Remembered
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Satish Chandra Dasgupta
1880 – 1979
Writer, Translator
সতীশচন্দ্র দাশগুপ্ত (১৪ জুন ১৮৮০–২৪ ডিসেম্বর ১৯৭৯) হলেন একজন রসায়নবিদ ও প্রখ্যাত গান্ধীবাদী নেতা। সুলেখা কালি প্রস্তুতকারী ফরমূলা সৃষ্টিতে সতীশ চন্দ্রের অব…
Swami Satprakashananda
1888 – 1979
Writer, Monk
Swami Satprakashananda (April 1888 – 15 November 1979) was an Indian philosopher, monk of the Ramakrishna Order, and religious teacher. Education: University o…
Park Chung Hee
1917 – 1979
Politician, Army officer
Park Chung Hee (Korean: 박정희, pronounced [pak̚ tɕ͈ʌ̹ŋʝi] ; 14 November 1917 – 26 October 1979) was a South Korean politician and army officer who seized power in…
Jayaprakash Narayan
1902 – 1979
Politician, Independence activist
Jayaprakash Narayan was an Indian independence activist and political leader popularly known as JP. He helped found the Congress Socialist Party and later led a…
Herbert Marcuse
1898 – 1979
Philosopher, Sociologist, Political theorist, University teacher, Political scientist
Herbert Marcuse ( mar-KOO-zə; German: [maʁˈkuːzə]; July 19, 1898 – July 29, 1979) was a German and American philosopher, social critic, and political theorist,…
Shin'ichirō Tomonaga
1906 – 1979
Theoretical physicist, Professor, Physicist, Researcher
Shinichiro Tomonaga (朝永 振一郎, Tomonaga Shin'ichirō; March 31, 1906 – July 8, 1979), usually cited as Sin-Itiro Tomonaga in English, was a Japanese physicist. He…
Bande Ali Mia
1906 – 1979
Poet, Writer
Bande Ali Mia (17 January 1906 – 27 June 1979) was a Bangladeshi poet, lyricist, novelist, dramatist, essayist, children's writer, and journalist. He was awarde…
John Wayne
1907 – 1979
Film actor, Actor, Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter, American football player
Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne, was an American actor. Nicknamed "Duke", he became a popular icon thr…
Mary Pickford
1892 – 1979
Film producer, Film actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Writer, Stage actor
Gladys Louise Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), baptised as Gladys Marie Smith, known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian American film actress…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
1928 – 1979
Politician, Diplomat, Lawyer
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto NPk HPk (5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979) was a Pakistani barrister, and statesman who served as the fourth president of Pakistan from 1971 to…
Syed Mahbub Murshed
1911 – 1979
Jurist, Judge, Writer
Syed Mahbub Murshed was a Bangladeshi jurist, judge and intellectual who served as chief justice of the Dhaka High Court. He became known for defending constitu…
Abul Mansur Ahmad
1898 – 1979
Writer, Politician
Abul Mansur Ahmad (Bengali: আবুল মনসুর আহমদ, pronounced [ˈabul ˈmɔnsuɾ ˈaɦmɔd]; born Ahmad Ali Farazi, 3 September 1898 – 18 March 1979) was a Bangladeshi polit…
Abul Mansur Ahmed
1898 – 1979
Writer, Journalist, Politician
Abul Mansur Ahmed was a Bangladeshi writer, journalist and politician. His satirical writing, including the collection Ayna, made him an important figure in Ben…
Mashiur Rahman
1924 – 1979
Politician
Mashiur Rahman (9 July 1924 – 12 March 1979), also known as Jadu Mia (Bengali: জাদু মিয়া, lit. 'Man of Magic'), was a senior minister, with the rank and status…
Jean Renoir
1894 – 1979
Film director, Actor, Screenwriter, Film producer, Film editor, Author
Jean Renoir (French: [ʁənwaʁ]; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French filmmaker, actor, producer and author. His La Grande Illusion (1937) and The R…
Dennis Gabor
1900 – 1979
Physicist, Inventor, University teacher, Holographer
Dennis Gabor (5 June 1900 – 9 February 1979) was a Hungarian-British physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1971 for his invention of holography.…
Josef Mengele
1911 – 1979
Anthropologist, Military physician, Physician writer, Torturer, Physician
Josef Mengele (German: [ˈjoːzɛf ˈmɛŋələ] ; 16 March 1911 – 7 February 1979), often dubbed the "Angel of Death" (German: Todesengel), was a German military off…
Sid Vicious
1957 – 1979
Musician, Bass guitarist
John Simon Ritchie (born Simon John Ritchie; 10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979), known professionally as Sid Vicious, was an English musician, best known as the sec…
Nelson Rockefeller
1908 – 1979
Politician, Art collector, Businessperson, Philanthropist
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was the 41st vice president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 under President Gerald…
Ananta Singh
1903 – 1979
Revolutionary, Writer, Film producer
Ananta Lal Singh (1 December 1903 - 25 January 1979) was an Indian revolutionary, who participated in the Chittagong armoury raid in 1930. Later, he founded a f…