Remembered

Tassduq Ahmad

1923 – 2001

Politician, Journalist

Tassaduq Ahmed, born Tassaduq Ahmed Chowdhury, MBE, was a British-Bangladeshi politician, social worker, and activist. Awards: Member of the Order of the Briti…

Mirza Ghulam Hafiz

— – 2000

Politician

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

Gour Kishore Ghosh

1923 – 2000

Journalist, Writer

Gour Kishore Ghosh (20 June 1923 – 15 December 2000) was an Indian writer and journalist in Bengali. Associated with Anandabazar Patrika for decades, Ghosh was…

Shyam Sundar Baishnab

— – 2000

Singer

Shyam Sundar Baishnab (died 4 December 2000) was a Bangladeshi folk singer. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2008 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contrib…

Louis Néel

1904 – 2000

Physicist, University teacher, Researcher

Louis Eugène Félix Néel (French: [neɛl]; 22 November 1904 – 17 November 2000) was a French physicist born in Lyon who received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 19…

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

1916 – 2000

Politician, Diplomat

Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (née Ratwatte; 17 April 1916 – 10 October 2000), commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was a Sri Lankan stateswoman who thr…

Pierre Trudeau

1919 – 2000

Politician, Lawyer, Journalist, Judge, Diarist, Memoirist

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was a Canadian politician, lawyer, jurist, academic, author, and journalist…

Arun Mitra

1909 – 2000

Poet, Writer, Professor

Arun Mitra (2 November 1909 – 22 August 2000) was an Indian poet of Bengali, who also translated French literature. Awards: Sahitya Akademi Award, Legion of Ho…

Alec Guinness

1914 – 2000

Film actor, Autobiographer, Character actor, Screenwriter, Stage actor, Television actor

Sir Alec Guinness (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. In the BFI listing of the 100 most important British films o…

Hafez al-Assad

1930 – 2000

Fighter pilot, Politician, Lieutenant general

Hafez al-Assad (6 October 1930 – 10 June 2000) was a Syrian politician and military officer who served as the president of Syria from 1971 until his death in 20…

Habib Bourguiba

1903 – 2000

Politician, Lawyer

Habib Bourguiba (3 August 1903 – 6 April 2000) was a Tunisian politician and statesman who served as the prime minister of the Kingdom of Tunisia from 1956 to 1…

Jim Varney

1949 – 2000

Stand-up comedian, Actor, Film producer, Writer, Screenwriter, Singer

James Albert Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his Emmy Award winning comedic role as Erne…

Hedy Lamarr

1914 – 2000

Inventor, Autobiographer, Screenwriter, Film actor, Film producer, Musician

Hedy Lamarr (; born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler; November 9, 1914 – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian and American actress and inventor. Regarded as a successful…

Shankar Dayal Sharma

1918 – 1999

Politician, Lawyer

Shankar Dayal Sharma was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as president of India from 1992 to 1997. He previously served as governor of several states,…

Franjo Tuđman

1922 – 1999

Politician, Political commissar, University teacher, Historian

Here is the revised and improved memorial biography of Franjo Tuđman, with factual information strictly supported by reliable sources: --- Franjo Tuđman (14 M…

Rokanuzzaman Khan

— – 1999

Journalist, Writer

Rokanuzzaman Khan (known as Dadabhai; 9 April 1925 – 3 December 1999) was a Bangladeshi journalist and litterateur. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1998 by the…

Sufia Kamal

1911 – 1999

Journalist, Poet, Writer

Begum Sufia Kamal (20 June 1911 – 20 November 1999) was a Bangladeshi poet, feminist leader, and political activist. She took part in the Bengali nationalist mo…

Mohammad Mohammadullah

1921 – 1999

Politician

Mohammad Mohammadullah (21 October 1921 – 12 November 1999) was the third president of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Mohammadullah became the Acting Pres…

Mohammad Ullah

— – 1999

Imported from BornGlorious death-anniversary data. Source: BornGlorious.com; Freebase (CC BY); Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Chitranibha Chowdhury

1913 – 1999

Painter, Artist

Chitranibha Chowdhury (27 November 1913 – 9 November 1999) was a twentieth-century Indian artist, a member of the Bengal School of Art, and one of the first fem…