Remembered

M. G. Ramachandran

1917 – 1987

Actor, Filmmaker, Politician

M. G. Ramachandran was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who became one of the leading stars of Tamil cinema. He founded the All India Anna Dravida Munn…

Marguerite Yourcenar

1903 – 1987

Novelist, Poet, Essayist, Translator, University teacher, Writer

Marguerite Yourcenar (UK: , US: ; French: [maʁɡ(ə)ʁit juʁsənaʁ] ; born Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour; 8 June 1903 – 17…

Akhil Chandra Nandi

1907 – 1987

Revolutionary, Writer

অখিলচন্দ্র নন্দী ( ৭ মার্চ ১৯০৭ ― ১৬ ডিসেম্বর ১৯৮৭) একজন ব্রিটিশবিরোধী বিপ্লবী ও সাম্যবাদী কর্মী। Source: Wikipedia — https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%85%E…

James Baldwin

1924 – 1987

Poet, Novelist, Playwright, Civil rights advocate, Essayist, Social critic

James Arthur Baldwin (né Jones; August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) was an American writer and civil rights activist who garnered acclaim for his essays, novels,…

Mohammad Toaha

1922 – 1987

Politician, Language activist

Mohammad Toaha was a Bangladeshi communist politician and language-movement activist. He participated in the 1952 Bengali Language Movement and was involved in…

Hemanga Biswas

— – 1987

Singer, Writer, Ethnomusicologist

Hemanga Biswas (Bengali/Assamese: হেমাঙ্গ বিশ্বাস, pronounced [hemaŋɡo biʃːaʃ]; 14 December 1912 – 22 November 1987) was an Indian singer, composer, author and…

Noor Hossain

— – 1987

Noor Hossain (also rendered as Nur Hossain; Bengali: নূর হোসেন, romanized: Nūr Hōsēn; 1961 – November 10, 1987) was a Bangladeshi activist who was killed by the…

Nur Hossain

— – 1987

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

Anwara Bahar Chowdhury

1919 – 1987

Social activist, Poet, Writer

Anwara Bahar Chowdhury (13 February 1919 – 27 October 1987) was a Bangladeshi social activist and writer. Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anw…

Andrey Kolmogorov

1903 – 1987

Mathematician, Computer scientist, Statistician, University teacher, Physicist

Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov (Russian: Андре́й Никола́евич Колмого́ров, IPA: [ɐnˈdrʲej nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ kəlmɐˈɡorəf] , 25 April 1903 – 20 October 1987) was a So…

Thomas Sankara

1949 – 1987

Politician, Military officer, Statesperson, Soldier, Minister

Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (21 December 1949 – 15 October 1987) was a Burkinabé military officer, politician, Marxist and pan-Africanist revolutionary who serv…

Kishore Kumar

1929 – 1987

Singer, Actor, Filmmaker

Indian playback singer, actor and filmmaker celebrated for his versatile Hindi film songs and distinctive singing style. Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikiped…

Walter Brattain

1902 – 1987

Physicist, Inventor

Walter Houser Brattain ( BRAT-n; February 10, 1902 – October 13, 1987) was an American physicist who shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics with John Bardeen an…

Mohammad Farhad

1938 – 1987

Politician, Organiser

Mohammad Farhad was a Bangladeshi communist politician and organiser who led the Communist Party of Bangladesh. He took part in the Language Movement and the Li…

Jean Anouilh

1910 – 1987

Playwright, Screenwriter, Writer, Director

Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (; French: [ʒɑ̃ anuj]; 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist and screenwriter whose career spanned five decade…

Muhammad Mansuruddin

1904 – 1987

Writer

Muhammad Mansuruddin (31 January 1904 – 19 September 1987) was a Bengali author, literary critic, essayist, lexicographer and biographer from Bangladesh. He was…

Muhammed Mansooruddin

— – 1987

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

Manikuntala Sen

1910 – 1987

Politician, Writer, Activist

Manikuntala Sen (Bengali: মণিকুন্তলা সেন; c. 1911–1987) was one of the first women to be active in the Communist Party of India. She is best known for her Benga…

Muhammad Nurul Haque

1907 – 1987

Writer, Journalist

Muhammad Nurul Haque was a Bangladeshi cultural activist, social worker, and a writer. Awards: Bangla Academy Literary Award Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wi…

John Huston

1906 – 1987

Actor, Film actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer, Writer

John Marcellus Huston ( HEW-stən; August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American and Irish filmmaker and actor. In a career spanning five decades, he wrote…