Remembered
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Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
1920 – 2016
Banker, Economist, Politician
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (Italian: [ˈkarlo adˈdzeʎʎo ˈtʃampi] ; 9 December 1920 – 16 September 2016) was an Italian politician, statesman and banker who was the pre…
Islam Karimov
1938 – 2016
Politician, Statesperson
Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov (30 January 1938 – 2 September 2016) was an Uzbek politician who served as the first president of Uzbekistan, from the country's in…
Gene Wilder
1933 – 2016
Actor, Comedian, Television actor, Film producer, Stage actor, Screenwriter
Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman; June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016) was an American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. He was most notable for his comedic…
Shahid Qadri
1942 – 2016
Poet, Writer
Shahid Quadri (Bengali pronunciation: [ʃoɦid̪ kad̪ɾi]; also spelt Shaheed Quaderi; 14 August 1942 – 28 August 2016) was a Bangladeshi poet and writer. For his p…
Walter Scheel
1919 – 2016
Politician, Military personnel, General manager, Business consultant, Foreign minister
Walter Scheel (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈʃeːl] ; 8 July 1919 – 24 August 2016) was a German statesman. A former member of the Nazi Party who joined the Free Democratic P…
Farid Ali
1945 – 2016
Television actor, Actor
Farid Ali (7 April 1945 – 22 August 2016) was a Bangladeshi actor. Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farid_Ali_(actor)
Ahmed Zewail
1946 – 2016
Chemist, University teacher, Inventor, Physicist
Ahmed Hassan Zewail (Arabic: أَحْمَد حَسَن زُوَيْل; February 26, 1946 – August 2, 2016) was an Egyptian-American chemist, known as the "father of femtochemistry…
Mahasweta Devi
1926 – 2016
Human rights defender, Writer, Poet, Novelist, Educator, Short story writer
Mahasweta Devi (Bengali pronunciation: [mɔhaʃːeta debi]; 14 January 1926 – 28 July 2016) was an Indian Bengali language writer and activist. Her notable literar…
Garry Marshall
1934 – 2016
Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter, Writer, Actor, Voice actor
Garry Kent Marshall (November 13, 1934 – July 19, 2016) was an American screenwriter, director, producer and actor. Marshall began his career in the 1960s as a…
Abbas Kiarostami
1940 – 2016
Film director, Screenwriter, Photographer, Film producer, Poet, Film editor
Abbas Kiarostami (Persian: عباس کیارستمی [ʔæbˌbɒːs kijɒːɾostæˈmi] ; 22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer,…
Elie Wiesel
1928 – 2016
Writer, Political activist, Judaic scholar, Novelist, Autobiographer, University teacher
Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel (September 30, 1928 – July 2, 2016) was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust surv…
Lalit Mohan Nath
1935 – 2016
Physicist
Lalit Mohan Nath (1 November 1935 – 2 July 2016) was a Bangladeshi nuclear physicist. He was a professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Dhaka…
Abdul Hakim Sarkar
— – 2016
Writer
Here is an improved and fact-checked memorial biography of Abdul Hakim Sarkar, based solely on what reliable sources support. The previous version contained an…
Bud Spencer
1929 – 2016
Comedian, Singer, Record producer, Aircraft pilot, Screenwriter, Film producer
Bud Spencer (born Carlo Pedersoli; 31 October 1929 – 27 June 2016) was an Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player. He was known for action-com…
Muhiuddin Khan
1935 – 2016
Politician
Muhiuddin Khan (Bengali: মুহিউদ্দিন খান; 1935–2016) was an Islamic scholar from Bangladesh and editor of Monthly Madina. Khan was also a Quranic commentator, jo…
Syed Safiullah
1945 – 2016
Scientist
Syed Safiullah (25 December 1945 – 11 June 2016) was a Bangladeshi academic of chemistry. He was a professor in the Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Sciences…
Muhammad Ali
1942 – 2016
Boxer, Autobiographer, Activist, Author, Athlete
Muhammad Ali ( ah-LEE; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. A global cultural icon…
Syed Fahim Munaim
1953 – 2016
Journalist, Diplomat
Syed Fahim Munaim (4 July 1953 – 1 June 2016) was a Bangladeshi journalist. He was the former press secretary to Chief Advisor Fakruddin Ahmed, ambassador of Ba…
Khaleda Ekram
1950 – 2016
Vice-chancellor, Architect
Khaleda Ekram (6 August 1950 – 24 May 2016) was a Bangladeshi architect, professor, researcher, and academic. She served as the 12th vice-chancellor of Banglade…
Nurjahan Begum
1925 – 2016
Journalist
Nurjahan Begum (4 June 1925 – 23 May 2016) was the first female journalist in Bangladesh and a trailblazer for female journalists in South Asia. Begum was award…