Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Arts & Music

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Juanita Moore

United States

c. 1915 – 2014 (99 years old)

Juanita Moore was an American film, television, and stage actress.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Arts & Music

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Billy McColl

Great Britain

c. 1952 – 2014 (62 years old)

William Collins, better known by his stage name Billy McColl, was a Scottish actor.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

London, United Kingdom

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Arts & Music

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Milan Horvat

Switzerland

c. 1920 – 2014 (94 years old)

Milan Horvat (1920–2014) was a distinguished International public figure recognized for outstanding contributions in arts.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Tokuo Yamashita

Japan

c. 1920 – 2014 (94 years old)

Tokuo Yamashita was a Japanese politician.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Tokyo, Japan

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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William Mgimwa

Switzerland

c. 1951 – 2014 (63 years old)

William Augustao Mgimwa was a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Kalenga constituency from 2010 to 2014. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Literature & Poetry

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Dr. Abou El Kacem Saâdallah

أبو القاسم سعد الله

Algeria

1930 – 2013 (83 years old)

Revered as the 'Father of Modern Algerian History', author of the monumental ten-volume 'History of Cultural Movement in Algeria', which resurrected centuries of forgotten thought.

Algiers / El Oued, Algeria

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Resistance & Human Rights

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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

South Africa

1918 – 2013 (95 years old)

Global beacon of justice, reconciliation, and human dignity. Mandela spent 27 years imprisoned for opposing apartheid before leading South Africa to multiracial democracy as its first Black president.

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Literature & Poetry

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Ahmed Fouad Negm

أحمد فؤاد نجم

Egypt

May 22, 1929 – December 3, 2013 (84 years old)

Revered Egyptian vernacular poet, activist, and dissident known as 'Al-Fagumi' (The Outspoken), whose biting political satire and lifelong partnership with blind singer Sheikh Imam gave voice to the working poor and political prisoners.

Cairo, Egypt

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Music

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Tabu Ley Rochereau

Pascal-Emmanuel Sinamoyi Tabu

Democratic Republic of the Congo

1937-11-13 – 2013-11-30 (76 years old)

Visionary Congolese rumba pioneer who composed thousands of melodies, launched the career of Mbilia Bel, and in 1970 became the first African musician to headline the Paris Olympia.

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Humanities

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Mohamed Sibari

محمد سيباري

Morocco

1945 – 2013 (68 years old)

Pioneering founder and dean of Moroccan literature in the Spanish language, author of El caballo blanco and La rosa de El Ksar, decorated with the Officer's Cross of the Order of Civil Merit by the King of Spain.

Ksar El Kebir, Morocco

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Sports & Athletics

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Nilton Santos

Nílton dos Reis Santos

Brazil

16 May 1925 – 27 November 2013 (88 years old)

Nilton Santos was an extraordinary Brazilian defender widely acclaimed as the greatest left-back in the history of football. Known as 'The Encyclopedia' for his encyclopedic knowledge of the game and flawless technique, he revolutionized defending by becoming the first full-back in World Cup history to attack down the flank, winning consecutive World Cups in 1958 and 1962.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Sports & Athletics

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Allal Ben-Kassou

علال بن قصو

Morocco

1941 – 2013 (71 years old)

Legendary goalkeeper for FAR Rabat and the Moroccan national team who earned 116 international caps and delivered heroic performances at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico against West Germany.

Rabat, Morocco

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Music

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Wadih El Safi

وديع الصافي

Lebanon

1 November 1921 – 11 October 2013 (91 years old)

Revered as 'The Voice of Lebanon', iconic tenor whose seventy-year career elevated the Lebanese rural folk song and mawwal to international glory.

Niha, Lebanon

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Sports & Athletics

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Mehdi Faria

المهدي فاريا (خوسيه فاريا)

Brazil

1933 – 2013 (80 years old)

Beloved Brazilian-Moroccan football manager who converted to Islam, adopted Moroccan nationality, and led the Atlas Lions to the historic Round of 16 at the 1986 World Cup.

Kenitra, Morocco

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Sports & Athletics

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Sergey Belov

Сергей Александрович Белов

Russia

23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013 (69 years old)

Sergey Alexandrovich Belov was an elite Soviet shooting guard who scored 20 points in the historic, controversial gold-medal game at the 1972 Munich Olympics, ending the United States' 63-game Olympic winning streak. Winning eleven Soviet championships and two EuroLeague titles with CSKA Moscow, in 1992 he became the first international, non-American player inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Perm, Russia

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Arts & Music

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Lazhar Hakkar

لزهر حكار

Algeria

1945 – 2013 (67 years old)

Master painter and sculptor from Khenchela whose powerful totemic sculptures and mixed-media paintings celebrated the ancestral resilience and visual heritage of the Aurès.

Khenchela, Algeria

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Science

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David Hubel

David Hubel

Canada

27 February 1926 – 22 September 2013 (87 years old)

Canadian-born neuroscientist whose Harvard experiments with Torsten Wiesel deciphered how the brain processes visual images, winning the 1981 Nobel Prize in Medicine.

Lincoln, United States

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Arts & Music

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Amidou

حميدو بنمسعود

Morocco

1935 – 2013 (78 years old)

Pioneering Moroccan actor who broke into international cinema, starring in masterpieces by Claude Lelouch and Hollywood blockbusters including 'Ronin' and 'Rules of Engagement'.

Rabat, Morocco

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