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OBITUARY 2020
Table of Contents
OBITUARY 2020 – January ............................................................................................................................................. 3
OBITUARY 2020 – February ......................................................................................................................................... 10
OBITUARY 2020 – March .............................................................................................................................................. 18
OBITUARY 2020 – April ................................................................................................................................................ 23
OBITUARY 2020 – May ................................................................................................................................................. 28
OBITUARY 2020 – June ................................................................................................................................................. 32
OBITUARY 2020 – July .................................................................................................................................................. 37

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OBITUARY 2020 – January

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PERSON FIELD BORN PLACE KEY NOTES
NAME
Devi Prasad Nationalist Sultanpur, Uttar Passed away after battling with cancer in New
Tripathi Congress Party Pradesh Delhi. He was the former MP of Rajya Sabha from
(NCP) and Former Maharashtra. He was born on November 29,
Member of 1952. He was also the Editor-in-Chief of the
Parliament (MP) quarterly journal Think India.
Alajangi Social activist and Nuapada Passed away at 91, in Nuapada district, Odisha.
Viswanath former Rajya Sabha district, Odisha He was a member of ‘Vanar Sena’ during India’s
Swamy member freedom struggle and a follower of Vinobe
popularly Bhave. He was the President of Utkal Sammilani,
known as AV Nuapada district branch.
Swamy
Bhim Chandra Centenarian Howrah District, Who spied on British police, has died of old-age
Jana Freedom fighter West Bengal related ailments in West Bengal’s Howrah
District at the age of 107. He was awarded by the
Government of India after Independence. In
1972, he was awarded the Tamra Patra (a
copper plaque given to freedom fighters by the
Centre) when Indira Gandhi was the Prime
Minister of India.
Paul Hector Indian politician of Cheranmahadevi Passed away at a private hospital in Chennai,
(PH) Pandian the All India Anna town, Tamil Nadu after prolonged illness. He was 74.
Dravida Munnetra Tirunelveli Born on 29 March 1945. Pandian joined AIADMK
Kazhagam district of TN in 1972. He was the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu
(AIADMK) party & Legislative Assembly from February 27, 1985 -
Former Speaker of February 5, 1989. He also served as former Chief
Tamil Nadu (TN) Minister (CM) J Jayalalithaa's legal advisor from
Assembly 1996 – 1999.
Kamal Bahadur Former Member of Kabai, Rajasthan 1st Lok Sabha - constituted in 1952 and last
Singh Parliament (MP) maharaja of erstwhile Dumraon Raj (zamindari
estate) Kamal Bahadur Singh passed away at the
age of 94 in Buxar district of Bihar due to old age
ailments. was the only surviving MP of the first
Lok Sabha of India. After the independence
movement, Kamal Singh contributed mainly to
the education and social development sectors in
Shahabad city of Uttar Pradesh.
Triloki Nath Former Karnataka Tirwaganj town, Passed away in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. He was 90.
Chaturvedi Governor Uttar Pradesh He served as the Governor of Karnataka from
2002-2007. He was born on January 18, 1929.
He was an Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
Officer and held the office of the Comptroller and
Auditor General of India from 1984 to 1989. In
2004 he served as the Governor of Kerala.

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Akbar The Celebrated Mumbai, Died at the Isha Yoga Ashram near Coimbatore,
Padamsee Painter and Artist Maharashtra Tamil Nadu. Art Icon Padamsee was born on 12
April 1928. His very first solo show was held at
the Jehangir Art gallery, Mumbai in 1954.
Veteran artist Akbar Padamsee was also a
photographer, sculptor, painter, engraver, film-
maker and lithographer. Akbar Padamsee was
awarded “Padma Bhushan” by the Indian
Government in 2010.
Thomas Antony Kerala Cartoonist Kottayam Passed away at Kottackal town in Malappuram
and Secretary of District Kerala district, Kerala after suffering from heart attack.
Kerala Cartoon India He was 62.
Academy
Obaid Siddiqui Veteran Meerut, UP Passed away in Ghaziabad hospital, Uttar
Broadcaster, poet Pradesh (UP) due to health related problems.
and academician Siddiqui also worked with NDTV (New Delhi
Television) and also known as an Urdu
poet.Obaid Siddiqui was born in Meerut, UP in
1957. Obaid Siddiqui joined Jamia Millia
Islamia’s AJK (Anwar Jamal Kidwai) Mass
Communication Research Centre and later rose
to become its director.
M Chidananda Renowned Channagiri taluk Passed away on Bengaluru,Karnataka due to
Murthy Kannada scholar of Davangere, age-related illness. He was popularly known as
and researcher Karnataka. “ChiMu”. Chidananda Murthy known for his
specialization in the history of Kannada language
had contributed significantly in securing the
Classical language status from the Union
Government in 2008. He was born in 1931.
Manmohan Odisha’s legendary Khordha, Odisha Passed away at the age of 69 in Bhubaneshwar,
Mohapatra, filmmaker and Odisha. Mohapatra is considered as the ‘Father
director of New Wave Odia Cinema’ and consecutively
won eight national awards for ‘Best Feature Odia
film’.Mohapatra’s first movie “Seeta Raati”
released in 1981 that fetched him national
award for Best feature film in Odia and also the
first Odia film to be selected by the prestigious
‘Indian Panorama’ section of the International
Film Festival of India (IFFI), New Delhi.
R.P.Ulaganambi Former Lok Sabha Ranipet Passed away due to age-related illness. He was
MP(Member of elected from Vellore for the DMK (Dravida
Parliament) Munnetra Kazhagam) party and served as an MP
Vellore, Tamil in the 5th Lok Sabha during 1971-76.
Nadu Mr.Ulaganambi hailing from Ranipet,Vellore is a
staunch follower of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar and
Thanthai Periyar E.V.Ramaswamy.
Minati Mishra Veteran Odissi Cuttack, Odisha Passed away in Zurich, Switzerland after
Danseuse suffering from age related issues. She was born
in 1929 and known for expertise in the Indian
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2011 report, she was the oldest living Odissi
performer and in 2012 she was honored with
the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award
by the Government of India. She was also a
recipient of the Sangeet Prabhakar title for
Hindustani vocal music.
Idu Sharif Dhadi folk singer Lalodi of Nabha, Died at Manji Majra, Chandigarh as he was
Patiala, Punjab suffering from paralysis. Idu Sharif received an
award from Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
and Tamra Patra award in 2006 by Former
President of India Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam. Dhadi
folk singer Idu Sharif sings ballads and uses folk
instrument ‘Dhadd’.
Gopinath Odisha’s Gajapati Paralakhemundi passed away due to prolonged illness in
Gajapati dynasty head and town of Gajapati, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He was 76. He was born
Narayan Deo the former MP Odisha on March 6, 1943. He was member of Indian
National Congress (INC) representing the
Berhampur parliamentary constituency.
P.T. Ummer Former vice- Calicut, Kerala Passed away at his residence at Panniyankara in
Koya, president of world Kozhikode, Kerala after a protracted illness.
chess governing Born on July 1, 1951 in Calicut, Kerala, Koya
body FIDE served as Joint Secretary and General Secretary
(International of the All India Chess Federation (AICF) from
Chess Federation) 1985-89 and 1989-2005 respectively for a total
of 20 years. He was also the treasurer of the
Commonwealth Chess Association, England from
1994 to 2000.
Ashwini Kumar Senior Journalist Jalandhar Passed away at a private hospital in Gurgaon
Chopra and former after battling with terminal cancer. He was a
Bharatiya Janata senior Journalist and Editor of Punjab Kesari
Party (BJP) (Hindi daily), later he was elected as a Member
Member of of Parliament from Karnal, Haryana, in 2014 and
Parliament (MP) served for the period of 2014-2019. He also
played Ranji Trophy under the name Ashwini
Minna for Punjab and played 25 first-class
matches between 1975-76 and 1979-80.
Rameshchandra Former Indian all- Nashik, Bombay A left-handed batsman and slow-left arm
Gangaram Bapu rounder cricketer Presidency, orthodox bowler passed away in Mumbai,
Nadkarni British India Maharashtra. He was best known for bowling a
record of 21 consecutive maiden overs in a test
match against England. Nadkarni played 41 tests
in which he scored 1414 runs and grabbed 88
wickets with 6/43 as his best bowling figures.
Bapu Nadkarni was born on 4 April 1933 in
Nashik, Bombay Presidency, British India.
Shamsher Singh Former Haryana Chandigarh Passed away after in All India Institute of
Surjewala Congress Chief Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital, New Delhi
after suffering from a brief illness. He was 87
and hailed from Haryana. Shamsher Singh won
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1991, and 2005 (Kaithal) to be elected
in Haryana Legislative Assembly and in 1992 he
was elected to the Rajya Sabha as Member of
Parliament (MP).
Sunanda Indian Classical Cuttack, Odisha Passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal due to age-
Patnaik Singer related complications. She was famously known
as ‘Guruma’ in the classical music circle. She is
the daughter of renowned Odia poet
Baikunthanath Patnaik and had composed many
bhajans (devotional songs) both in Odia and
Hindi. Sunanda was honoured with the Sangeet
Natak Akademi award in 1970 and 1971 and
also the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
for the year 2012. She also established the
Vishnu Vinayak Sangeet Ashram in Kolkata &
trained many Hindustani musicians.
Man Mohan Former test Lahore, Punjab Passed away in New Delhi. Sood played 1 Test
Sood Cricketer and and 39 first-class matches with 1 century. He
National selector played his lone test match against Richie
Benaud, Australia at Madras in 1960. Sood was a
popular administrator at the Delhi and District
Cricket Association (DDCA), Delhi.
Saleha Sultan Princess Bhopal, Madhya Passed away in Hyderabad due to brain
also known as Pradesh hemorrhage at the age of 80. She was the eldest
Dimpu child of Nawab Ifteqar Ali Khan Pataudi and
Begum Sajida Sultan of the princely state of
Bhopal and titled ‘Begum of Bhopal’. She was the
sister of Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the
cricket legend and the wife of Nawab Bashir Yar
Jung.
Melhupra Vero MP (Member of Runguzu village 1st person from Nagaland to become MP
Parliament) to the in Phek district, (Member of Parliament) to the Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha (Upper Nagaland (Upper House) passed away in Dimapur,
House) Nagaland at the age of 86. He served the Upper
House of Parliament for 2 years from 1964 to
1974. The Government of India awarded him the
4th highest civilian honour of Padma Shri, in
2006, for his contributions to society. In 1995 he
was appointed as the chairman of the Liaison
Committee of Naga Hoho and became the first
president of the Naga Hoho from 1998-2004.
Jagannath Rout Former Minister of Odisha Passed away at a private hospital in
Odisha Bhubaneswar, Odisha due to cardiac arrest at
the age of 77. He has won the Dhamnagar
constituency election in Bhadrak district, Odisha
in 1980, 1985, 1995. He also served as the
Odisha’s Minister of Industry from 1989-1990,
as the Minister of Health and family welfare from
1995-1998 and as Minister of Urban
Development from 1998-1999.

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Golok Chandra Eminent linguist Morigaon, Passed away at the age of 96, in Guwahati,
Goswami Assam Assam due to old age ailments. In 1985 he
retired from Gauhati University as head of the
Assamese department. In 2018, he was awarded
with Hemchandra Barua Bhasha Sahitya
Sadhana award by the Sadin-Pratidin group.
Golok Chandra Goswami well-known books are
An Introduction to Assamese Phonology,
Structure of Assamese, Assamese-Its Formation
& Development, Dhvani Bigyanor Bhumika,
Asomiya Bornoprakash, anddAsomiya Akhor
Jotoni.
Kodman Former Minister of Moodbidri, Passed away in Mangaluru, Karnataka at 80. He
Amarnath Karnataka Mangaluru, hailed from Moodbidri, Mangaluru, Karnataka.
Shetty Karnataka He was the trustee of Alva's Education
Foundation and also served as the Minister of
Tourism and Labour in the government of
Karnataka.
Vinay Kumar veteran film Mumbai Passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra at the age
Sinha producer of 74. He was a producer of famous film ‘Andaz
Apna Apna’ featuring Aamir Khan and Salman
Khan in lead roles which released in 1994. Born
in 1946, he also served as the Vice President
(VP) of Indian Motion Picture Producers’
Association (IMPPA).
Sunita Chandra Former Indian Bhopal, Madhya Passed away in her hometown Bhopal, Madhya
women’s hockey Pradesh Pradesh. She was an Arjuna awardee, who
team captain played for the Indian women’s hockey team from
1956 to 1966. She had served as team’s captain
from 1963 to 1966.
Jameela Malik Veteran actress Kollam, Kerala Passed away at the age of 73 in
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala due to age-related
ailments. Jameela Malik was the first Kerala
woman who graduated from the Film &
Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune,
Maharashtra
Abdul Ghafoor Former Bihar Saharsa district, Passed away at the age of 60 in New Delhi due to
minister & RJD Bihar liver ailment. Gafoor represented Mahishi
party (Rashtriya constituency in Bihar assembly for 4 times
Janata Dal) MLA (1995, 2000, 2010 and in 2015). He was the
(Member of the former Minister of Minority Welfare in Nitish
Legislative Kumar Government of Bihar.
Assembly)
Sher Singh Eminent Artist & Buffa district, Passed away in New Delhi after a brief illness.He
Kukkal Sculptor Pakistan was 86. Kukkal, a former art teacher at Sainik
School Satara in Maharashtra, has received
several awards. He was honored with Senior
Fellowship in Visual Art Photography by the
Union Ministry of Culture during 2008-09.

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M.kamalam Former Kerala Kerala Passed away at the age of 93 in Kozhikode,
Minister & Senior Kerala due to age-related ailments. Kamalam
Congress leader was elected to the state assembly twice from
Kalpetta, Kerala in 1980 & 1982 and also served
as Cooperation Minister in the K Karunakaran
cabinet from 1982-1987.
Tushar Kanjilal Famous social Noakhali, Passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal. He was
worker, Bangladesh attracted to Marxist ideologies & quit politics in
environmentalist, 1967. He was an awardee of 1986 Padma Shri
educationist & and 2008 Jamnalal Bajaj Award. He also wrote a
writer book “Who killed the Sunderbans?” that deals
with the issue of the destruction of Mangrove
forests.
Ajmal Urdu Poet Harakhpur in passed away at the age of 97 in Sultanpur, Uttar
Sultanpuri Sultanpur Pradesh (UP) due to age related illness. He was
district, UP awardee of 2016b “LifeTime Achievement
Award” by Uttar Pradesh (UP) Urdu Academy for
his contribution to Urdu poetry. His popular
poems are “Kahan Hai Mera Hindustan" and
"Agar Main Tera Shahjahan".
P Matthew Former Indian Passed away at the age of 79 in Chennai, Tamil
Satya Babu basketball captain Nadu (TN). He had represented India in the
Asian Basketball Championship in Seoul, South
Korea in 1967, Bangkok, Thailand in 1969 and
- Manila, Philippines in 1970. He also served as
the coach for Indian Railways (IR) (men &
women) teams in the national championships
and was also the head coach Tamil Nadu (TN)
state team.
Sashi Sarma Famous Assamese Nalbari Dist., Passed away at his home Nalbari, Assam due to
litterateur Assam age-related ailments. He was an awardee of
Soviet Nehru Award in 1968 & the Sitanath
Brahma Chowdhury Award from Assam Sahitya
Sabha. He was a retired professor of Nalbari
college, Assam and his last book ‘Antim Jatra’
was released in 2019.
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David Joel Stern Former commissioner New York, United Passed away due to brain haemorrhage at
of the NBA (National States (US) the age of 77 in New York. He served as
Basketball commissioner of the NBA for 30 (1984-
Association) 2014) years.
Hans Tilkowski Former West Dortmund- Passed away at the age of 84 due to old age
Germany football Husen, Germany ailments. He played in the 1996 world cup
Goalkeeper against England. He was renowned for a
controversial Geoff Hurst ‘ghost-goal’ at the
1966 World Cup final. Dortmund became
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European competition in the UEFA (Union of
European Football Associations) Cup
Winners' Cup in May 1966. in May 1966.
Prem Nath Hoon Former Western Abbottabad, Passed away in Chandigarh. He was born at
Army Commander Pakistan Abbottabad in Pakistan and commissioned
Lieutenant General into the army in 1947. He is one of the most
senior military veterans in the country. He
led the ‘Operation Meghdoot’ the code-name
for the Indian Armed forces to capture the
Siachen Glacier in the kashmir region. He
also served during 1965 in India-Pakistan
war.
