Carl Gustav Jung ( YUUNG; Swiss Standard German: [ˈkarl ˈjʊŋ]; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and psychologist who found…

Kamala Bhattacharya

1945 – 1961

Writer

Kamala Bhattacharjee was an Indian student who was martyred in the Bengali Language Movement in Silchar in 1961. She is the first female language martyr in the…

Gary Cooper

1901 – 1961

Film actor, Screenwriter, Television actor, Actor, Stunt performer, Film producer

Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his strong, silent type of screen persona and understated acti…

Sachin Sengupta

1893 – 1961

Writer, Playwright, Editor, Poet

Sachindranath Sengupta (1891–1961), also known as Sachin Sengupta, was a prominent Bengali playwright and the producer and director of theatrical plays in Calcu…

Patrice Lumumba

1925 – 1961

Revolutionary, Founder, Politician

Patrice Émery Lumumba ( pə-TREESS luu-MUUM-bə; born Isaïe Tasumbu Tawosa; 2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961) was a Congolese politician, independence leader and re…

Dashiell Hammett

1894 – 1961

Writer, Novelist, Screenwriter, Journalist, Literary critic, Prose writer

Samuel Dashiell Hammett ( duh-SHEEL HAM-it; May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was al…

Emily Greene Balch

1867 – 1961

Economist, Pedagogue, University teacher, Sociologist, Trade unionist, Journalist

Emily Greene Balch (January 8, 1867 – January 9, 1961) was an American economist, sociologist and pacifist. Balch combined an academic career at Wellesley Coll…

Erwin Schrödinger

1887 – 1961

Physicist, Theoretical physicist, Non-fiction writer, Mathematician, University teacher

Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger (12 August 1887 – 4 January 1961), sometimes anglicised as Schroedinger or Schrodinger, was an Austrian theoretical phy…

Clark Gable

1901 – 1960

Film actor, Actor, Military personnel, Military officer

William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American actor often referred to as the "King of Hollywood". He appeared in more than 60 motio…

Boris Pasternak

1890 – 1960

Writer, Poet, Translator, Novelist, Playwright, Pianist

Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (10 February [O.S. 29 January] 1890 – 30 May 1960) was a Russian and Soviet poet, novelist, and literary translator. Composed in 19…

Max von Laue

1879 – 1960

Physicist, University teacher, Crystallographer

Max Theodor Felix von Laue (German: [maks fɔn ˈlaʊ̯ə] ; 9 October 1879 – 24 April 1960) was a German physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1914 "…

Pannalal Ghosh

— – 1960

Bangladesh-associated historical figure. Imported from the user-provided death-anniversary catalogue; biographical enrichment can be added after verification.

Albert Camus

1913 – 1960

Writer, Philosopher, Novelist, Journalist, Essayist, Playwright

Albert Camus ( kam-OO; French: [albɛʁ kamy] ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, writer, and political activist. He was the recipient o…

Abdullah Hel Kafi

1900 – 1960

Writer

Abdullah Hel Kafi was a Pakistani Bengali politician and Islamist. Awards: Bangla Academy Literary Award Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd…