Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Sports & Athletics

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István Pásztor

Switzerland

c. 1926 – 2015 (89 years old)

István Pásztor was a Hungarian cyclist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Sports & Athletics

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Basil Hansen

Australia

c. 1927 – 2015 (88 years old)

Basil Hansen was an Australian ice hockey player. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Canberra, Australia

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Literature & Poetry

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Noel Cobb

United States

c. 1939 – 2015 (76 years old)

Noel Cobb was a philosopher, psychologist and author.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Arts & Music

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Arpád Račko

Switzerland

c. 1931 – 2015 (84 years old)

Arpád Račko (1931–2015) was a distinguished Hungary public figure recognized for outstanding contributions in arts.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Arts & Music

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Suzanne Lapointe

Canada

c. 1935 – 2015 (80 years old)

Suzanne Lapointe, C.M. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Ottawa, Canada

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Arts & Music

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Little Jimmy Dickens

United States

c. 1921 – 2015 (94 years old)

James Cecil Dickens, better known by his stage name Little Jimmy Dickens, was an American country music singer and songwriter famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size, and his rhinestone-studded outfits. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Sciences & Discovery

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Vincent Cartledge Reddish

Great Britain

c. 1927 – 2015 (88 years old)

Vincent Cartledge Reddish was a British astronomer who spent much of his career in Edinburgh, where he made significant contributions to British optical astronomy.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

London, United Kingdom

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Sciences & Discovery

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Tihomir Novakov

United States

c. 1930 – 2015 (85 years old)

Tihomir Novakov, also known as Tica Novakov was a Serbian-born American physicist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Charles Baur

France

c. 1930 – 2015 (85 years old)

Charles Baur was a French politician. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Paris, France

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Philosophy & Thought

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Ulrich Beck

Germany

c. 1945 – 2015 (70 years old)

Ulrich Beck was a German sociologist, and one of the most cited social scientists in the world during his lifetime. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Berlin, Germany

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Literature & Poetry

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Miller Williams

United States

c. 1931 – 2015 (84 years old)

Stanley Miller Williams was an American contemporary poet, as well as a university professor, translator and editor. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Arts & Music

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Ninón Sevilla

Mexico

c. 1922 – 2015 (93 years old)

Emelia Pérez Castellanos, known professionally as Ninón Sevilla, was a Cuban-Mexican actress and dancer.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Mexico City, Mexico

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Arts & Music

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Donna Douglas

United States

c. 1933 – 2015 (82 years old)

Donna Douglas was an American actress and singer, known for her role as Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971). Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Arts & Music

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Fiona Cumming

Great Britain

c. 1938 – 2015 (77 years old)

Fiona Cumming was a Scottish television director, noted for her work on the BBC television series Doctor Who during the show's Fifth Doctor era.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

London, United Kingdom

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Arts & Music

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Barbara Atkinson

Great Britain

c. 1927 – 2015 (88 years old)

Barbara Atkinson was an English actress from Manchester. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

London, United Kingdom

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Mrunalini Devi Puar

India

c. 1932 – 2015 (83 years old)

Mrunalini Devi Puar was an Indian educator and Chancellor of a recognized Indian university with more than 35,000 students.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

New Delhi, India

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Omar Karami

Switzerland

c. 1935 – 2015 (80 years old)

Omar Abdul Hamid Karami was the 39th prime minister of Lebanon for two non-consecutive terms. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Arts & Music

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Mohamed Bastaoui

محمد بسطاوي

Morocco

1954 – 2014 (60 years old)

Beloved Moroccan stage and cinema actor acclaimed for his extraordinary ability to embody authentic rural Moroccan figures, starring in iconic series like Dwayer Zman and Jnane El Karma.

Rabat, Morocco

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