Paulo Goncalves Portuguese Esposende city of Passed away after a crash in the seventh
Motorcycle rider Portugal stage of the 42th edition of Dakar Rally 2020
which was held for the first time in Saudi
Arabia. He was 40.He was born on February
5, 1979 in Esposende city of Portugal.He
was born in kottayam District Kerala India.
Neil Ellwood Canadian drummer Hamilton, Canada Passed away at the age of 67 due to brain
Peart and lyricist of rock cancer (glioblastoma) in California, United
band Rush States(US). He hailed from Hamilton,
Canada.
Sultan Omani leader Salalah, Oman Who was ruling the country from 1970 has
Qaboos bin Said passed away after suffering from colon
Al Said cancer. He was 79. He was succeeded by the
Culture Minister Haritham bin Tariq Al
Said.He was born on November 18, 1940 in
Salalah, Oman.He was the fourteenth-
generation descendant founder of the House
of Al Said and the longest serving leader in
the Middle East and Arab world.
Roger Vernon Philosopher and Buslingthorpe Passed away after battling with cancer. He
Scruton Britain's most was 75. In 2019 he was awarded
prominent Commander's Cross with Star of the Order
conservative thinker of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, by
Hungary's right-wing Prime Minister Viktor
Orban, and also honoured with Grand Cross
of the Order of Merit of the Republic of
Poland, 2019.
Henry Oscar nominated New York, US Passed away at Cedars-Sinai Health Center
Zuckerman screenwriter in Los Angeles, United States (US) due to
heart attack. He was known as Buck Hendry.
He was 89.
Liang Jun Woman who became Mingshui County, Passed away after a brief illness. She was 90.
China's 1st female Heilongjiang Born in 1930 in Mingshui County,
tractor driver, and Province of China Heilongjiang Province of China, Liang
eventually, a national enrolled in a training class for tractor
icon drivers in 1948 and became the only female
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Liang’s image was featured on China's one-
yuan Renminbi currency notes.
Legend Rocky World Wrestling Amherst, Nova World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
Johnson Entertainment (WWE) Scotia, Canada. legend Rocky Johnson, passed away at 75 in
Lutz, Florida, United States. He was the
father of Hollywood actor and retired
wrestler Dwayne Johnson (The Rock). Rocky
Johnson birth name (Wayde Douglas
Bowles) was born on 24 August 1944 in
Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada. He formed a
tag team with Atlas known as ‘Soul Patrol’.
Terence Graham Member of the Monty Colwyn Bay Passed at the age of 77 in London, England
Parry-Jones Python (Comedy due to dementia. He was a very famous
group) actor and writer who played a variety of
characters in the iconic comedy group’s
flying circus TV series, and had also directed
several of their films. In past, an asteroid,
9622 Terryjones, was named in his honour.
Kobe Bean American basketball Philadelphia Died along with his 13-years-old daughter
Bryant legend Gianna in a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter crash
near Calabasas in Southern California. He
was 41. Seven others, including the pilot,
were killed in the crash. Bryant is the
fourth-leading scorer in National Basketball
Association (NBA) history and selected to
the all-star 18 times and earned a Most
Valuable Player (MVP) award in 2008. He
was one among the several high-profile
nominees for the NBA's 2020 Hall of Fame
class.
Pieter Robert Dutch Football Player Amsterdam, Passed away at the age of 72 in Brussels,
Rensenbrink Netherlands Belgium, as he was suffering from muscular
atrophy for a number of years. In his club
career, he became famous at Royal Sporting
Club (R.S.C) Anderlecht, Belgium where he
won the league title in 1972 and 1974 as
well as four Belgian cups in 1972, 1973,
1975 and 1976. He was nicknamed as
“Snake Man.”
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vidya bal Maharashtra’s stalwart Passed away in pune, Maharashtra. She
social activist, Marathi was in ill from last one month and was in
feminist writer and treatment. Vidya bal was true fighter who
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progressive environment. Bal had
expressed ‘socialist feminism’ through
her own established magazines such as
STREE (women) and MILOON SARYAJANI
(All of us together) in 1989.
Dalip Kaur Novelist Ludhiana, Punjab Padma Shri awardee and renowned
Tiwana Punjabi novelist, passed away at the age
of 84 due to old age ailments. She was
well known for novels ‘Teeli da Nishaan’
and ‘Sooraj te Samandar’. She was also a
former president of the Punjabi Sahit
Akademi. Dalip retired as Professor of
Punjabi, and Dean, Faculty of Languages,
from Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab.
She won Padma Shri in 2004 for
literature and education but returned it
in 2015 to express solidarity with writers
who were protesting against the
suppression of freedom of expression
and communalism.
Jaswant Singh Writer & Novelist Dhudike, Moga The Eminent Punjabi Writer, Novelist and
Kanwal district in Punjab Sahitya Academy Awardee Jaswant Singh
Kanwal (101), passed away, due to age
related illness issues.In 1996 Jaswant
Singh bestowed with Sahitya Academy
Fellowship Award for his Book “Pakhi”
(Hand Fan) and in 1998 for his Novel
“Taushali Di Hanso” (Laughter of
Taushali) he received the Sahitya
Academy Award. Later in 2007 he was
honored with Sahitya Shiromani Award
of the Punjab Government.
Rabindranath Famous Odia poet and Jagatsinghpur Passed away at Khapuria, Cuttack,
Singh freedom fighter district, Odisha. Odisha. He was popularly known as
‘Biplabi kabi’ (the revolutionary poet) for
his patriotic writings.
Mr. Narayana Former Lok Sabha MP, Sunket village, Passed away at the age of 89 in
Reddy senior advocate, Nizamabad, Hyderabad, Telangana.
educationist & Telangana
supporter of separate
Telangana movement
D. Manjunath Former Karnataka Jajoor Village, Passed away in Karnataka, Bengaluru due
Minister Challakere Taluk, to age-related ailments. He was joined the
Karnataka janata party in 1977 and then the
chairman of the Karnataka Legislative
Council in 1987 & also minister in various
governments.
Pranab kumar Former Assam Dibrugarh, Assam Passed away in Guwahati, Assam due to
Gogoi Legislative Assembly age-related illness. He served as minister
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Speaker and sitting 2011 and speaker of the Assam
Congress MLA legislative assembly in 2011.
Raju Bharatan Famous cricket Passed away at Mumbai, Maharashtra. He
journalist and film is also the writer for The Hindu and
historian Sportstar and also a popular radio
commentator for India’s cricket matches.
- Raju Bharatan was associated with the
Illustrated Weekly of India magazine for
more than 4 decades and also worked
with Kushwant Singh, M.V. Kamath,
Pritish Nandy, Anil Dharker and in 1952
he covered India’s tour to England.
Giriraj Kishore Padma Shri awardee & Muzaffarnagar, UP Passed away at the age of 83 in Kanpur,
well-known Hindi Uttar Pradesh (UP). He was born on 8th
Novelist July 1937, Giriraj Kishore was best
known for his novel “Pehla Girmitiya”
(for which he received Padma Shri in
2007) and “Dhai Ghar”. He was awarded
Padma Shri by President of India in 2007,
Sahitya Akademi award in 1992, Vyas
Samman in 2000 & an honorary Ph.D.
(Doctor of Philosophy) from Chhatrapati
Shahuji Maharaj University in 2002.
P.Parameswaran Rashtriya Thamarasseril Passed away at Palakkad, Kerala due to
Swayamsevak Sangh Illam, Muhamma age related ailments. Parameswaran was
(RSS) Veteran, Orator village in born the year 1927. He established
and Philosophical Alappuzha district Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram in 1982.
Author He won Padma Shri in 2004 and Padma
Vibhushan in 2018 for Literacy and
Education.
Nandu R Famous journalist Passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He
Kulkarani was the bureau chief of the Kolkata-
based newspaper “The Statesman” in
- 1992 & also reported on a wide range of
subjects including politics & business.
Nandu Kulkarni started his career with
“The Indian Express” in 1976 & reported
on economic offenses.
Wendell Famous Indian Fashion Goa Passed away at Colvale, Goa. He was born
Rodricks designer on 28th May 1960, He had also authored
books namely: “Moda Goa- History &
Style”, “The Green room”, “Poskem:
Goans in the shadows”. He was awarded
with Padma Shri in 2014 and Chevalier
de L’ordre des Arts et lettres by the
French Ministry of Culture in 2015.
