Remembered
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R. Venkataraman
1910 – 2009
Politician, Lawyer
Ramaswamy Venkataraman was an Indian lawyer, independence activist and politician who served as president of India from 1987 to 1992. He held several senior cab…
A. T. M. Shamsuddin
1927 – 2009
Writer
A. T. M. Shamsuddin (1927–2009), also known by the pen name Charubak, was a Bangladeshi author, journalist, translator, communist and union organizer. He served…
Momtaj Iqbal
— – 2009
Journalist
Momtaj Iqbal is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a former member of parliament for Sunamganj-4. She was married to Major (retired) Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury…
Eartha Kitt
1927 – 2008
Actor, Singer, Dancer, Voice actor, Comedian, Recording artist
Eartha Mae Kitt (née Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was known for her highly distinctive sing…
Harold Pinter
1930 – 2008
Playwright, Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Writer, Theatre director
Harold Pinter (; 10 October 1930 – 24 December 2008) was an English playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. A recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literat…
Samuel P. Huntington
1927 – 2008
Geopolitical analyst, Political scientist, University teacher, Sociologist, Economist, Consultant
Samuel Phillips Huntington (April 18, 1927 – December 24, 2008) was an American political scientist, adviser, and academic. He was the Albert J. Weatherhead III…
Mahbub Jamal Zahedi
1929 – 2008
Journalist
Mahbub Jamal Zahedi (1929–2008), also known as M J Zahedi, was a veteran journalist and philatelist from Pakistan. During a career of nearly fifty years, he se…
V. P. Singh
1931 – 2008
Politician
Vishwanath Pratap Singh was an Indian politician who served as prime minister from 1989 to 1990. His government implemented recommendations of the Mandal Commis…
Miriam Makeba
1932 – 2008
Singer, Actor, Recording artist, Composer, Musician
Zenzile Miriam Makeba ( mə-KAY-bə, Xhosa: [máˈkʼêːɓà̤] ; 4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress…
Michael Crichton
1942 – 2008
Screenwriter, Film producer, Film director, Novelist, Physician writer, Science fiction writer
John Michael Crichton ( KRY-tən; October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American author and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwid…
Paritosh Sen
1918 – 2008
Painter, Writer
Paritosh Sen (Bengali: পরিতোষ সেন) (26 September 1918 – 22 October 2008) was a leading Indian artist. He was born in Dhaka (then known as Dacca), the present-da…
Paul Newman
1925 – 2008
Film actor, Racing automobile driver, Television actor, Voice actor, Film director, Stage actor
Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, filmmaker, racecar driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He has been desc…
Mohammad Moniruzzaman
1936 – 2008
Writer, Poet, Lyricist, Songwriter
Mohammad Moniruzzaman (15 August 1936 – 3 September 2008) was a Bangladeshi writer, poet, professor, freedom fighter and lyricist. Awards: Ekushey Padak, Bangl…
Zia Haider
1936 – 2008
Poet, Writer
Sheikh Faisal Abdur Rouf Mohammad Ziauddin Haider (known as Zia Haider; 18 November 1936 – 2 September 2008) was a Bangladeshi writer, poet, playwright, transla…
Anwar Zahid
1938 – 2008
Writer, Politician
Anwar Zahid (12 June 1938 – 31 August 2008) was a politician from Jhenaidah district in Bangladesh, journalist, writer, member of parliament for Jhenaidah-2 con…
Abdullah al Mamun
1942 – 2008
Film director, Television actor, Writer
Abdullah Al Mamun (13 July 1942 – 21 August 2008) was a Bangladeshi playwright, actor, and filmmaker. He earned the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1978 and th…
Mahmoud Darwish
1941 – 2008
Poet, Writer, Correspondent, Songwriter, Poet laureate, Panel discussion
Mahmoud Darwish (Arabic: مَحمُود دَرْوِيْش, romanized: Maḥmūd Darwīsh; 13 March 1941 – 9 August 2008) was a Palestinian author and poet. He wrote the Palestinia…
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
1918 – 2008
Writer, Historian, Novelist, Screenwriter, Playwright, Poet
Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was a Soviet and Russian author and dissident who helped to raise global awareness of politi…
Mahmudul Haque
1941 – 2008
Novelist, Writer
Mahmudul Haque (c. 1941 – 21 July 2008) was a Bangladeshi writer. He won Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1977. Awards: Bangla Academy Literary Award Source:…
Samudra Gupta
1946 – 2008
Journalist, Poet
Samudra Gupta (born Abdul Mannan; June 23, 1946 – July 19, 2008) was a Bangladeshi poet and journalist. Gupta was a strong critic of both communalism and Islami…