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Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

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Etta James
Arts & Music
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Etta James

Jamesetta Hawkins
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
1938 โ€“ 2012 (73 years old)

Powerhouse American blues, R&B, rock and soul vocalist whose magnificent, emotionally raw delivery on At Last, Tell Mama, and I'd Rather Go Blind cemented her as one of America's greatest singers.

Inglewood, United States
Mohamed Sousdi
Arts & Music
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Mohamed Sousdi

ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุงู„ุณูˆุณุฏูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1952 โ€“ 2012 (60 years old)

Legendary lead singer and charismatic soul of the group Lemchaheb from Hay Mohammadi, whose piercing high tenor voice and evocative lyrics on 'Daouini' and 'Baghi N'etoub' made him an idol of Moroccan youth.

Casablanca, Morocco
Johnny Otis
Arts & Music
14
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Johnny Otis

Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
1921 โ€“ 2012 (90 years old)

Pioneering musician, bandleader, talent scout, and civil rights advocate dubbed the 'Godfather of Rhythm and Blues', who discovered Etta James, Little Richard, and Big Mama Thornton and scored the 1958 hit 'Willie and the Hand Jive'.

Altadena, United States
Mohamed Rouicha
Arts & Music
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Mohamed Rouicha

ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุฑูˆูŠุดุฉ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1950 โ€“ 2012 (62 years old)

Legendary Amazigh musician and singer from the Middle Atlas whose four-stringed 'loutar' virtuosity and haunting bilingual poetry in Tamazight and Arabic created masterpieces like 'Inas Inas'.

Khenifra, Morocco
Ibrahim Aslan
Literature & Poetry
15
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Ibrahim Aslan

ุฅุจุฑุงู‡ูŠู… ุฃุตู„ุงู†
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
1935 โ€“ 2012 (76 years old)

Celebrated Egyptian author and leading figure of the 'Generation of the Sixties', whose novel The Heron (Malik al-Hazin) depicted working-class Cairo and was adapted into the classic film Kit Kat.

Giza, Egypt
John Chamberlain
Arts & Music
12
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John Chamberlain

John Angus Chamberlain
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
1927 โ€“ 2011 (84 years old)

Pioneering American sculptor who translated Abstract Expressionism into three dimensions by crushing, welding, and assembling discarded, painted automobile steel into dynamic monumental art.

New York City, United States
Sรณcrates
Sports & Athletics
18
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Sรณcrates

Sรณcrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil
1954 โ€“ 2011 (57 years old)

Iconic Brazilian football captain, midfield maestro, and licensed medical doctor who captained Brazil's legendary 1982 World Cup team and founded Corinthians Democracy to challenge military rule.

Ribeirรฃo Preto, Brazil
Socrates
Sports & Athletics
33
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Socrates

Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil
1954 โ€“ 2011 (57 years old)

Visionary Brazilian midfield maestro and qualified medical doctor who captained Brazil's enchanting 1982 World Cup team and led the revolutionary 'Corinthians Democracy' movement against Brazil's military dictatorship.

Ribeirao Preto (Sao Paulo), Brazil
Humanities
5
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Simon Lรฉvy

ุดู…ุนูˆู† ู„ูŠููŠ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1934 โ€“ 2011 (77 years old)

Fez-born linguist, lifelong anti-colonial patriot, university professor, and founder-director of the Museum of Moroccan Judaism in Casablanca, the only Jewish museum in the Arab world.

Casablanca, Morocco
Gary Speed
Sports & Athletics
16
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Gary Speed

Gary Andrew Speed
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Great Britain
1969 โ€“ 2011 (42 years old)

Revered Welsh international footballer and national team manager who won the English league title with Leeds United, made 535 Premier League appearances, and laid the foundation for Wales' modern football renaissance.

Chester, United Kingdom
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