Rajindra Kumar Former Chairman and Nainital, passed away at the age of 79 in New
Pachauri Director General of The Uttarakhand Delhi, India due to cardiac ailments. He
Energy Resources was born on 20 August 1940, In April
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the chairman of the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Pachauri received the Nobel Peace
Prize on behalf of the IPCC, with the
former United States (US) Vice President,
Al Gore, for the year 2007, Padma
Vibhushan in 2008 & Padma Bhushan in
2001 from the Government of India.
Sonam Sherpa Founding member & Kalimpong, West Passed away at the age of 48 in Kurseong,
lead-guitarist of music Bengal West Bengal due to cardiac arrest. He was
band Parikrama born on 8th October 1971, ”But it rained”
song was selected as “25 Greatest Indian
Rock Songs of the Last 25 years” and
Sherpa also featured as “Top 10 Guitarist
of India” by Rolling Stone magazine.
Tapas pal Bengali actor & former Chandannagar, Passed away at the age of 61 in Mumbai,
Trinamool Congress West Bengal Maharashtra due to cardiac arrest. He
MP was born on 19th September 1958 and
was a member of All India Trinamool
Congress. He was an MLA from Alipore
for 2 terms (2001-2006 & 2006-2009)
and former MP (Member of Parliament)
of Krishnanagar constituency from 2009
to 2019. He was awarded Filmfare Award
for his role in Saheb (1981).
M.S. Mani Former Chief-editor Mayyanad in Passed away at the age of 79 in
of Kerala Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He was
Kaumudi (Malayalam Kerala born on November 4, 1941, son of Kerala
daily) & Kala Kaumudi Founder editor K Sukumaran
kaumudi (magazine) and Madhavi Sukumaran. In 1975 he
chief editor launched Kala Kaumudi magazine and
in 1990 he launched Kala Kaumudi
daily from Mumbai, one of the first
Malayalam newspapers to be printed and
published from outside Kerala. He also
authored the book “Clouds of fire over
Sivagiri”.
Kishori Ballal Veteran Kannada actor Dakshina district, Passed away at the age of 82 in
Karnataka Bengaluru, due to her age related illness.
She hailed from Dakshina Kannada
district, Karnataka. She has acted in over
75 movies in different languages with
some famous directors and dedicated
actors. She gained good recognition in the
Hindi film industry after her role
as Kaveri amma in the
film ‘Swades’ (2004) as a motherly figure
to Shah Rukh khan.
Velagapudi Former FICCI Passed away at the age of 82 in Chennai,
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Chambers of president of All India Organisation of
Commerce & Industry) Employers, ICC India, Indian Sugar Mills
President & Executive Association, Cement Manufacturers
Chairman of KCP Association & Andhra Chamber of
Group - Commerce. He also served as the past
vice-chairman of ICC’s (International
Chamber of Commerce) Commission on
International Trade and Investment
Policy, Paris. He was awarded the Medal
of Friendship by Mr. Tran Dai Quang,
President of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam, in 2017.
C Chennigappa Former Karnataka Byranayakanahalli, Passed away at the age of 70, in
Minister and Janata Dal Nelamangala taluk, Bengaluru, Karnataka. He hailed from
(Secular) leader Karnataka Byranayakanahalli, Nelamangala taluk,
Karnataka. Chennigappa was Forest
Minister in the Congress-JD(S) coalition
government in 2006. He served in the
Police Department before entering
politics.
Ashok Chatterjee Former Indian Halder Para Lane, Who was a part of India’s bronze-medal
Footballer Howrah in Kolkata winning teams in the Merdeka Cup in
1965 and 1966, passed away at the age of
78 in Kolkata due to age related issues.
Ashok was born and brought up at Halder
Para Lane, Howrah in Kolkata. He made
his International debut in the Merdeka
Cup in 1965 against Japan. He captained
the Mohun Bagan club in 1969 and he
was honoured with the Mohun Bagan
Lifetime Achievement Award by the
club in 2019.
Krishna Bose Former Lok Sabha MP Dhaka, Bangladesh Wife of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s
(Member of nephew Sisir Kumar Bose, passed away at
Parliament) the age of 89 in Kolkata, West Bengal due
to heart-related ailments. She was the
Chairperson of the Netaji Research
Bureau. She was born on 26th December
1930. Krishna Bose joined politics in the
mid-1990. She was elected as MP from
the Jadavpur, West Bengal constituency
in 1998 and 1999 as TMC (All India
Trinamool Congress) candidate and in
1996 as a Congress candidate. During her
term she served as Chairperson of the
Committee on External Affairs & also
member of other important committees.
K P P Samy Former Tamil Nadu Chennai Passed away at age of 57 in Chennai,
Fisheries Minister and Tamil Nadu, due to Kidney related illness.
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Kazhagam’s (DMK) MLA of Tiruvottiyur in 2006 election and
present Thiruvottiyur became Tamil Nadu Fisheries
(state assembly Development and corporation Minister
constituency) Member between 2006 and 2011 under the
of Legislative assembly cabinet formed by the former Tamil Nadu
(MLA) Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi.
Sudhakar Centenarian Vedic Balepete, Passed away at the age of 122 in
Krishna Rao, Scholar and Freedom Bengaluru Bengaluru, Karnataka. He was born on
Chaturvedi fighter April 11, 1897. He was the founding
editor of Veda Taranga, the Kannada
magazine devoted to Vedic studies He
was also called “Gandhi’s postman” as
he delivered the letters dictated by
Gandhi addressed to the Viceroys or
Governor-general and Gandhi called
him ‘Karnataki’. He was also the eye-
witness of the 1919, Jallianwala Bagh
massacre and many independence
movements.
Shadakshari Famous Historian, Hampasagara, Who conducted research in the field of
Settar Linguists Ballari district, epigraphy, anthropology has passed
Karnataka away at a private hospital in Karnataka,
where he was undergoing treatment for
respiratory problems. Settar was Born in
1935. He was bilingual Historian who
wrote books in Both English and Kannada
language. In 2007 he won Sahitya
Akademi Bhasha Samman award for his
book “Shangam Tamilagam”. In 2008
Settar was honoured with the Sham.Ba.
Joshi(Sankara Bala Deeksha Joshi) Award
for his contributions to Historical
research.
S Kathavarayan DMK (Dravida From Gudiyatham constituency in Vellore
Munnetra Kazhagam) district passed away at the age of 58 in
MLA Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Mr Kathavarayan
- was elected from Gudiyatham (Reserved)
constituency in the by-election held in
April 2019 defeating AIADMK (All Indian
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)
candidate.
Baidyanath Janata Dal (United) MP West Champaran, From Bihar passed away at the age of 72
Prasad Mahto (Member of Bihar in AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical
Parliament) Sciences) hospital, New Delhi. He was
born on June 2, 1947. Baidyanath Prasad
Mahto was a JD(U) MP from Bihar’s
Valmiki Nagar constituency as well as a
Member of Indian Parliament to the 15th
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Mary Theresa American Author Bronx, New York, US Also known as “Queen of Suspense”
Eleanor Higgins passed away at the age of 92 in Naples,
Clark Florida, US (United States). She served as
the President of the Mystery Writers of
America in 1987 & also the chairman of
the International Crime Congress in 1988.
Higgins Clark famous books” A Stranger
Is Watching” and “Lucky Day” were
adapted for movies and television.
Daniel Arap Moi Ex-President A farmer School Teacher and became
Kenya’s Kenya’s longest serving President dies at
95 due to age issues and also getting
- treatment in Hospital for a month. Moi’s
Death was announced by Kenya’s
President Uhuru Kenyatta on the State
Broadcaster with a Statement. Moi served
as Kenya’s President for 24years from
1978-2002.
Issur Danielovitch American Actor, Amsterdam, New Passed away at 103 announced by his son
Demsky named Producer, Director York, U.S Michael Douglas as a statement to People
Kirk Douglas and Author Magazine. Douglas was honored with
lifetime achievement award in the 1996
(68th Oscars) Academy Awards for being
creative and moral force in the movie
industry for 50 years.
