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Ismail Ahmed
Arts & Music
17
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Ismail Ahmed

ุฅุณู…ุงุนูŠู„ ุฃุญู…ุฏ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
c. 1935 โ€“ 1997 (62 years old)

Beloved Moroccan singer, composer, and virtuoso violinist whose smooth tenor voice and romantic classics like 'Kano Hna' and 'Habib El Qalb' defined 20th-century Moroccan melody.

Rabat, Morocco
Shukry Sarhan
Arts & Music
10
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Shukry Sarhan

ุดูƒุฑูŠ ุณุฑุญุงู†
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
1925 โ€“ 1997 (72 years old)

Revered 'Knight of Egyptian Cinema' and premier dramatic actor whose profound psychological realism in Henry Barakat's The Sin (Al-Haram) and Hussein Kamal's The Postman defined realistic Arab cinema.

Cairo, Egypt
Larbi Batma
Arts & Music
30
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Larbi Batma

ุงู„ุนุฑุจูŠ ุจุงุทู…ุง
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1948 โ€“ 1997 (49 years old)

Charismatic poet, singer, and lead percussionist of the legendary band 'Nass El Ghiwane', hailed by Martin Scorsese as 'The Rolling Stones of the Arab World', who revolutionized modern Moroccan youth culture.

Casablanca, Morocco
Andrรฉ Franquin
Arts & Music
3
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Andrรฉ Franquin

Andrรฉ Franquin
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium
1924 โ€“ 1997 (73 years old)

One of the greatest comic book cartoonists in history, cornerstone of the Marcinelle School, who revitalized Spirou & Fantasio, created the legendary Marsupilami and Gaston Lagaffe, and penned the caustic Idรฉes Noires.

Ixelles (Brussels), Belgium
Youcef Abdjaoui
Arts & Music
7
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Youcef Abdjaoui

ูŠูˆุณู ุนุจุฏุฌุงูˆูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1932 โ€“ 1996 (63 years old)

Master of Kabyle Chaabi song and brilliant mandole player from Bejaรฏa, who composed deeply moving social and philosophical songs including 'Yellis N'Tmurth'.

Akfadou (Bejaรฏa), Algeria
Mohamed Hayani
Arts & Music
15
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Mohamed Hayani

ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุงู„ุญูŠุงู†ูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1947 โ€“ 1996 (49 years old)

Celebrated as the 'Moroccan Nightingale', Hayani was the undisputed prince of modern Moroccan romantic song, admired by Abdel Halim Hafez for his flawless classical vocal mastery.

Rabat, Morocco
Mohamed Fouiteh
Arts & Music
18
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Mohamed Fouiteh

ู…ุญู…ุฏ ููˆูŠุชุญ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
c. 1928 โ€“ 1996 (68 years old)

Pioneering Moroccan composer, singer, and oud virtuoso whose beloved patriotic anthems during the French protectorate, notably 'Oma' and 'Khitam', galvanized national solidarity.

Rabat, Morocco
Hajj Abdelkrim Rais
Arts & Music
5
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Hajj Abdelkrim Rais

ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ูƒุฑูŠู… ุงู„ุฑุงูŠุณ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1912 โ€“ 1996 (84 years old)

Master of the Moroccan rabab and director of the prestigious Brihi Andalusian Orchestra of Fez, author of the authoritative reference book Min Wahy al-Rabab and Al-Ala.

Fez, Morocco
Salah Abu Seif
Arts & Music
16
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Salah Abu Seif

ุตู„ุงุญ ุฃุจูˆ ุณูŠู
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
May 10, 1915 โ€“ June 23, 1996 (81 years old)

Legendary Egyptian film director universally hailed as the father of cinematic neorealism in the Arab world, whose masterpieces like 'The Beginning and the End', 'Cairo 30', and 'The Monster' brought authentic social struggles to the screen.

Cairo, Egypt
Ella Jane Fitzgerald
Arts & Music
39
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Ella Jane Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
25 April 1917 โ€“ 15 June 1996 (79 years old)

The 'First Lady of Song' celebrated for her flawless three-octave vocal range, perfect horn-like pitch, peerless scat virtuosity, and definitive eight-volume Great American Songbook recordings.

Beverly Hills (California), United States
Brahim Hadjadj
Arts & Music
10
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Brahim Hadjadj

ุฅุจุฑุงู‡ูŠู… ุญุฌุงุฌ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1934 โ€“ 1996 (62 years old)

Charismatic Algerian actor whose fierce, immortal performance as revolutionary urban commander Ali La Pointe in Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers captivated world cinema.

Algiers, Algeria
Arts & Music
0
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Haing S. Ngor

แž แžถแŸ†แž„ แžŸแŸ†แžŽแžถแž„ แž„แŸ‰แŸ„
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ Cambodia
1940-03-22 โ€“ 1996-02-25 (55 years old)

Cambodian surgeon and genocide survivor who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for portraying Dith Pran in 'The Killing Fields' (1984), dedicating his celebrity to worldwide refugee relief.

Whittier, California, United States
Noureddine Kasbaoui
Arts & Music
6
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Noureddine Kasbaoui

ู†ูˆุฑ ุงู„ุฏูŠู† ุงู„ู‚ุตุจุงูˆูŠ
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
1931 AD โ€“ 1996 AD (65 years old)

Master stage and television actor and playwright who led the Tunis Municipal Theater Troupe alongside Aly Ben Ayed, creating enduring comedic and dramatic roles on Tunisian television.

Tunis, Tunisia
Leila Mourad
Arts & Music
21
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Leila Mourad

ู„ูŠู„ู‰ ู…ุฑุงุฏ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
February 17, 1918 โ€“ November 21, 1995 (77 years old)

Incomparable Egyptian Jewish singer and cinema superstar who starred in twenty-eight iconic films during the Golden Age of Egyptian Cinema, renowned for her silvery, melodious soprano voice and romantic charisma.

Cairo, Egypt
Layla Murad
Arts & Music
29
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Layla Murad

ู„ูŠู„ู‰ ู…ุฑุงุฏ (ู„ูŠู„ูŠุงู† ุฒูƒูŠ ู…ุฑุงุฏ)
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
1918 โ€“ 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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