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Ahmad Shah Massoud
1953 – 2001
Politician, Military leader
Ahmad Shah Massoud (c. 1953 – 9 September 2001) was an Afghan military leader and politician. Known as the "Lion of Panjshir", he was the foremost commander of…
A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury
1915 – 2001
Politician
Abul Fazal Mohammad Ahsanuddin Chowdhury (1 July 1915 – 30 August 2001) was a Bengali public servant and judge who served as president of Bangladesh from 27 Mar…
Aaliyah
1979 – 2001
Dancer, Model, Pop singer, Musician, Actor
Aaliyah Dana Haughton ( ah-LEE-ə; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model. Known as the "Princess of R&B" and "Qu…
Jorge Amado
1912 – 2001
Writer, Journalist, Poet, Novelist, Politician
Jorge Leal Amado de Faria ( ZHOR-zhee; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʒɔʁʒi aˈmadu]; 10 August 1912 – 6 August 2001), known as Jorge Amado, was a Brazilian writer of t…
Ahmed Sofa
1943 – 2001
Poet
Ahmed Sofa (Bengali: আহমদ ছফা, pronounced [aɦmɔd sɔfa]; 30 June 1943 – 28 July 2001) was a Bangladeshi writer, thinker, novelist, poet, philosopher and public i…
Sivaji Ganesan
1928 – 2001
Actor, Producer
Indian actor and producer acclaimed for his work in Tamil cinema and honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wik…
Khondokar Faruk Ahmed
— – 2001
Singer
Khondokar Faruk Ahmed (1 January 1940 - 11 July 2001) was a prominent Bangladeshi singer. He was a pioneer of modern Bangla songs. Source: Wikipedia — https://…
Humayun Rashid Choudhury
1928 – 2001
Diplomat, Politician
Humayun Rasheed Choudhury (Bengali: হুমায়ূন রশীদ চৌধুরী; 11 November 1928 – 10 July 2001) was a Bangladeshi career diplomat and speaker of the Bangladesh Parli…
Mahbub Anam
1931 – 2001
Journalist
Mahbub Anam (28 March 1931 – 9 July 2001) was a Bangladeshi journalist and writer. He was the editor of The Bangladesh Times. Awards: Independence Award Educat…
Nikolay Basov
1922 – 2001
Physicist, Inventor, University teacher, Politician
Nikolay Gennadiyevich Basov (Russian: Николай Геннадиевич Басов; 14 December 1922 – 1 July 2001) was a Soviet physicist and educator. For his fundamental work i…
Jack Lemmon
1925 – 2001
Film actor, Character actor, Television actor, Actor, Television presenter, Stage actor
John Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor. Considered proficient in both dramatic and comic roles, he was known for his anx…
Tove Jansson
1914 – 2001
Painter, Writer, Illustrator, Children's writer, Cartoonist, Caricaturist
Tove Marika Jansson (Finland Swedish: [ˈtuːve ˈjɑːnsːon] ; 9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Finland-Swedish author, novelist and comic strip author, painter…
Foni Borua
— – 2001
Singer, Musician
Foni Borua (1915 – 22 June 2001) was a Bangladeshi musician. He was a pioneer of folk culture and modern Kavigan (lyrical folk debates). In recognition of his c…
Anthony Quinn
1915 – 2001
Film actor, Sculptor, Writer, Film director, Actor, Television actor
Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), known as Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican and American actor. He was known for his portrayal of…
Douglas Adams
1952 – 2001
Playwright, Screenwriter, Novelist, Children's writer, Science fiction writer, Comedian
Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, humourist, and screenwriter. He wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which origin…
Debabrata Basu
— – 2001
Statistician
Bangladesh-associated historical figure. Imported from the user-provided death-anniversary catalogue; biographical enrichment can be added after verification.
Abu Zafar Obaidullah
1934 – 2001
Poet, Writer
Abu Zafar Obaidullah (Bengali pronunciation: [abu d͡ʒafoɾ obae̯d̪ulːaʱ]; 8 February 1934 – 19 March 2001) was a Bangladeshi poet and civil servant. Two of his l…
Claude Shannon
1916 – 2001
Mathematician, Cryptographer, Computer scientist, Inventor, University teacher, Engineer
Claude Elwood Shannon (April 30, 1916 – February 24, 2001) was an American polymath who was a mathematician, electrical engineer, computer scientist, cryptograp…
Herbert A. Simon
1916 – 2001
Economist, Politician, Sociologist, University teacher, Computer scientist, Political scientist
Herbert Alexander Simon (June 15, 1916 – February 9, 2001) was an American scholar whose work influenced the fields of computer science, economics, and cognitiv…
Vijaya Raje Scindia
1919 – 2001
Politician
Vijaya Raje Scindia was an Indian politician and a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and later the Bharatiya Janata Party. Born into the Gwalior roya…