Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Menachem Begin

מנחם בגין

Belarus

1913 – 1992 (78 years old)

Premier ministre d'Israël, signataire des accords historiques de paix de Camp David avec l'Égypte et prix Nobel de la paix 1978.

Jerusalem, Israel

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Ali Sellali

علي سلالي (علالو)

Algeria

1902 – 1992 (89 years old)

Pioneering playwright and actor hailed as the father of modern Algerian popular comedic theater, whose 1926 production of Djeha in Algerian dialect launched national dramatic arts.

Algiers, Algeria

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Fadhila Khetmi

فضيلة ختمي

Tunisia

1905 AD – 1992 (87 years old)

Historic pioneer of the performing arts who in 1928 founded the first independent female-led theater troupe in Tunisia and recorded pioneering 78rpm discs across the Mediterranean.

Tunis, Tunisia

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

Faiq Hassan

فائق حسن

Iraq

1914 – 11 January 1992 (78 years old)

Master painter revered as the 'father of Iraqi painting', founder of the Pioneers group (Al-Rowwad), celebrated for his vivid folk scenes.

Baghdad, Iraq

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Abderrahim Bouabid

عبد الرحيم بوعبيد

Morocco

1922 – 1992 (69 years old)

Historic Moroccan socialist leader, Minister of National Economy, signatory of the 1944 Independence Manifesto, and stalwart leader of the democratic opposition under King Hassan II.

Rabat, Morocco

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Sciences & Discovery

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Grace Hopper

Grace Brewster Murray Hopper

United States

1906 – 1992 (85 years old)

U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and computer pioneer who invented the first compiler and popularized machine-independent languages (COBOL).

Arlington, Virginia, United States

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Science

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Armand Frappier

Canada

26 November 1904 – 17 December 1991 (87 years old)

Pioneering French-Canadian microbiologist who championed the BCG tuberculosis vaccine in North America and built Quebec's premier infectious disease institute.

Montreal, Canada

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Politics

Joey Smallwood

Joseph Roberts Smallwood

Canada

24 December 1900 – 17 December 1991 (90 years old)

Charismatic premier who led the campaign that brought Newfoundland into Canadian Confederation as the tenth province in 1949.

St. John's, Canada

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Farrokh Bulsara (Freddie Mercury)

Farrokh Bulsara

Tanzania

5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991 (45 years old)

Electrifying frontman of Queen whose extraordinary four-octave operatic vocal range, theatrical charisma, and epochal masterpiece Bohemian Rhapsody culminated in the greatest live performance in rock history at Live Aid 1985.

Kensington (London), United Kingdom

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Politics

Elijah Smith

Canada

2 July 1912 – 4 October 1991 (79 years old)

Visionary Southern Tutchone leader and WWII veteran who presented the historic 1973 manifesto "Together Today for our Children Tomorrow" to Pierre Trudeau.

Whitehorse, Canada

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Miles Dewey Davis III

Miles Davis

United States

26 May 1926 – 28 September 1991 (65 years old)

Visionary trumpeter and bandleader who spearheaded almost every major development in modern jazz—from bebop and cool jazz (Birth of the Cool) to modal jazz (Kind of Blue, the best-selling jazz album in history) and jazz-rock fusion (Bitches Brew).

Santa Monica (California), United States

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Humanitarian & Peace

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Alfonso García Robles

Mexico

1911 – 1991 (80 years old)

Diplomate mexicain, père du Traité de Tlatelolco créant la première zone dénucléarisée d'Amérique latine, Nobel de la paix 1982.

Mexico City, Mexico

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Law

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Taslim Olawale Elias

Nigeria

1914-11-11 – 1991-08-14 (76 years old)

Eminent Nigerian jurist, legal scholar, and international diplomat who served as Chief Justice of Nigeria and President of the International Court of Justice at The Hague.

Lagos, Nigeria

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Politics

Roland Michener

Canada

19 April 1900 – 6 August 1991 (91 years old)

Alberta-born Rhodes Scholar and Speaker of the House who served as Centennial Governor General, democratized Rideau Hall, and championed physical fitness through ParticipACTION.

Toronto, Canada

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Literature & Poetry

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Yusuf Idris

يوسف إدريس

Egypt

1927 – 1991 (64 years old)

Egyptian physician, novelist, and playwright revered as the undisputed master of the modern Arabic short story, celebrated for 'The Cheapest Nights' and his revolutionary avant-garde play 'The Farfoors'.

Cairo, Egypt

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Robert Motherwell

United States

1915 – 1991 (76 years old)

American painter, printmaker, and intellectual leader of Abstract Expressionism, world-renowned for his monumental series 'Elegies to the Spanish Republic' and mastery of collage.

Provincetown, United States

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Literature & Poetry