Remembered
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Nina Simone
1933 – 2003
Singer-songwriter, Jazz pianist, Singer, Recording artist, Civil rights advocate, Pianist
Nina Simone ( NEE-nə sim-OHN; born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American composer, concert pianist, singer, songwriter, an…
Nilufar Yasmin
1948 – 2003
Singer
Nilufar Yasmin (13 February 1948 – 10 March 2003) was a Bangladeshi singer of Nazrul Sangeet, Rajanikanta Geeti, Dwijendra Geeti and Atul Prasdi genre. She was…
Fred Rogers
1928 – 2003
Christian minister, Marionetteist, Singer, Author, Composer, Educator
Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003), also known professionally as Mister Rogers, was an American television personality, Presbyterian minis…
Gulam Mustafa
— – 2003
Actor
Bangladesh-associated historical figure. Imported from the user-provided death-anniversary catalogue; biographical enrichment can be added after verification.
Abu Ishaque
1926 – 2003
Writer
Abu Bashar Mohammad Ishaque (Bengali: আবু ইসহাক; 1 November 1926 – 16 February 2003) was a Bangladeshi novelist. He graduated with a B.A. from Karachi Universit…
Kalpana Chawla
1962 – 2003
Military flight engineer, Astronaut, Amateur radio operator
Kalpana Chawla (; March 17, 1962 – February 1, 2003) was an Indian-born American astronaut, aerospace engineer, and pilot who was the first woman of Indian heri…
Ahmadul Kabir
1923 – 2003
Journalist, Businessperson, Politician
Ahmadul Kabir (Bengali: আহমেদুল কবির), also known as Manu Miah (Bengali: মনু মিঞা), was a Bangladeshi politician and journalist. He was the founding General Sec…
John Rawls
1921 – 2002
Philosopher, Pedagogue, University teacher, Politician
John Bordley Rawls (; February 21, 1921 – November 24, 2002) was an American philosopher, most active in moral, legal, and political philosophy. Rawls has been…
Muhammad Abdul Hamid
1939 – 2002
Writer, Academic
Muhammad Abdul Hamid is a Bangladeshi economist, researcher, writer and academic. He was third vice chancellor (from 18 June 1991 to 21 March 1995) of Islamic U…
Ali Monsur
1923 – 2002
Writer
Ali Monsur (23 December 1923 – 4 November 2002) Bangladeshi actor, storyteller, screenwriter, producer and director. He was awarded the Nigar Award as the best…
Richard Harris
1930 – 2002
Film director, Singer, Film producer, Rugby union player, Screenwriter, Singer-songwriter
Richard St John Francis Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an Irish actor and singer. Having studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art,…
Binay Mukhopadhyay
1908 – 2002
Writer, Journalist
বিনয় মুখোপাধ্যায় ( ইংরেজি: Binoy Mukhopadhyay) ( ১০ জানুয়ারি, ১৯০৮ - ২২ অক্টোবর, ২০০২) একজন বিশিষ্ট ভারতীয় বাঙালি সাহিত্যিক , সাংবাদিক ও প্রাবন্ধিক।…
Edsger W. Dijkstra
1930 – 2002
Mathematician, Physicist, Computer scientist, Engineer, University teacher, Information scientist
Edsger Wybe Dijkstra ( DYKE-strə; Dutch: [ˈɛtsxər ˈʋibə ˈdɛikstraː] ; 11 May 1930 – 6 August 2002) was a Dutch computer scientist, programmer, mathematician, an…
Syed Ali Ahsan
1920 – 2002
Poet, Writer
Syed Ali Ahsan (Bengali: সৈয়দ আলী আহসান; 26 March 1922 – 25 July 2002) was a Bangladeshi poet, writer and university academic. He was awarded Ekushey Padak (19…
Nilima Ibrahim
1921 – 2002
Academic, Writer
Neelima Ibrahim (11 October 1921 – 18 June 2002) was a Bangladeshi educationist, littérateur and social worker. She is well known for her scholarship on Bengali…
Maliha Khatun
— – 2002
Writer, Academic
Maliha Khatun (died 24 May 2002) was a Bangladeshi educationist, writer and social worker. She was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak in 2001 by the Government of Bangl…
Kazi Abdul Baset
1935 – 2002
Painter
Kazi Abdul Baset (December 4, 1935 – May 23, 2002) was a Bangladeshi painter and art teacher. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1991 by the Government of Banglade…
Rawshan Jamil
— – 2002
Actor
Rawshan Jamil (8 May 1931 – 14 May 2002) was a Bangladeshi actress and dancer. She was awarded the Ekushey Padak in the dance category in 1995 and the Banglades…
Thor Heyerdahl
1914 – 2002
Explorer, Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Historian, Screenwriter, Marine biologist
Thor Heyerdahl KStJ (Norwegian pronunciation: [tuːr ˈhæ̀ɪəɖɑːɫ]; 6 October 1914 – 18 April 2002) was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background i…
Kali S. Banerjee
— – 2002
Mathematician
Bangladesh-associated historical figure. Imported from the user-provided death-anniversary catalogue; biographical enrichment can be added after verification.