Remembered

Abu Mohammed Habibullah

1911 – 1984

Writer, Historian

Abu Mohammed Habibullah (1911 – 3 June 1983), also known as ABM Habibullah, was a Bangladeshi historian and writer. Education: SOAS, University of London, Univ…

Belayet Hossain Birbhumi

1887 – 1984

Writer, Teacher

Belayet Hossain Birbhumi (Bengali: বেলায়েত হোসেন বীরভূমী; 1887 — 9 December 1984) was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, author and academic. He served as a profes…

Shah Abul Hasnat Mohammad Ismail

— – 1984

Writer

Shah Abul Hasnat Mohammad Ismail is a Bangladeshi writer posthumously awarded the Independence Award, the highest civilian award of Bangladesh, in 1984. He wrot…

Mohammad Sultan

— – 1983

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

Joan Miró

1893 – 1983

Painter, Lithographer, Ceramicist, Sculptor, Postage stamp designer, Carpets designer

Joan Miró i Ferrà ( mirr-OH, US also mee-ROH, Catalan: [ʒuˈam miˈɾo j fəˈra]; 20 April 1893 – 25 December 1983) was a Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist…

Manabendra Narayan Larma

— – 1983

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

Khondakar Abdul Hamid

1918 – 1983

Journalist, Politician

Khondakar Abdul Hamid (1 March 1918 – 22 October 1983) was a Bangladeshi journalist and politician. He was awarded Ekushey Padak for journalism in 1977 by the g…

Leopold III of Belgium

1901 – 1983

Monarch, Entomologist, Politician, Photographer, Botanical collector

Leopold III (3 November 1901 – 25 September 1983) was King of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until his abdication on 16 July 1951. At the outbreak of World…

Felix Bloch

1905 – 1983

Physicist, University teacher, Nuclear physicist

Felix Bloch (23 October 1905 – 10 September 1983) was a Swiss–American theoretical physicist who shared the 1952 Nobel Prize in Physics with Edward Mills Purcel…

Luis Buñuel

1900 – 1983

Film director, Screenwriter, Actor, Film editor, Writer, Composer

Luis Buñuel Portolés (Spanish: [ˈlwis βuˈɲwel poɾtoˈles]; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish and Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and…

Buckminster Fuller

1895 – 1983

Architect, Inventor, Writer, Diarist, University teacher, Scientist

Richard Buckminster Fuller Jr. (; July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American architect, systems theorist, writer, designer, inventor, philosopher, and futuri…

Abul Fazal

1903 – 1983

Writer

Abul Fazal (1 July 1903–4 May 1983) was a Bangladeshi writer and academic. He served as the 4th vice-chancellor of the University of Chittagong. He was awarded…

Aminu Kano

1920 – 1983

Politician, Teacher

Aminu Kano was a Nigerian politician and teacher who advocated for the rights of ordinary people in northern Nigeria. He founded the Northern Elements Progressi…

Gloria Swanson

1899 – 1983

Actor, Film producer, Autobiographer, Stage actor, Television actor, Film actor

Gloria Mae Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and…

Hasan Hafizur Rahman

— – 1983

Journalist, Editor, Professor, Writer

Hasan Hafizur Rahman (Bengali: হাসান হাফিজুর রহমান; 1932–1983) became the editor of the daily Bengali newspaper Danik Bangla right after the Bangladesh Liberati…

Pulinbihari Sorkar

1906 – 1983

Biochemist, Writer

পুলিনবিহারী সরকার (১ মার্চ, ১৯০৬ - ২৩ মার্চ ১৯৮৩) ছিলেন একজন বাঙালি জৈব রসায়ন বিজ্ঞানী। Education: University of Dhaka Source: Wikipedia — https://bn.wikipe…

Umberto II of Italy

1904 – 1983

Military personnel, Monarch, Sovereign

Umberto II (Italian: Umberto Nicola Tommaso Giovanni Maria di Savoia; 15 September 1904 – 18 March 1983) was the last King of Italy. Umberto's reign lasted for…

Bhanu Bandopadhyay

— – 1983

Actor

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

Arthur Koestler

1905 – 1983

Writer, Philosopher, Novelist, Journalist, Screenwriter, Autobiographer

Arthur Koestler (5 September 1905 – 1 March 1983) was an Austro-Hungarian-born author and journalist. Koestler was born in Budapest, and was educated in Austri…

Tennessee Williams

1911 – 1983

Playwright, Novelist, Screenwriter, Poet, Writer

Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983) was an American playwright and screenwriter. Along with contemporaries Eugene O'Neil…