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Jon Paul Steuer
Arts & Music
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Jon Paul Steuer

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
c. 1985 โ€“ 2018 (33 years old)

Jon Paul Steuer was an American actor and musician, best known for being the first actor to play Alexander Rozhenko in Star Trek: The Next Generation and for being the first actor to regularly portray Quentin Kelly on the ABC show Grace Under Fire. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Washington, D.C., United States
Robert Mann
Arts & Music
21
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Robert Mann

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
c. 1921 โ€“ 2018 (97 years old)

Robert Nathaniel Mann was a violinist, composer, conductor, and founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet, as well as a faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Washington, D.C., United States
Abdallah Benanteur
Arts & Music
13
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Abdallah Benanteur

ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุจู† ุนู†ุชุฑ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1931 โ€“ 2017 (86 years old)

Master painter and engraver whose ethereal, contemplative landscapes and hand-printed artist books bridged classical Mediterranean literature and abstract expressionism.

Thiais, France
Mohammed Hasan
Arts & Music
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Mohammed Hasan

ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุญุณู†
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พ Libya
1944 โ€“ December 17, 2017 (73 years old)

Legendary Libyan composer, vocalist, and cultural pioneer whose monumental musical epics, orchestral bedouin suites, and poignant folkloric ballads defined the modern Libyan musical identity for five decades.

Tripoli, Libya
Jellal Ben Abdallah
Arts & Music
21
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Jellal Ben Abdallah

ุฌู„ุงู„ ุจู† ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
May 30, 1921 โ€“ November 9, 2017 (96 years old)

Distinguished Tunisian painter and foundational figure of the ร‰cole de Tunis whose exquisite miniatures and portraits captured the quiet elegance, light, and architectural enchantment of Sidi Bou Said.

Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia
Mahmoud Zemmouri
Arts & Music
14
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Mahmoud Zemmouri

ู…ุญู…ูˆุฏ ุฒู…ูˆุฑูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1946 โ€“ 2017 (70 years old)

Satirical filmmaker and screenwriter from Boufarik whose razor-sharp comedies like 'Prends 10 000 balles et casse-toi' and 'De Hollywood ร  Tamanrasset' skewered social hypocrisy.

Boufarik (Blida), Algeria
Architecture
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Vann Molyvann

แžœแŸ‰แžถแž“แŸ‹ แž˜แŸ‰แžผแž›แžธแžœแžŽแŸ’แžŽ
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ Cambodia
1926-11-23 โ€“ 2017-09-28 (90 years old)

Visionary modernist architect who founded 'New Khmer Architecture' under King Sihanouk, designing Phnom Penh's iconic Independence Monument, National Sports Complex, and Chaktomuk Hall.

Siem Reap, Cambodia
Jake LaMotta
Sports & Athletics
47
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Jake LaMotta

Giacobbe LaMotta
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
10 July 1922 โ€“ 19 September 2017 (95 years old)

Giacobbe 'Jake' LaMotta, 'The Raging Bull', was a legendary American middleweight champion renowned for possessing one of the most indestructible chins in sports history and a savage, swarming inside-fighting style. Reining as world middleweight champion from 1949 to 1951, his brutal six-fight rivalry with Sugar Ray Robinson and turbulent life inspired Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning masterpiece Raging Bull.

Aventura, Florida, United States
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