Remembered
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Parveen Babi
1954 – 2005
Actor, Model
Parveen Babi was an Indian actress and model who became one of the prominent Hindi film stars of the 1970s and 1980s. Her films included Deewaar, Amar Akbar Ant…
Amrish Puri
1932 – 2005
Actor
Amrish Puri was an Indian actor known for his work in Indian theatre and cinema. He became widely recognised for powerful character and antagonist roles in Hind…
Muhammad Ishaq
1910 – 2005
Historian, Writer
Muhammad Ishaq (1910 – 2005) was a Bangladeshi historian and academic. Education: University of Dhaka Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhamm…
Shirley Chisholm
1924 – 2005
Politician, Educator, Author
Shirley Chisholm was an American politician, educator and author. In 1968, she became the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress, and in 1972…
Susan Sontag
1933 – 2004
Writer, Film director, Screenwriter, Professor, Essayist, Novelist
Susan Lee Sontag (; January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American writer and critic. She primarily wrote essays, but also published novels; she publishe…
Nripen Chakraborty
1905 – 2004
Author, Journalist, Politician
Nripen Chakraborty (4 April 1905 – 25 December 2004) was an Indian Communist politician who served as the Chief minister of Tripura from 1978 to 1988. Nripen Ch…
P. V. Narasimha Rao
1921 – 2004
Politician, Writer
Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao was an Indian politician who served as prime minister from 1991 to 1996. His government introduced major economic reforms and…
M. S. Subbulakshmi
1916 – 2004
Singer
Indian Carnatic vocalist and the first musician to receive the Bharat Ratna. Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._S._Subbulakshmi
Nazma Anwar
— – 2004
Actor
Nazma Anwar (c. 1941 – 14 December 2004) was a Bangladeshi film and television actress, and drama activist. She performed in Bengali films including Hajar Bachh…
Selina Bahar Zaman
1940 – 2004
Writer, University teacher
Selina Bahar Zaman (née Chaudhury; 15 February 1940 – 4 December 2004) was a Bangladeshi writer and academic. Education: University of Dhaka Source: Wikipedia…
Yasser Arafat
1929 – 2004
Politician, Civil engineer, Freedom fighter, Engineer
Yasser Arafat (c. August 1929 – 11 November 2004), also popularly known by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian political leader. He was chairman of the Pales…
Jyotirmay Ghosh Dastidar
1931 – 2004
Writer
Below is a revised memorial biography based strictly on well-supported facts from reliable sources. জ্যোতির্ময় (শঙ্কু মহারাজ) ঘোষদস্তিদার (জন্ম: ৭ মার্চ ১৯৩১,…
Christopher Reeve
1952 – 2004
Television actor, Film actor, Film director, Stage actor, Voice actor, Actor
Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, activist, director, and author. He amassed many stage and screen credit…
Jacques Derrida
1930 – 2004
Philosopher, Literary critic, University teacher, Writer, Professor
Jacques Derrida (; French: [ʒak dɛʁida]; born Jackie Élie Derrida; 15 July 1930 – 9 October 2004) was a French philosopher. He developed the philosophy of decon…
Maurice Wilkins
1916 – 2004
Biophysicist, Physician, Physicist, Crystallographer, Researcher, Author
Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins (15 December 1916 – 5 October 2004) was a New Zealand-born British biophysicist and Nobel laureate whose research spanned multip…
Françoise Sagan
1935 – 2004
Playwright, Novelist, Screenwriter, Biographer, Film director, Poet
Françoise Sagan (French: [fʁɑ̃swaz saɡɑ̃]; born Françoise Delphine Quoirez; 21 June 1935 – 24 September 2004) was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwrite…
Jikki
1935 – 2004
Singer
Jikki was an Indian playback singer whose recordings featured in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films. She became a popular voice in South Indian cinema f…
Czesław Miłosz
1911 – 2004
Poet, Diplomat, Writer, Essayist, Translator, Pedagogue
Czesław Miłosz ( MEE-losh, US also -lawsh, -wosh, -wawsh, Polish: [ˈt͡ʂɛswaf ˈmiwɔʂ] ; 30 June 1911 – 14 August 2004) was a Polish-American poet, prose writ…
Julia Child
1912 – 2004
Writer, Cook, Television presenter, Copywriter, Typist, Research assistant
Julia Carolyn Child (née McWilliams; August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) was an American chef, author, and television personality. She is recognized for having b…
Humayun Azad
1947 – 2004
Researcher, Linguist, Poet, Teacher
Humayun Azad (Bengali: হুমায়ুন আজাদ, pronounced [humai̯un ad͡ʒad̪] ; 28 April 1947 – 12 August 2004) was a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, short-story writer, essa…