Remembered
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Om Puri
1950 – 2017
Actor
Indian actor who appeared in Indian and international cinema, with acclaimed performances in Ardh Satya and Aakrosh. Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.o…
M. A. Hannan Feroz
1965 – 2017
Writer
M. A. Hannan Feroz was a Bangladeshi entrepreneur, academic, and vice-chancellor and president of Stamford University. He was the president of the editorial boa…
Debbie Reynolds
1932 – 2016
Singer, Writer, Beauty pageant contestant, Dancer, Autobiographer, Stage actor
Here is a revised memorial biography for Debbie Reynolds, refined to include only well-supported, verifiable details. The text is organized into clear paragraph…
Carrie Fisher
1956 – 2016
Film actor, Novelist, Playwright, Voice actor, Screenwriter, Writer
Carrie Frances Fisher (October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016) was an American actress and writer. She starred as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars films (1…
George Michael
1963 – 2016
Singer-songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, Record producer, Singer, Songwriter, Lyricist
George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as a pop cult…
Vera Rubin
1928 – 2016
Physicist, Astronomer, Scientist
Vera Florence Cooper Rubin (; July 23, 1928 – December 25, 2016) was an American astronomer who pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates. She uncovered the discr…
Abdul Gafur Hali
1929 – 2016
Lyricist, Composer
Abdul Gafur Hali (also known as Gafur Hali Maizbhanderi; 6 August 1929 – 21 December 2016) was a Bangladeshi folk lyricist, composer and singer of the Maizbhand…
Zsa Zsa Gabor
1917 – 2016
Film actor, Socialite, Stage actor, Television actor, Beauty pageant contestant, Actor
Zsa Zsa Gabor (born Sári Gábor; February 6, 1917 – December 18, 2016) was a Hungarian and American socialite and actress. Her sisters were socialite Magda Gabor…
John Glenn
1921 – 2016
Politician, Military officer, Test pilot, Screenwriter, Aircraft pilot, Astronaut
John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third Americ…
J. Jayalalithaa
1948 – 2016
Politician, Actor
Jayaram Jayalalithaa was an Indian politician and former actor who served multiple terms as chief minister of Tamil Nadu. She led the All India Anna Dravida Mun…
Fidel Castro
1926 – 2016
Politician, Lawyer, Partisan, Journalist, Revolutionary, Statesperson
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban communist revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2011.…
M. Balamuralikrishna
1930 – 2016
Singer, Composer, Musician
M. Balamuralikrishna was an Indian Carnatic vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist. He performed internationally, composed numerous works and appeared as…
Leonard Cohen
1934 – 2016
Singer-songwriter, Poet, Street artist, Novelist, Writer, Musician
Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) was a Canadian songwriter, singer, poet, and novelist. Themes commonly explored throughout his work…
Bhumibol Adulyadej
1927 – 2016
Statesperson, Engineer, Saxophonist, Composer, Jazz musician, Monarch
Bhumibol Adulyadej (5 December 1927 – 13 October 2016), titled Rama IX, was King of Thailand from 9 June 1946 until his death in 2016. His reign of 70 years and…
Dario Fo
1926 – 2016
Theatre director, Stage actor, Screenwriter, Composer, Playwright, Film actor
Dario Luigi Angelo Fo (Italian: [ˈdaːrjo ˈfɔ]; 24 March 1926 – 13 October 2016) was an Italian playwright, actor, theatre director, stage designer, songwriter,…
Andrzej Wajda
1926 – 2016
Director, Screenwriter, Film director, Theatre director, Film producer, Television director
Andrzej Witold Wajda (Polish: [ˈandʐɛj ˈvajda]; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme…
Shimon Peres
1923 – 2016
Politician, Writer, Poet, Minister
Shimon Peres ( shee-MOHN PERR-ess, -ez; Hebrew: שמעון פרס [ʃiˌmon ˈpeʁes] ; born Szymon Perski, Polish: [ˈʂɨmɔn ˈpɛrskʲi]; 2 August 1923 – 28 September 2016) w…
Hannan Shah
1941 – 2016
Politician, Military officer
Hannan Shah was a Bangladeshi politician and retired army officer who served as a member of parliament and a minister. A senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationa…
Syed Shamsul Haq
1935 – 2016
Writer, Poet, Playwright
Syed Shamsul Haq was a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, playwright and translator who wrote in Bengali. His work ranged across poetry, fiction, drama and essays, and…
Syed Shamsul Haque
1935 – 2016
Poet, Writer
Syed Shamsul Haq (Bengali: সৈয়দ শামসুল হক, pronounced [soi̯̯ɔd̪ ʃamsul ɦɔk]; 27 December 1935 – 27 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi writer. He was awarded Ban…