Remembered

Santosh Gupta

1925 – 2004

Journalist, Writer

Santosh Gupta (9 January 1925 – 6 August 2004) was a Bangladeshi journalist and writer. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1997 and Independence Day Award in 2015…

Francis Crick

1916 – 2004

Biologist, Geneticist, Physicist, Neuroscientist, Biochemist, Molecular biologist

Francis Harry Compton Crick (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004) was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist. He, James Watson, Rosalind Frankl…

Kazi Abul Kasem

1913 – 2004

Lyricist, Songwriter, Painter, Writer

Kazi Abul Kasem, (; 7 May 1913 – 19 July 2004) pseudonym Dopiaza, was a Bangladeshi polymath, pathfinder creative professional who is known as the very first Mu…

Marlon Brando

1924 – 2004

Film actor, Stage actor, Television actor, Director, Actor, Activist

Marlon Brando ( ; April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential performers in the history of…

Humayun Kabir Balu

1947 – 2004

Journalist

Humayun Kabir Balu (4 October 1947 – 27 June 2004) was a Bangladeshi journalist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2009 by the government of Bangladesh. Awards:…

Ray Charles

1930 – 2004

Pianist, Composer, Singer-songwriter, Singer, Jazz musician, Vocalist

Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicia…

Ronald Reagan

1911 – 2004

Television actor, Film actor, Politician, Character actor, Screenwriter, Military officer

Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1…

Anjuman Ara Begum

1942 – 2004

Singer

Anjuman Ara Begum (11 January 1942 – 29 May 2004) was a Bangladeshi vocalist. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2003 by the government of Bangladesh. Source: Wi…

M. A. Naser

— – 2004

Bangladesh-associated historical figure. Imported from the user-provided death-anniversary catalogue; biographical enrichment can be added after verification.

Peter Ustinov

1921 – 2004

Actor, Humanitarian, Writer, Television presenter, Screenwriter, Playwright

Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov ( OO-stin-ov; 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was a British actor, writer and humanitarian. An internationally known raconteur, he wa…

A. S. Mahmud

1933 – 2004

Journalist, Businessperson

Abu Sayeed Mahmud (10 July 1933 – 22 January 2004) was a Bangladeshi businessman and founder of Ekushey Television. He was forced to leave Bangladesh after the…

Manik Chandra Saha

1958 – 2004

Journalist

Manik Chandra Saha (1956 – 15 January 2004) was a Bangladeshi journalist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak, second highest civilian award of Bangladesh, in 2009 by…

R. K. Hegde

1926 – 2004

Politician

Ramakrishna Hegde was an Indian politician who served as chief minister of Karnataka and later as union minister. A founding leader of the Janata Party, he was…

Sumita Devi

1936 – 2004

Actor

Sumita Devi (Bengali: সুমিতা দেবী) (born Hena Bhattacharya) also known as Nilufar Begum (February 2, 1936 - January 6, 2004) was a Bangladeshi actress. In 45 ye…

M. R. Akhtar Mukul

1929 – 2004

Writer

M. R. Akhtar Mukul (1929–2004) was a Bengali writer and journalist from Bangladesh; earned fame for Chorompotro, a radio program from Shwadhin Bangla Betar Kend…

Tridib Dastidar

1952 – 2004

Poet

Tridib Dastidar (Bengali: ত্রিদিব দস্তিদার) (1952–2004) was a Bangladeshi poet. Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tridib_Dastidar

Akhtar Sadmani

1934 – 2003

Singer

Akhtar Sadmani (2 January 1934 – 30 December 2003) was a Bangladeshi singer. In 2011, he was awarded Ekushey Padak by the government of Bangladesh for his contr…

Salma Sobhan

1937 – 2003

Barrister

Salma Sobhan (née Rasheda Akhtar Banu; 11 August 1937 – 30 December 2003) was a Bangladeshi lawyer, academic and human rights activist. She became the first wom…

Mohammad Khaled

1922 – 2003

Writer, Politician

Mohammad Khaled (6 July 1922 – 21 December 2003) was a Bangladeshi politician, academic and journalist who was a member of parliament for the Chittagong-6 const…

Heydar Aliyev

1923 – 2003

Intelligence officer, Politician

Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev (10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003) was an Azerbaijani politician who was a Soviet party boss in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republi…