Remembered
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Dipendranath Bandyopadhyay
1936 – 1979
Writer
Dipendranath Bandyopadhyay (1936–1979) was a Bengali writer, editor, correspondent and political activist. He reshaped Bengali prose writing in late 1950 to 197…
Sirajuddin Kasimpuri
1901 – 1979
Writer, Academic
Sirajuddin Kasimpuri was a Bangladeshi writer and researcher of Bengali folklore. He was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award. Awards: Bangla Academy Lite…
Golda Meir
1898 – 1978
Teacher, Politician, Librarian
Golda Meir (previously Meyerson; née Mabovitch; 3 May 1898 – 8 December 1978) was the prime minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974. She was Israel's first and, to…
Margaret Mead
1901 – 1978
Anthropologist, Writer, Film director, Curator, Poet, Ethnologist
Margaret Mead (December 16, 1901 – November 15, 1978) was an American cultural anthropologist, author and speaker, who appeared frequently in the mass media dur…
Jacques Brel
1929 – 1978
Singer, Chansonnier, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Composer, Film actor
Jacques Romain Georges Brel (French: [ʒɑk ʁɔmɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ bʁɛl] ; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed theatrical…
Pope John Paul I
1912 – 1978
Latin Catholic priest, Writer, Transitional deacon, University teacher, Latin Catholic bishop
Pope John Paul I (born Albino Luciani; 17 October 1912 – 28 September 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 26 August 1978 un…
Manne Siegbahn
1886 – 1978
Physicist, University teacher
Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn (Swedish: [ˈmanːɛ ˈsiːgbɑːn]; 3 December 1886 – 24 September 1978) was a Swedish physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in…
Azizur Rahman
1917 – 1978
Poet
Azizur Rahman (18 January 1917 – 12 September 1978) was a Bangladeshi poet and lyricist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak posthumously by the People's Republic of B…
Jomo Kenyatta
1893 – 1978
Journalist, Politician
Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1897 – 22 August 1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who governed Kenya as its Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964 and then…
Pope Paul VI
1897 – 1978
Latin Catholic priest, Diplomat, Catholic bishop
Pope Paul VI (born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini; 26 September 1897 – 6 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican C…
Wali Gandhi
1907 – 1978
Journalist
Mohammad Waliullah (15 November 1904–3 August 1978), more commonly known as Wali Gandhi (Bengali: ওয়ালি গান্ধী), was a Bangladeshi journalist, writer, and poli…
Zahidur Rahim
— – 1978
Singer, Musician
Zahidur Rahim (c. 1935 – 18 June 1978) was a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet exponent. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2000 by the Government of Bangladesh. Sourc…
Anirvan
1896 – 1978
Philosopher, Yogi, Writer
Sri Anirvan (8 July 1896 – 31 May 1978), born Narendra Chandra Dhar, was an Indian Hindu monk, writer and philosopher. Widely known as a scholar, his principa…
Aldo Moro
1916 – 1978
Politician, Diplomat, Professor
Aldo Moro (Italian: [ˈaldo ˈmɔːro] ; 23 September 1916 – 9 May 1978) was an Italian statesman and prominent member of Christian Democracy (DC) and its centre-le…
Aram Khachaturian
1903 – 1978
Classical composer, Conductor, Music educator, Choreographer, Musicologist, University teacher
Aram Ilyich Khachaturian (; 6 June [O.S. 24 May] 1903 – 1 May 1978) was a Soviet Armenian composer and conductor. He is considered one of the leading Soviet com…
Ibrahim Khan
— – 1978
Writer
Ibrahim Khan (often referred as Principal Ibrahim Khan; c. 1894 – 29 March 1978) was a Bangladeshi litterateur. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1977 by the Gove…
Abul Kalam Shamsuddin
1897 – 1978
Journalist, Politician, Writer
Abul Kalam Shamsuddin (3 November 1897 – 4 March 1978) was a distinguished Bengali journalist, writer, and political figure, whose career spanned pivotal moment…
Khagendranath Mitra
1896 – 1978
Writer, Children's writer
Khagendranath Mitra (1896–1978) was an Indian writer known for his Bengali language children's literature. Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kh…
Harry Martinson
1904 – 1978
Writer, Poet, Novelist, Science fiction writer
Harry Martinson (6 May 1904 – 11 February 1978) was a Swedish writer, poet and former sailor. In 1949 he was elected into the Swedish Academy. He was awarded a…
Bijon Bhattacharya
1917 – 1978
Actor, Playwright
Bijon Bhattacharya (1906 – 19 January 1978) was an Indian actor from West Bengal associated with Bengali theatre and films. He was an eminent playwright and dra…