Remembered

Heinrich Mann

1871 – 1950

Writer, Poet, Novelist, Essayist, Screenwriter, Biographer

Luiz Heinrich Mann (German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈman] ; March 27, 1871 – March 11, 1950), best known as simply Heinrich Mann, was a German-American writer known for his s…

George Orwell

1903 – 1950

Writer, War correspondent, Poet, Essayist, Journalist, Novelist

Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell…

Joseph Schumpeter

1883 – 1950

Economist, Book collector, Anthropologist, Jurist, Political scientist, Political economist

Joseph Alois Schumpeter (German: [ˈʃʊmpeːtɐ]; February 8, 1883 – January 8, 1950) was an Austrian political economist. He served briefly as Finance Minister of…

Anwar Hossain

1930 – 1950

Politician, Lyricist, Singer

একই নামের অন্যান্য ব্যক্তিবর্গের জন্য দেখুন আনোয়ার হোসেন। আনোয়ার হোসেন (১৯৩০ - ২৪ এপ্রিল, ১৯৫০) একজন বাংলাদেশের ছাত্র আন্দোলন, তেভাগা আন্দোলন, সাম্যবাদী আন্দ…

Richard Strauss

1864 – 1949

Composer, Conductor, Librettist, Musician, General music director

Richard Georg Strauss (; German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈʃtʁaʊs] ; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer and conductor known for his tone poems and operas. H…

Margaret Mitchell

1900 – 1949

Writer, Novelist, Screenwriter, Journalist, Prose writer

Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell (November 8, 1900 – August 16, 1949) was an American novelist and journalist. Mitchell wrote only one novel that was published durin…

Georgi Dimitrov

1882 – 1949

Politician, Trade unionist, Printer, Philatelist, Head of government, General secretary

Georgi Dimitrov Mihaylov, also known as Georgiy Mihaylovich Dimitrov (18 June 1882 – 2 July 1949), was a Bulgarian communist politician and revolutionary who se…

Sigrid Undset

1882 – 1949

Novelist, Translator, Writer, Screenwriter, Prose writer, Poet

Sigrid Undset (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈsɪ̂ɡːɾiː ˈʉ̂nːseːt]; 20 May 1882 – 10 June 1949) was a Danish-born Norwegian novelist. She was awarded the 1928 Nobel…

Maurice Maeterlinck

1862 – 1949

Writer, Poet, Philosopher, Essayist, Playwright, Librettist

Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (29 August 1862 – 6 May 1949), also known as Count/Comte Maeterlinck from 1932, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and e…

Ram Thakur

— – 1949

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Sarojini Naidu

1879 – 1949

Politician, Poet, Independence activist

Sarojini Naidu was an Indian poet and independence activist who served as the first woman president of the Indian National Congress. After independence, she bec…

Pramathanath Roy Chowdhury

1873 – 1949

Writer, Zamindar, Poet, Playwright

প্রমথনাথ রায় চৌধুরী (১৮৭৩-১৯৪৯) একজন বাঙালি কবি। তিনি টাঙ্গাইলের সন্তোষের জমিদার ছিলেন। Source: Wikipedia — https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%…

Kusumkumari Das

1875 – 1948

Writer, Poet

Kusumkumari Das (Bengali pronunciation: [kuʃumkumaɾi d̪aʃ]; 1875–1948) was a Bengali poet, writer and social activist. She is known as a poet and the mother of…

Hideki Tojo

1884 – 1948

Politician, Diplomat, Military officer

Hideki Tojo (30 December 1884 – 23 December 1948) was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1941 to 1944 during…

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

1876 – 1948

Lawyer, Barrister, Freedom fighter, Politician

Muhammad Ali Jinnah (born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, statesman, and the founder of Pakistan. He served as the…

Edvard Beneš

1884 – 1948

Lecturer, Politician, Association football player, Diplomat, Sociologist, Teacher

Edvard Beneš (Czech: [ˈɛdvard ˈbɛnɛʃ] ; 28 May 1884 – 3 September 1948) was a Czech politician and statesman who served as the president of Czechoslovakia from…

Babe Ruth

1895 – 1948

Baseball player

George Herman "Babe" Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned…

D. W. Griffith

1875 – 1948

Film director, Actor, Film producer, Screenwriter, Film editor, Executive producer

David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motio…

Atul Chandra Sen

1870 – 1948

Writer, Teacher

অতুলচন্দ্র সেন (ইংরেজি: Atulchandra Sen) (১ এপ্রিল ১৮৭০ – ১০ জুন ১৯৪৮) একাধারে যেমন ছিলেন ছাত্র দরদী ও জাতীয়তাবাদী শিক্ষক, লেখক, প্রকাশক অন্যদিকে সমাজসেবক, স্ব…

Nikolai Berdyaev

1874 – 1948

Philosopher, Opinion journalist, University teacher, Theologian

Nikolai Alexandrovich Berdyaev (; Russian: Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Бердя́ев; 18 March [O.S. 6 March] 1874 – 24 March 1948) was a Russian philosopher, theologian…