Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

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Moshoeshoe II

Constantine Bereng Seeiso

Basutoland

1938 – 1996 (57 years old)

First King of independent Lesotho (reigned 1966–1990 and 1995–1996) who fought courageously for constitutional democracy, human rights, and the preservation of Basotho national dignity against authoritarian regimes and apartheid pressure.

Thaba Bosiu, Lesotho

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Philosophy & Thought

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Emmanuel Levinas

Emmanuel Levinas

Russian Empire

1906 – 1995 (89 years old)

Lithuanian-born French philosopher who established ethics as 'First Philosophy' in Totality and Infinity, centering thought on infinite responsibility before the Face of the Other (l'Autre).

Pantin (Paris), France

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Arts & Music

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Layla Murad

ليلى مراد (ليليان زكي مراد)

Sultanate of Egypt

1918 – 1995 (77 years old)

One of the greatest singing superstars and actresses of the Golden Age of Egyptian Cinema, who starred in twenty-seven blockbuster musical films and recorded over 1,200 songs.

Cairo, Egypt

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Literature & Poetry

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Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine

محمد خير الدين

Morocco

1941 – 1995 (54 years old)

Revolutionary Moroccan Amazigh poet and novelist from the Anti-Atlas who co-founded the avant-garde literary review 'Souffles' and pioneered 'linguistic guerrilla warfare' against political and cultural censorship.

Rabat, Morocco

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Resistance & Human Rights

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Ken Saro-Wiwa

Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa

Nigeria

10 October 1941 – 10 November 1995 (54 years old)

Nigerian writer, television producer, and president of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) who led nonviolent campaigns against catastrophic Shell oil pollution in the Niger Delta, executed by General Abacha's military junta.

Port Harcourt Prison, Rivers State, Nigeria

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Philosophy & Thought

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Gilles Deleuze

Gilles Deleuze

France

1925 – 1995 (70 years old)

French post-structuralist philosopher who transformed metaphysics in Difference and Repetition and co-authored Capitalism and Schizophrenia (Anti-Oedipus and A Thousand Plateaus) with Felix Guattari.

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (Haute-Vienne), France

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Yitzhak Rabin

יצחק רבין

Palestine

1922-03-01 – 1995-11-04 (73 years old)

Martyr for Middle Eastern peace who made the historic leap from military warrior to peacemaker, signing the landmark Oslo Accords.

Tel Aviv, Israel

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Sports & Athletics

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Gunnar Nordahl

Gunnar Nordahl

Sweden

1921 – 1995 (73 years old)

Prolific Swedish striker who formed the legendary 'Gre-No-Li' trio at AC Milan and remains the third all-time top scorer in Italian Serie A history.

Hornefors, Sweden

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Sciences & Discovery

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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

சுப்பிரமணியன் சந்திரசேகர்

British India (Pakistan)

1910 – 1995 (84 years old)

Indian-American astrophysicist who discovered the Chandrasekhar limit for white dwarf stars, earning the 1983 Nobel Prize.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Sports & Athletics

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Mickey Charles Mantle

Mickey Charles Mantle

United States

1931 – 1995 (63 years old)

American professional baseball center fielder for the New York Yankees, regarded as the greatest switch hitter in baseball history.

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Sports & Athletics

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Juan Manuel Fangio

Juan Manuel Fangio

Argentina

1911 – 1995 (84 years old)

Argentine racing driver who dominated the first decade of Formula One racing, winning five World Championship titles with four different constructors.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Sports & Athletics

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Ricardo Alonso González

Ricardo Alonso González

United States

1928 – 1995 (67 years old)

American tennis player of Mexican heritage, long-time world No. 1 professional player who dominated the professional tour for eight consecutive years.

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Humanitarian & Peace

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Jonas Edward Salk

Jonas Salk

United States

1914 – 1995 (80 years old)

Médecin et virologue américain, inventeur du premier vaccin sûr et efficace contre la poliomyélite, dont il refusa de breveter la formule pour le bien de l'humanité.

San Diego, California, United States

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Sports & Athletics

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Krešimir Ćosić

Krešimir Ćosić

Croatia

26 November 1948 – 25 May 2095 (46 years old)

Krešimir Ćosić was a revolutionary Croatian basketball center who became the first player in history to play all five positions on the floor, inventing the modern point-center role. An All-American at Brigham Young University who rejected lucrative NBA contracts to return home to Zadar, he won two World Championships, three European Championships, and Olympic gold in Moscow 1980.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Morarji Desai

મોરારજી દેસાઈ

India

1896 – 1995 (99 years old)

Fourth Prime Minister of India (1977–1979) and first non-Congress Prime Minister, staunch Gandhian ascetic who led the Janata Party to victory restoring Indian democracy following the 21-month Emergency, only person awarded both India and Pakistan's highest civilian honors.

Ahmedabad (Gujarat), India

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Sciences & Discovery

2,759

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Hannes Alfvén

Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén

Sweden

1908 – 1995 (86 years old)

Swedish plasma physicist who founded magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and won the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Danderyd, Stockholm, Sweden

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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U Nu

ဦးနု

British Burma

1907 – 1995 (87 years old)

First Prime Minister of independent Burma who led the nation through civil war and ethnic insurgencies, convened the Sixth Buddhist Council, and co-founded the Non-Aligned Movement.

Yangon, Myanmar

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Sports & Athletics

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Frederick John Perry

Frederick John Perry

great britain

1909 – 1995 (85 years old)

British tennis and table tennis champion who won eight Grand Slam singles titles, three consecutive Wimbledons, and created the iconic Fred Perry clothing brand.

London, United Kingdom

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