Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Resistance & Human Rights

Gerard Helders

Netherlands

c. 1906 – 2013 (107 years old)

Gerardus Philippus Helders was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) party now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Fay Bellamy Powell

United States

c. 1939 – 2013 (74 years old)

Fay D. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Philosophy & Thought

Mary Susan McIntosh

Great Britain

c. 1937 – 2013 (76 years old)

Mary Susan McIntosh was a British sociologist, feminist, and political activist for LGBTQ rights in the United Kingdom.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

London, United Kingdom

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Sol Yurick

United States

c. 1926 – 2013 (87 years old)

Solomon Yurick was an American novelist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Leung Ping-kwan

Switzerland

c. 1950 – 2013 (63 years old)

Leung Ping-kwan, pen name Yěsī (也斯), was a Hong Kong poet, novelist, essayist, translator, teacher, and scholar who received the Hong Kong Medal of Honour (MH). Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Gwendoline Butler

Great Britain

c. 1923 – 2013 (90 years old)

Gwendoline Williams Butler was a British writer of mystery fiction and romance novels. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

London, United Kingdom

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Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski

Germany

c. 1950 – 2013 (63 years old)

Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski was a German composer.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Berlin, Germany

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Joselo

Switzerland

c. 1937 – 2013 (76 years old)

José Manuel Díaz Márquez was a Venezuelan actor and comedian in television and film.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Willi Dreesen

Switzerland

c. 1929 – 2013 (84 years old)

Willi Dreesen was a Swiss painter and sculptor.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Bern, Switzerland

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Haradhan Banerjee

India

c. 1927 – 2013 (86 years old)

Haradhan Bandopadhyay was a Bengali Indian actor of television and films. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

New Delhi, India

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Sciences & Discovery

Resistance & Human Rights

Marie-Hélène Schwartz

France

c. 1914 – 2013 (99 years old)

Marie-Hélène Schwartz was a French mathematician, known for her work on characteristic numbers of spaces with singularities. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Paris, France

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Amanda Stassart

Belgium

c. 1924 – 2013 (89 years old)

Amanda "Mouchka" Stassart (1923–2013) was a member of the Resistance during World War II and later a president of the Belgian Association of Air Hostesses.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Brussels, Belgium

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Salik Lucknawi

India

c. 1914 – 2013 (99 years old)

Salik Lucknawi was the nom de plume of Shaukat Riaz Kapoor, an Indian Urdu poet and journalist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

New Delhi, India

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Pir Gohar

Switzerland

c. 1932 – 2013 (81 years old)

Syed Pir Gohar Ali Shah, also known as Shaer-i-Aman, was a Pakistani poet, songwriter, critic and freedom activist who primarily wrote poems in Pashto language. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Sándor Szoboszlai

Switzerland

c. 1926 – 2013 (87 years old)

Sándor Szoboszlai (1926–2013) was a distinguished Hungary public figure recognized for outstanding contributions in arts.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Şenay Yüzbaşıoğlu

Turkey

c. 1951 – 2013 (62 years old)

Şenay Yüzbaşıoğlu, was a Turkish singer-songwriter professionally known as Şenay. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Ankara, Turkey

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Vittorio Missoni

Italy

c. 1955 – 2013 (58 years old)

Vittorio Missoni was an Italian businessman, CEO of the fashion house Missoni founded by his parents in 1953. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Rome, Italy

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