Roger Kahn American Author Brooklyn, New York Known for his best-selling book in 1972
City, U.S. “The Boys of Summer” passed away at
Nursing home in Mamaroneck, New York,
U.S due to age related ailments
announced by his son Gordon Jacques
Kahn. Kahn wrote at least 20 books in his
lifetime. In 1989 he collaborated with
Pete Rose for the Biography of legendary
Boxer Jack Dempsey before Jack gets
banned from the game.
Nikita Pearl Child Actress Nikita Pearl Waligwa, a Ugandan
Waligwa student, who played a memorable role in
2016 Disney film “Queen of Katwe” as a
local chess prodigy, passed away at the
- age of 15 in Uganda, Kampala due to
brain tumour. The film conveys the real
story of Phiona Mutesi (first female
winner of Uganda’s junior chess
championships), directed by Mira Nair
and filmed in Katwe, a slum in Uganda,
Kampala.

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Lynn Cohen American actress Kansas city, Missouri, Best known for playing the role of Magda
US on “Sex and the City” series, passed away
at the age of 86 at New York, US (United
States). She was born on 10th August
1933. Lynn Cohen reprised her part in the
2 film versions– “Sex & the City” (2008)
and “Sex & the city2” (2010) of the HBO
(Home Box Office) Series. Lynn Cohen
won New Dramatists’ Bowden Award,
Fox fellow, Lilly Award and the Richard
Seff Award from Actor’s Equity
Association.
Harry Greg Former Manchester Magherafelt, Passed away at the age of 87 in Coleraine,
United goalkeeper Northern Ireland Northern Ireland, UK (United Kingdom).
and Munich hero He was born on 27th October 1932, Harry
Greg was named as “Hero of Munich” for
rescuing 2 teammates as well as a baby
and her pregnant mother in the 1958 air
disaster that killed 23 people. Gregg was
awarded an OBE (Order of the British
Empire) in the 2019 New Year Honours.
Hall of famer American LPGA San Diego, California, Passed away at the age of 85 in Florida,
Mary Kathryn (Ladies US (United States) United States (US). She was born on
Mickey Wright Professional Golf February 14, 1935. She was a member of
Association) Tour the World Golf Hall of Fame. Mickey
professional golfer Wright joined the LPGA tour in 1955 &
won 82 events on the LPGA tour, which
puts her second on the all-time win list
behind Kathy Whitworth, who won 88
times.
Lawrence American computer Bronx, New York Who worked in the field of human–
Gordon scientist computer interaction and also the
Tesler known Inventor of Copy-Cut-Paste functions for
as Larry Tesler computers in 1973 has passed away at
the age of 74 in Portola Valley, California,
U.S. Tesler was born in 1945 and served
as a young researcher in photocopying
company Palo Alto Research Center
(Parc), and he also worked for blue-chip
firms including Apple, Amazon and
Yahoo. Later he Established UX
consultancy in California.
Katherine Famous NASA White Sulphur passed away at the age of 101 in Virginia,
Johnson (National Springs, West US (United States). She was born on
Aeronautics and Virginia, US August 26, 1918. Her life was portrayed
Space in the movie “Hidden Figures”.
Administration) ma Katherine was awarded a “Presidential
thematician Medal of freedom” by former President
Barack Obama in 2015.

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Muhammad Former President of Egypt Passed away at the age of 91, in Cairo,
Hosni El Sayed Egypt Egypt. He was born on 4th May 1928. He
Mubarak served as the president of Egypt for
nearly 30 years (1981-2011). He joined
the Egyptian Air Force in 1949 and
became the commander -in-chief of the
Egyptian Air Force in 1972. Mubarak
resigned the post of president during the
Egyptian revolution of 2011.
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Balbir Singh Kullar Former Indian hockey Sansarpur, Punjab Passed away at the age of 77 in
Player, Padma Shri Sansarpur, Jalandhar district, Punjab.
Awardee and Punjab Balbir was born on 8th August 1942. He
Police Officer also served as an Indian national team
selector. He played his 1st international
game in 1963 at Lyon, France. He was
awarded Padma Shri award in 2009
and Arjuna award in 1999.
Joginder Singh Saini Senior Athletics coach Hoshiarpur Who trained some of India’s finest track
& Dronacharya district, Punjab and field stars, passed away at the age
Awardee of 90, in Patiala, Punjab, due to age
related problems. He served as the
chief national athletics coach for many
years from the year 1970 to 1990. He
was born on January 1, 1930. He
received the Dronacharya award in
1997 for his contribution to Indian
athletics. He was also known as ‘Saini
Saab’ by the Indian athletics fraternity.
Kalyanasundaram DMK (Dravida Thiruvarur Passed away at the age of 97 in
Anbazhagan Munnetra Kazhagam) district, TN Chennai, Tamil Nadu (TN). He was born
Party General as Ramaih on December 19, 1922. He
Secretary was a sound academician and served
general secretary of DMK party for 9
times from 1977. He also served as
MLA (Member of the Legislative
Assembly) for 9 times and a Lok Sabha
MP (Member of Parliament).
Hansraj Bhardwaj Former Union Law Rohtak district, Passed away at the age of 83 in New
Minister and Former Haryana Delhi, India. He was born in Garhi
Governor of Sampla village in Rohtak district,
Karnataka & Kerala, Haryana. He also holds the record of
Senior Congress India’s second longest serving Law
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member for 5 terms from April 1982 to
May 2009.
Vijayan Pillai Communist Party of Chavara, Kollam Passed away in Kochi due to terminal
India (Marxist) illness he had for the past two months.
MLA from chavara He was born at Chavara in Kollam
constituency (1951) the son of veteran
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)
leader Narayanan Pillai, and he was the
member of charvara panchayat from
1979 to 2000. He began his political
career as a leader of the Revolutionary
Socialist Party (RSP), the first candidate
to win the election from chavara and
served for 20 years as a leader of RSP,
later in 2000 he joined congress.
Santu Veteran Bengali Actor A widower passed away at his south
Mukhopadhyay or Kolkata residence due to cardiac arrest.
Santu Mukherjee - He was known for his films ‘Sansar
Simante’ & ‘Bhalobasa Bhalobasa’. He
hailed from Kolkata.
Dr Puthussery Veteran Malayalam Kerala Passed away due to age-related illness
Ramachandran Poet, a scholar of at the age of 91 years on 14th March
Dravidian linguistics 2020. His first poem
and a teacher Onnanthyakkuttam was published at
the age of 16. He was Honoured with
Sahitya Akademi translation award in
2005 and Bhasha Samman in 2014. He
received the prestigious Ezhuthachchan
Puraskaaram, highest literary honour
in 2015.
Patil Puttappa Journalist Patil Puttappa (99) a veteran journalist,
writer, Khadi Activist, and a former
Rajya Sabha member passed away at
Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences
(KIMS) in Hubballi, Karnataka due to
age related illness. He was popularly
- known as PaPu. He published
“Vishwavani” daily newspaper in 1959
and weekly newspaper “Prapancha” he
also edited Navayuga. He also received
the Rajyotsava Award, the second
highest civilian honor of Karnataka.
Jairam Kulkarani Marathi Actor Solapur district, Marathi Actor Jairam Kulkarani passed
Maharashtra away at the age of 88 in Pune,
Maharashtra due to old-age related
illness. He had acted in more than 150
films, including “Chal Re Laxya
Mumbaila”, “Ashi Hi Banwabanwi”,
“Thartharat”, “Rangat Sangat” and his
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released recently. He also worked in
Akashwani in Pune.
Pradip Kumar Former Indian football Jalpaiguri, West Passed away at the age of 83 in Kolkata,
Banerjee player Bengal West Bengal. He was born on June 23,
1936. Banerjee led India in the 1960
Rome Olympics and represented India
in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. FIFA
awarded him the Centennial Order of
Merit in 2004.
Kenneth Ray Rogers Music Houston, Texas, longtime star of country music, passed
US away at the age of 81 in Colbert,
Georgia, US (United States). He was
born on August 21, 1938. He was
inducted to the Country Music Hall of
Fame in 2013, for his “distinctive &
husky voice”. He was a six-times
Country Music Awards (CMA) winner
and 3 times Grammy award winner.
Meenakshisundaram Famous actor, director from Tamil Nadu popularly known as
Ramasamy and stage artiste Visu passed away at the age of 75 in
Viswanathan - Chennai, Tamil Nadu (TN). His film
“Neenga Nalla Irukkanum” won the
National award for the Best Film on
social issues in 1992.
