Remembered
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Eric Hobsbawm
1917 – 2012
Writer, Economic historian, Social historian, University teacher, Music journalist, Political scientist
Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm (; 9 June 1917 – 1 October 2012) was a British historian of the rise of industrial capitalism, socialism and nationalism. His best-kno…
Hebe Camargo
1929 – 2012
Television presenter, Singer, Socialite, Film actor, Television actor, Recording artist
Hebe Maria Monteiro de Camargo Ravagnani (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛbi mɐˈɾi.ɐ mõˈtejɾu dʒi kɐˈmaʁɡu ˌʁavɐˈɲɐ̃ni]; 8 March 1929 – 29 September 2012) was a B…
Ataus Samad
1937 – 2012
Journalist
Ataus Samad (16 November 1937 – 26 September 2012) was a Bangladeshi journalist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1992 by the Government of Bangladesh. Source:…
Tridev Roy
1933 – 2012
Diplomat, Politician, Writer
Raja Tridiv Roy (Urdu: تری دیو رائے; Chakma: 𑄖𑄳𑄢𑄨𑄘𑄨𑄝𑄴 𑄢𑄧𑄠𑄴) sometimes spelled Tridev Roy, (14 May 1933 – 17 September 2012) was a Pakistani Buddhist…
Michael Clarke Duncan
1957 – 2012
Film actor, Comedian, Voice actor, Television actor, Actor, Basketball player
Michael Clarke Duncan (December 10, 1957 – September 3, 2012) was an American actor best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile (1999), fo…
A. K. Hangal
1914 – 2012
Actor, Freedom activist
A. K. Hangal was an Indian actor and freedom activist who began his film career later in life. He became known for humane supporting roles in Hindi films, inclu…
Neil Armstrong
1930 – 2012
United States Naval Aviator, Test pilot, University teacher, Astronaut, Military flight engineer, Aircraft pilot
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who, as the commander of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission,…
Meles Zenawi
1955 – 2012
Politician, Military personnel
Meles Zenawi Asres (Tigrigna and Amharic: መለስ ዜናዊ ኣስረስ; pronounced [mɛllɛs zenawi asrɛs] ; born Legesse Zenawi Asres; 9 May 1955 – 20 August 2012) was an Ethiop…
Azizul Haque
1919 – 2012
Writer, Imam, Politician
Azizul Haque (Bengali: আজিজুল হক) (1919 - 8 August 2012), also known as by his epithet Shaykh al-Hadith was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, politician, writer, a…
Gore Vidal
1925 – 2012
Playwright, Actor, Screenwriter, Novelist, Essayist, Writer
Eugene Luther Gore Vidal ( vih-DAHL; born Eugene Louis Vidal, October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012) was an American writer and public intellectual known for his cyni…
John Atta Mills
1944 – 2012
Politician, University teacher, Lawyer, Economist, Minister, Head of state
John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills (21 July 1944 – 24 July 2012) was a Ghanaian politician and legal scholar who served as the 11th president of Ghana from 2009 until…
Sally Ride
1951 – 2012
Physicist, Astronaut, Astrophysicist, Writer, University teacher, Children's writer
Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Southern California, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983, be…
Humayun Ahmed
1948 – 2012
Science fiction writer, Director, Film director, Composer
Humayun Ahmed (Bengali: হুমায়ূন আহমেদ, pronounced [humai̯un aɦmed̪] ; 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, fil…
Rajesh Khanna
1942 – 2012
Actor, Producer
Rajesh Khanna was an Indian actor and film producer who worked primarily in Hindi cinema. He became one of the country's leading stars in the late 1960s and 197…
Muzharul Islam
1923 – 2012
Architect
Muzharul Islam (25 December 1923 – 15 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi architect, urban planner, educator, and activist. He is considered the grand master of region…
Dara Singh
1928 – 2012
Actor, Wrestler, Politician
Dara Singh was an Indian wrestler, actor and politician. After becoming a celebrated professional wrestler, he built a long career in Hindi and Punjabi films an…
Ernest Borgnine
1917 – 2012
Actor, Film actor, Character actor, Military officer, Television actor, Voice actor
Ernest Borgnine ( BORG-nyne; born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was no…
Yitzhak Shamir
1915 – 2012
Politician, Diplomat
Yitzhak Shamir (Hebrew: יצחק שמיר, ; born Yitzhak Yezernitsky; 22 October 1915 – 30 June 2012) was an Israeli politician who served as the seventh prime ministe…
Mrityunjoy Prasad Guha
1919 – 2012
Writer
Mrityunjoy Prasad Guha (26 August 1919 – 26 June 2012) was an Indian scholar, academic. He is noted for his work on Akash O Prithibi for which he was awarded Ra…
Elinor Ostrom
1933 – 2012
Economist, Political scientist, University teacher
Elinor Claire "Lin" Ostrom (née Awan; August 7, 1933 – June 12, 2012) was an American political scientist and political economist whose work was associated with…