Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Chinua Achebe

Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe

Nigeria

1930 – 2013 (82 years old)

Revered as the 'Father of Modern African Literature', Nigerian novelist whose groundbreaking Things Fall Apart restored authentic African voice and agency against colonial distortion.

Ogidi (Anambra State), Nigeria

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Music

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Stompin' Tom Connors

Charles Thomas Connors

Canada

1936 – 2013 (77 years old)

Unapologetic working-class country-folk legend whose boots stamped rhythm on a plywood board while singing immortal national anthems like The Hockey Song, Bud the Spud, and Sudbury Saturday Night.

Erin (Wellington County, Ontario), Canada

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Politics

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Thami El Khyari

التهامي الخياري

Morocco

1943 – 2013 (69 years old)

Eminent Moroccan agricultural economist, university dean, founder of the Front of Democratic Forces (FFD), and Minister of Health who spearheaded healthcare access reform.

Rabat, Morocco

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Politics

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Eugene Whelan

Gene Whelan

Canada

11 July 1924 – 19 February 2013 (88 years old)

Colourful Essex County farmer who served as Canada's Minister of Agriculture for a decade, instantly recognizable worldwide in his trademark green Stetson hat.

Amherstburg, Canada

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George Aratani

United States

c. 1918 – 2013 (95 years old)

George Tetsuo Aratani was a Japanese American entrepreneur, philanthropist and the founder of Mikasa china and owner of the Kenwood Electronics corporation.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Resistance & Human Rights

Elspet Gray, Baroness Rix

Great Britain

c. 1930 – 2013 (83 years old)

Elspet Jean Gray, Baroness Rix was a Scottish actress, who first became known for her partnership with her husband, Brian Rix, and later was cast in many television roles in the 1970s and 1980s. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.

London, United Kingdom

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Chokri Belaid

شكري بلعيد

Tunisia

1964 – 2013 (48 years old)

Fierce human rights lawyer and leftist opposition leader whose assassination in February 2013 sparked massive national strikes that forced Tunisia's constitutional compromise and dialogue.

Tunis, Tunisia

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Jack Singer

Canada

c. 1918 – 2013 (95 years old)

Jack Singer was a Canadian real estate developer, financier, and philanthropist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.

Ottawa, Canada

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Herbert Loebl

Great Britain

c. 1924 – 2013 (89 years old)

Dr Herbert Loebl, was a British businessman, philanthropist and leading proponent of exporting, notable as a co-founder of Joyce, Loebl & Company, a manufacturer of scientific instruments.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.

London, United Kingdom

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Arts & Music

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Mohamed Majd

محمد مجد

Morocco

1940 – 2013 (73 years old)

Internationally acclaimed Moroccan actor whose unforgettable, weathered face and emotional gravitas illuminated masterpieces including Le Grand Voyage, Mille Mois, and Syriana.

Casablanca, Morocco

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Literature & Poetry

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Toyo Shibata

Japan

c. 1912 – 2013 (101 years old)

Toyo Shibata was a bestselling Japanese poet.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Tokyo, Japan

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Adusumilli Srikrishna

India

c. 1955 – 2013 (58 years old)

Adusumilli Srikrishna (1955–2013) was an Indian organic chemist and a professor at the department of organic chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

New Delhi, India

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Li Minhua

China

c. 1918 – 2013 (95 years old)

Li Minhua, also known as Minghua Lee Wu, was a Chinese aerospace engineer and physicist who was an expert in solid mechanics. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Beijing, China

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Michel Las Vergnas

France

c. 1941 – 2013 (72 years old)

Michel Las Vergnas was a French mathematician associated with Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University in Paris, and a research director emeritus at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Paris, France

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Literature & Poetry

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Jakob Arjouni

Germany

c. 1965 – 2013 (48 years old)

Jakob Bothe, better known by his pen name Jakob Arjouni, was a German author. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Berlin, Germany

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Kroum Pindoff

Canada

c. 1916 – 2013 (97 years old)

Kroum Pindoff was a Bulgarian Canadian businessman.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.

Ottawa, Canada

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