Abdul Latif Former India football Mysore, 1970 Asian games bronze medallist
player Karnataka passed away at the age of 73 in
Guwahati, Assam. He also represented
India in Asia Cup Qualifier in 1968 in
Myanmar and Merdeka Cup in 1969 in
Kuala Lumpur. He played for the two
famous Kolkata clubs Mohammedan
Sporting Club and Mohun Bagan.
Nawab Banoo Bollywood actress Agra, Uttar Passed away at the age of 87 in
Pradesh (UP) Mumbai, Maharashtra. She was also
known as Nimmi, who was popular in
the early 1950s & 1960s of Hindi films
(debuted in Raj Kapoor’s “Barsaat” in
1949). She was born on February 18,
1933
Nemai Ghosh Veteran photographer Kolkata Passed away at 86 because of age-
& Padma Shri (2010) related ailments at his birthplace
awardee Kolkata. He worked with director
Satyajit Ray as a still photographer who
captured the director, framing actors
over 2 decades. He is the author of the
book, “Dramatic Moments: Photographs
and Memories of Calcutta Theatre from
the Sixties to the Nineties” & “Manik Da:
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Satish Gujral Artist and Architect Jhelum, Punjab Passed away at the age of 94 in New
Delhi, India. He was born on December
25, 1925 and studied art in Mumbai
and Lahore. He received the second-
highest civilian award of India “Padma
Vibhushan” in 1999 for his
contributions to art. Gujral wrote his
autobiography “A Brush with Life”. His
other famous works are ‘Mourning en
masse’, ‘Resurrection’, ‘Meera Bai’,
‘Prophet’, ‘Village’, ‘Femme assises’,
‘Days of Glory’, ‘Tree of Life’, ‘Raising of
Lazarus’, etc.
Rajyogini Dadi Janki chief of Hyderabad city Chief of Brahmakumaris Sansthan
Brahmakumaris located in Sindh (world’s largest spiritual organization
Sansthan province now in run by women) passed away at the age
Pakistan of 104 in Mount Abu, Rajasthan. She
was born on January 1, 1916. In the
1970s, she moved to western countries
to establish Indian Philosophy, Raj Yoga
and human values. She was also served
as the brand ambassador of Swachh
Bharat Abhiyan by the government for
her work in the field of maintaining
cleanliness.
Beni Prasad Verma Founding member of Barabanki, Uttar A founding member of the Samajwadi
the Samajwadi Party Pradesh (UP) Party (SP) & former Union Minister
(SP) & former Union (Telecom minister between 1996-1998
Minister in then Prime Minister (PM) H D Deva
Gowda’s Cabinet & the steel minister
Congress- led UPA government) passed
away at the age of 79 in Lucknow, Uttar
Pradesh (UP). He was born on February
11, 1941
Chandan Singh Air Vice Marshal Passed away at 95 at his Jodhpur
Rathore (AVM) retired, Maha residence, Rajasthan. Awards received
Vir Chakra (MVR) are- Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (1961), Vir
recipient (1971) & - Chakra (1962). Biography of Chandan
Group Captain Singh Rathore - “A Cavalier in the Sky”
to be released soon.
Paravai Muniyamma Tamil Folk singer and Paravai, Madurai, Passed away at the age of 83 Madurai,
actress Tamil Nadu (TN) Tamil Nadu (TN). She was born on June
26, 1937. She was honoured with the
Kalaimamani title by the Tamil Nadu
government.

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John Francis Former Chairman & Massachusetts, US Former chairman & CEO of General
Welch Jr. CEO (Chief Electric (GE) Company passed away at
Executive Officer) the age of 84, in New York, US (United
States). He was born on March 19, 1935.
He grew General Electric
company during the 1980s & 1990s into
the most valuable public company in the
US. He was also known as “Neutron
Jack” & under his guidance the GE’s
market value grew from $12 billion to
$410 billion.
Javier Perez de Former UN Chief & Lima Peru Passed away in his native Peru due to
Cuellar PM of Peru natural causes at the age of 100. Javier
Perez de Cuellar was born on 19th
January 1920. He was the president of the
UN Security Council from 1973 to 1974
and Perez de Cuellar served as UN fifth
secretary general from 1981 to 1991. He
was often described as a “pacifist by
vocation and nature.”
Carl Adolf von Swedish Actor Lund, Sweden Passed away at the age of 90 in Provence,
Sydow France. He was born on April 10, 1929.
He was known for his character who
played a game of chess with death in the
movie “Seventh Seal”, directed by
Ingmar Bergman and also the Three-Eyed
Raven (Fictional Character) in “Games of
Thrones” and the horror classic
film “The Exorcist”.
Dana Zatopkova Former Frystát, Passed away on 13th March 2020. She is
Czechoslovak Czechoslovakia an Olympic javelin champion, won gold in
javelin-thrower the Helsinki Olympics in 1952 and won
the Olympic silver in Rome in 1960. She
also won a European championship in
1954 and 1958 and in 1958 she set the
world record of 55.73 meters. Helsinki
Organizing Committee declared her “the
happiest gold medalist”.
Roger Former Boxing From United States, passed away on 18th
Mayweather Champion and March 2020 at the age of 58 due to
Trainer health-related illness. Roger Mayweather
won the world champion boxer title in
- two weight classes. He has won world title
in World Boxing Association junior
lightweight and the World Boxing Council
junior welterweight title in 1987.
Alberto Aleandro French comic book Fismes, France The co-creator and illustrator of the
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Aleandro Uderzo was passed away at the
age of 92 in France. He was born on April
25, 1927. Albert Uderzo created Asterix in
1959 with the fellow Frenchman and
writer Rene Goscinny, who gave life to
the French-Belgian comics magazine
Pilote. They both were considered as
founding fathers of modern comics.
Joseph Echols America’s civil Huntsville, Alabama, Passed away at the age of 98 in Atlanta,
Lowery rights leader US Georgia, US (United States). He was the
key ally of Martin Luther King in the US
civil rights movement of the 1960s. He
was born on October 6, 1921. He was
awarded the “Presidential Medal of
Freedom”, the nation’s highest civilian
honour, by former President Barack
Obama in 2009.
Thomas Schaefer Finance Minister of Hemer, North Rhine- He has committed suicide apparently
Hesse (Germany) Westphalia, West after becoming “deeply worried” over
Germany. how to cope with the economic fallout
from the Coronavirus. He was born on
February 22, 1966.
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Arjun Dev, Professor Legendary Historian Leiah, West Passed away in Noida, Uttar Pradesh
and Educationist Punjab (now in (UP). He was born on November 12,
Pakistan) 1938. He served as a historian at the
National Council of Education Research
and Training (NCERT) and member
secretary of National Steering
committee on Textbook evaluation.
“History of the World: From the Late
19th to the Early 20th century”, has
remained a widely read text of him.
Bhai Nirmal Singh Padma Shri awardee Ferozepur, Punjab (In 2009, for his contribution in field of
Khalsa Arts) and former “Hazoori Raagi” at the
Golden Temple, passed away in
Amritsar, Punjab. He was born on April
12, 1952.
M.K. Arjunan Famous Malayalam Fort Kochi, Kerala (Fondly called as Arjunan Master)
Music Composer passed away at the age of 84 in Kochi,
Kerala. He was born on March 1, 1936.
Arjunan was awarded Kerala State
award for the best composer in 2017
for Jayaraj’s Bhayanakam.

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Shanti Hiranand Classical singer and Uttar Pradesh Passed away in Gurugram, Haryana. She
Chawla Padma Shri awardee has won Padma Shri award in 2007 for
her contribution in Hindustani music.
She authored the book named “Begum
Akhtar: The Story of My Ammi”, a
biographical work on renowned ghazal
singer Begum Akhtar.
Ashok H. Desai Former Attorney Nagpur, Passed away at 77. He was born on
General and Senior Maharashtra 24th June 1942. He held office as the
Advocate practicing in Solicitor General of India (1989-90) &
the Supreme Court of Attorney General of India (1996-98).
India He was awarded Padma Bhushan and
the Law Luminary Award in 2001 by
the Government of India. Golden
Anniversary Rotary Prize for University
of London in 1956.
