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Mohamed Lamari
Arts & Music
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Mohamed Lamari

ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุงู„ุนู…ุงุฑูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1940 โ€“ 2019 (79 years old)

The 'Golden Voice of Algiers' and dynamic baritone star of modern Algerian variety song, famous for electrifying stage presence and hits like 'Djazaรฏria'.

Algiers, Algeria
Music
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Monique Leyrac

Monique Tremblay
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada
1928 โ€“ 2019 (91 years old)

Legendary dramatic chanteuse and actress whose electrifying interpretations of Fรฉlix Leclerc, Gilles Vigneault, and Claude Lรฉveillรฉe in Paris, Sopot, and Expo 67 placed Quebec chanson on the world stage.

Cowansville (Quebec), Canada
Peter Snell
Sports & Athletics
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Peter Snell

Sir Peter George Snell
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand
17 December 1938 โ€“ 12 December 2019 (80 years old)

Sir Peter George Snell was a powerhouse New Zealand middle-distance runner who captured three Olympic gold medals and set world records in the 800 meters, 1,000 meters, and the mile. The premier disciple of coaching visionary Arthur Lydiard, he achieved the rare 800m/1,500m double at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and later became an eminent professor of exercise physiology.

Dallas, Texas, United States
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Politics
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Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

ุฒูŠู† ุงู„ุนุงุจุฏูŠู† ุจู† ุนู„ูŠ
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
1936 โ€“ 2019 (83 years old)

Second President of Tunisia who succeeded Bourguiba in 1987, governing for twenty-three years of rapid macroeconomic modernization until being ousted by the nationwide revolution of January 14, 2011.

Medina, Saudi Arabia
Amina Rachid
Arts & Music
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Amina Rachid

ุฃู…ูŠู†ุฉ ุฑุดูŠุฏ (ุฌู…ูŠู„ุฉ ุจู†ุนู…ุฑ)
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1936 โ€“ 2019 (83 years old)

Pioneering Moroccan actress whose six-decade career across theater, radio, and cinema made her the beloved matriarch of Moroccan performing arts.

Casablanca, Morocco
Beji Caid Essebsi
Politics
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Beji Caid Essebsi

ุงู„ุจุงุฌูŠ ู‚ุงุฆุฏ ุงู„ุณุจุณูŠ
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
1926 โ€“ 2019 (92 years old)

Fifth President of Tunisia and the first democratically elected president by universal suffrage, whose consensus leadership steered Tunisia's democratic transition following the 2011 Revolution.

Tunis, Tunisia
John Havlicek
Sports & Athletics
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John Havlicek

John Joseph Havlicek
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
8 April 1940 โ€“ 25 April 2019 (79 years old)

John Joseph 'Hondo' Havlicek was an eight-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics and one of the most exhaustingly relentless two-way players in basketball history. Inventing the modern 'sixth man' superstar role under Red Auerbach, his tireless cardiovascular stamina, clutch scoring, and iconic game-saving steal in the 1965 Eastern Conference Finals ('Havlicek stole the ball!') made him a legendary figure.

Jupiter, Florida, United States
Mahjoub Erraji
Arts & Music
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Mahjoub Erraji

ู…ุญุฌูˆุจ ุงู„ุฑุงุฌูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1940 โ€“ 2019 (79 years old)

Pioneering Moroccan dramatic actor and solo monologue master, known for poetic stage performances with the Maรขmora troupe and unforgettable roles in television classics like Men Dar l'Dar.

Rabat, Morocco
Art
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Bibi Andersson

Berit Elisabet Andersson
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden
1935-11-11 โ€“ 2019-04-14 (83 years old)

One of Sweden's greatest actresses whose unforgettable performances in Ingmar Bergman's 'Wild Strawberries', 'The Seventh Seal', and 'Persona' won the Cannes Best Actress Award.

Stockholm, Sweden
Hรฉdi Turki
Arts & Music
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Hรฉdi Turki

ุงู„ู‡ุงุฏูŠ ุงู„ุชุฑูƒูŠ
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
May 15, 1922 โ€“ March 31, 2019 (96 years old)

Celebrated Tunisian painter and senior master of abstract expressionism who bridged Mediterranean visual heritage with international modernist abstraction, nurturing generations of North African painters.

Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia
Politics
0
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Antoine Gizenga

Antoine Gizenga
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Democratic Republic of the Congo
1925-10-05 โ€“ 2019-02-24 (93 years old)

Patrice Lumumba's Deputy Prime Minister who led the recognized sovereign government in Stanleyville in 1960โ€“1961, founded PALU, and served as Prime Minister under the Third Republic.

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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