M V Rajasekharan Former Union Maralawadi in Veteran Congress leader and
Minister of State of Ramanagara agriculture and rural development
planning and statistics District, consultant passed away in a hospital at
Karnataka Bangalore. He was born on 12th
September 1928. He represented the
constituency of Kanakapura in the Lok
Sabha and well known for his value-
based politics.
Ranjit Chowdhry Actor Mumbai Bollywood and Indian Theatre actor
Ranjit Chowdhry (65) passed away in
the United States. He was well known
for his performance in classic comedies
like Baton Baton Mein as Sabhi Perreira
and Khubsoorat as Jagan Gupta.
Usha Ganguly Actor Rajasthan An Indian theatre director-actor and
activist, most known for her work in
Hindi theatre in the 1970s and 1980s,
passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal.
She was awarded with the Sangeet
Natak Akademi Award for Direction
given by Sangeet Natak Akademi,
India’s National Academy of Music,
Dance& Drama in 1998. Usha was also
honoured by the West Bengal
government as the “Best Actress” for
the play ‘GudiaGhar’ and
“GirishSamman” honour in 2016 for her
contribution to theatre.
Devanand Konwar Former Governor of Assam Passed away at Guwahati, Assam. He
Bihar and Tripura and served as Governor of Bihar from July
Veteran Congress 24, 2009 to March 8, 2013, and of
Tripura between March 25, 2013 and
leader
June 29, 2014. Konwar had also served
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Bengal from December 2009 to January
2010.
Sahabzade Irrfan Ali Famous Bollywood Jaipur, Rajasthan Whose international movie career
Khan star included hits such as Slumdog
Millionaire, Life of Pi and the Amazing
Spider-man etc., passed away. He was
born on January 7, 1967. Irrfan made
his screen debut in the 1988 Mira Nair
directorial Salaam Bombay.
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Mahmoud Jibril Prime Minister Benghazi, Libya Libya’s former Prime Minister (PM)
el-Warfally Mahmoud Jibril el-Warfally (67) passed
away in Cairo, Egypt due to Coronavirus.
He was born on May 28, 1952 in
Benghazi, Libya. He served as the interim
Prime Minister (PM) of Libya for almost a
year during the Libyan Civil War in 2011.
Laisenia Qarase Former Fiji Prime Mavana, Laisenia Qarase (79) the founder of the
Minister Vanuabalavu, Lau Soqosoqo Duavata Ni Lewenivanua Party
& former Fiji Prime Minister (2000-2006)
passed away in Oceania Hospital, Suva
due to an illness. He hails from Mavana,
Vanuabalavu, Lau.
Philip Warren Nobel Prize- Indianapolis, Indiana, Who expanded the world’s understanding
Anderson winning Physicist US of magnetism, superconductivity and the
structure of matter, passed away in
Princeton, New Jersey, US (United States).
He was born on December 13, 1923. He
received Nobel Prize in Physics in 1977,
along with Nevill Francis Mott of Britain
& the American John Hasbrouck van
Vleck, for their contribution on
fundamental theoretical investigations of
the electronic structure of magnetic and
disordered systems.
Tony Lewis ‘DLS method’ Bolton, Lancashire, One of the men behind the Duckworth-
cricket fame UK (United Kingdom) Lewis- Stern (DLS) method, the
mathematical formula used in weather-
affected limited-overs cricket matches,
passed away on April 1, 2020. He was
born on February 25, 1942. Tony along
with Frank Duckworth, developed the
Duckworth- Lewis method in 1997. He
received an MBE (Member of the Order of
the British Empire) for his services to
cricket and mathematics in 2010.
Adam Lyons American singer- New York City, US Passed away due to Covid-19 in
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producer and States). He was born on October 31, 1967.
bassist He has won Grammy awards for 3 times.
Gita Ramjee World-renowned Kampala, Uganda Passed away in Johannesburg, South
virologist Africa, due to Coronavirus. She was born
on April 8, 1956. She was the stellar
vaccine scientist and an HIV (Human
immunodeficiency virus) prevention
research leader. In 2018, She was
presented with the Outstanding Female
Scientist Award in Lisbon by the
European Development Clinical Trials
Partnerships (EDCTP) for her lifetime
contribution in finding new HIV
prevention methods.
Bill Withers American coal-mining town of 3-time Grammy award winner passed
songwriter, singer, Slab Fork, West away due to heart complications in Los
guitarist Virginia, United Angeles. He was born on July 4, 1938. He is
States well known for these compilations- Lean
on Me, Ain’t No Sunshine, Just the two of
us (for which he received Grammy
awards) & Lovely Day.
Honor Blackman co-star England One of the memorable co-stars of the early
James Bond films, passed away in Lewes,
Sussex, England. She was shot to fame in
her late 30s after playing legendary Bond
girl Pussy Galore in the 1964 movie
Goldfinger.
Radomir Antic Serbian football The only man to have coached Barcelona,
manager and player Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, passed
away in Madrid, Spain. Antic managed
- Atletico on three separate occasions,
winning the league and cup double in
1995-96 and only one of two people to
coach EL Clasico rivals Real and Barca
during his career after Enrique Fernandez
Viola.
John Prine Folk singer, U.S 2-time Grammy award winner (1991 &
songwriter 2005) & Grammy lifetime achievement
award winner (2020) passed away in
Vanderbilt University Medical Center,
Nashville, Tennessee, US due to
coronavirus complications.
Donato Sabia Sportsman Italy Two-time Olympics 800 meters finalist
(1984, 1988) and the former European
Indoor Champion (1984), passed away in
Potenza, Italy due to Coronavirus.
Brahm veteran journalist The Indian-American veteran journalist
Kanchibotla passed away due to coronavirus in a
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publications, the Indian Panorama and
the South Asia Times.
Nobuhiko Director, Japan Passed away in Tokyo, Japan. The last film
Obayashi screenwriter, editor directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi was
films and television “Labyrinth of Cinema”, which had been
advertisements scheduled to be released in Japan on the
day of his death but has been postponed
due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sir Stirling Legend of motor England Passed away after a long illness at his
Craufurd Moss sport Mayfair, London, England. He has won
212 out of 529 races he took part in,
which includes 16 Grand Prix victories
but never won a world championship.
Zafar Sarfaraz Cricketer Zafar Sarfaraz (50), the former Pakistani
first-class cricketer, who tested positive
- to COVID-19 passed away in a hospital at
Peshawar, Pakistan. He played games for
Peshawar cricket team between 1988 to
1992.
Luis Sepúlveda Writer and The best-selling Chilean writer and
Calfucura Journalist journalist Luis Sepúlveda Calfucura (70)
passed away at a hospital in Oviedo,
northern Spain six weeks after testing
positive for coronavirus. He was best
- known for his first novel” The Old Man
Who Read Love Stories” which was
translated in numerous languages. He
was the writer and director of “Vivir a
los” in 1986, and “Nowhere” in 2002.
Eugene Merril Oscar-winning Chicago, Illinois, Passed away in Prague, Czech Republic.
Deitch illustrator and US(United States) He was born on April 8, 1924. He was one
animator, film of the directors behind world’s most
director and popular cartoons and directed 13
producer episodes of Tom and Jerry. He also
directed multiple episodes of the ‘Popeye
the Sailor’ series and also directed
popular animator cartoons such as
Munro, Tom Terrific and Nudnik.
Michael John Former Republic of England Passed away at Marbella, Spain. He was
Robinson Ireland and born on July 12, 1958 in Leicester,
Liverpool forward England.
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Rishi Raj Kapoor Actor Mumbai Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Raj Kapoor
(67) passed away in Mumbai,
Maharashtra, after a 2-year battle with
leukaemia (blood cancer). His
autobiography Khullam Khulla: Rishi
Kapoor Uncensored… was published by
HarperCollins and launched at “The Hindu
Lit for Life 2017”. Rishi received the
National Film Award for Best Child artist
for his debut role in his father Raj Kapoor’s
1970 film Mera Naam Joker. He had his
first lead role as an adult in the film Bobby
(1973).
Padma Shri Freedom Activist, Assam Passed away due to prolonged illness at
Gandhian Hema social worker, her home in Guwahati, Assam. She was
Bharali Sarvodaya leader born on 19th February 1919. In 2006, The
National Foundation for Communal
Harmony under the Ministry of Home
Affairs awarded her the National
Communal Harmony Award. She also
received Padma Shri the 4th highest
civilian award of the country in 2005.
Subimal Former India football Kishoreganj Commonly known by his nickname Chuni
Goswami captain Goswami, passed away in Kolkata, West
Bengal. He was born on January 15, 1938
in Kishoreganj, now Bangladesh. Goswami
was successful in cricket as well, he
represented Bengal in 46 first-class games
between 1962 and 1973. He was
appointed the Bengal Ranji Trophy captain
in 1971-72 season.
Ronald Vivian Eminent author & Agra, Uttar Passed away in Delhi, due to age-related
Smith columnist and Pradesh (UP) ailments. He was born in 1938 in Agra,
Historian Uttar Pradesh (UP). He was best known for
his writings in Delhi. He was the former
News Editor for The Statesman and also
worked with the Press Trust of India (PTI).
Smith authored several books on Delhi, of
which “The Delhi That No One Knows” was
a bestseller, He also wrote poetry and
romantic novels like “Jasmine Nights &
The Taj”
Bijay Mishra Playwright, dramatist, Odisha Passed away due to age-related ailments
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Santaragadia village in Balasore district,
Odisha on July 16, 1936.
Padma Shri Veteran Poet and Devanahalli, Popularly known as K S Nissar Ahmed
Kokkare Kannada writer Mysuru passed away in his residence at Bangalore
Hosahalli Sheikh due to various old age-related problems.
Haider Nissar He was born on 5th February 1936. He
Ahmed was the 73rd president of Kannada Sahitya
Sammelana in the year 2007 held at
Shivamogga. He received Rajyotsava in
1981, Padma Shri in 2008 and Pampa
Award in 2017.
Ajay Kumar Lokpal member & Passed away at the age of 62 in All India
Tripathi former Chief Justice of - Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS),
Chhattisgarh High New Delhi due to COVID- 19. He was born
court on November 12, 1957.
Dalit Ezilmalai Former Union Minister Chengalpattu, Passed away at his residence in Chennai,
of State for Health Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu due to a cardiac arrest. He was
born on 24th July 1945 in Irumbedu
village, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu. He
participated in the Indo-Pak War of 1971
as an army officer and received Sainik
Sewa Medal for his meritorious service.
Hari Shankar Eminent Historian Passed away at Kolkata after testing
Vasudevan positive for novel coronavirus on May 6th
2020. He served as the Director of
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of
- Asian Studies under the Ministry of
Culture, Government of India. From 2005
to 2015, he was the Chairman of Syllabus
Committees and Textbook Development
Committees for Social Science, NCERT and
from 2006 to 2007 & he acted as a
consultant on Indo-Russian Trade for the
Ministry of Commerce, GoI.
Raja Rangappa Former JDS (Janata Dal Passed away in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He
Nayak [Secular]) MP (Member - had represented the Raichur constituency,
of Parliament) Karnataka and 2elected in the Lok Sabha
elections held in 1996.
Debesh Roy Veteran Bengali Author Pabna (present passed away due to massive cardiac attack
day Bangladesh) in a private hospital in Baguihati. He was
born on December 17, 1936. He won the
Sahitya Akademi award for his novel ‘Tista
Parer Brittanto’ in 1990.
Ratnakar Matkari Veteran Marathi Mumbai, Passed away in a hospital at suburban
writer, playwright Maharashtra Marol, Mumbai. Last week he was tested
positive to COVID-19. He was born on 17th
November 1938. He won the Dadasaheb
Phalke Award for his directorial front. His
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2012.He won the Sangeet Natak Akademi
Award in the year 2003.
Balbir Singh Legendary hockey Haripur, Three-time Olympic gold medallist and the
Dosanjh Player Jalandhar, Punjab best centre-forward Balbir Singh Dosanjh
(95) passed away at the Fortis Hospital,
Chandigarh where he was admitted due to
multiple organ failure and remained in
ventilator support from 8th May 2020. He
was born on 19th October, 1924. He wrote
his biography “The Golden Hat Trick: My
Hockey Days” in 1977. Retiring from his
active hockey career, he served as the
Manager of India’s World Cup winning
team lead by Ajitpal Singh in 1975.
Shyamala G. Legendary Classical Bengaluru, Who was well versed in both the
Bhave musician Karnataka Hindustani and Carnatic styles passed
away in Bengaluru, Karnataka. She was
born on March 14, 1941. She was
honoured with the title of ‘Ubhayagaana
Vidushi’ (expert in both styles) by Sir M
Visvesvaraya, the 19th Diwan of Mysore.
Shyamala Bhave won the Karnataka
Rajyotsava Award.
Mujtaba Hussain Urdu author Hyderabad, Famous Urdu author, humourist and
Telangana satirist Mujtaba Hussain (84) who
returned his Padma Shri has passed away
after a prolonged illness in Hyderabad,
Telangana. Hussain was often described as
the Mark Twain of Urdu. He was born on
July 15, 1936. He was often described as
the Mark Twain of Urdu. The Government
of India (GOI) awarded the fourth highest
civilian honour of the Padma Shri to
Mujtaba in the year 2007.
R. Shanmugam Footballer and coach Burma Former Tamil Nadu Footballer and coach
R. Shanmugam (77) passed away due to
age-related illness in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
(TN). He was born in Burma (now
Myanmar) in 1943.
Ajit Pramod Chief Minister Bilaspur, Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, Ajit
Kumar Jogi Chhattisgarh Pramod Kumar Jogi (74) passed away in
Raipur, Chhattisgarh. He was born on April
29, 1946. In November 2000, when the
new state of Chhattisgarh was carved from
Madhya Pradesh (MP), He, was chosen by
Sonia Gandhi to serve as the first Chief
Minister (CM) of the State.
M.P. Veerendra Rajya Sabha (RS) MP Kalpetta, Kerala born M.P. Veerendra Kumar (83),
Kumar Wayanad district, Rajya Sabha (RS) MP and Loktantrik Janata
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passed away due to cardiac arrest in
Kozhikode, Kerala. He was born on July 22,
1936.
Yogesh Gaur Famous Indian Lyricist Lucknow, Uttar Passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He
and writer Pradesh (UP) was born on March 19, 1943. He was a
prominent lyricist in 1970s Hindi cinema
and also worked with the prominent film
directors such as Hrishikesh Mukherjee
and Basu Chatterjee.
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Denis Theodore South-African Cape Town, Passed away due to lung cancer and diabetes in
Goldberg anti-apartheid South Africa (SA) Cape Town, South Africa. He was born on April
activist 11, 1933.
Jerry Stiller Actor New York, US Jerry Stiller (92), an actor, comedian and father
of Ben Stiller passed away due to natural
causes in the United States of America (USA).
He was born on June 8, 1927 in New York, US.
He was nominated for Emmy awards in 1997
for his performance in Seinfeld.
Manmeet Singh Former National Passed away in Montreal, Canada. He became
Walia Table Tennis (TT) the national champion in 1989 when he beat S
champion - Sriram in the men’s singles final in Hyderabad.
He was also one of the finest and consistent
performers in the 1980’s.
Bessie Regina R&B (Rhythm & US (United Better known by her stage name Betty Wright,
Norris blues) singer, States) was an American Soul and R&B (Rhythm &
songwriter and blues) singer, songwriter and background
background vocalist passed away in Miami, Florida, US
vocalist (United States) due to cancer. She received her
first Grammy Award for the Best Song, “Where
is the Love?”, at the age of 23.
Anisuzzaman Bangladesh’s Calcutta, Bengal Padma Bhushan recipient and Bangladesh’s
National Professor Presidency National Professor Anisuzzaman (83) passed
away in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was born on
February 18, 1937. British India and shifted to
Bangladesh soon after the partition in 1947. He
made an immense contribution to Bangla
language & literature through his research and
writings.
Ashley John Famous Melbourne, Passed away in Sydney, Australia. Cooper, the
Cooper Australian Tennis Australia former Ranked No.1 player, won 8 Grand Slam
player titles- 4 Grand Slam singles and 4 Grand Slam
doubles titles. He was born on September 15,
1936
Gigi Simoni Former Inter head Crevalcore, Italy Who led a Ronaldo-inspired team to UEFA
coach (Union of European Football Associations) Cup
glory in 1998, passed away in Pisa, Italy. He
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Stanley Ho Gambling Hong Kong Stanley Ho, one of the richest men in Asia, the
head of Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM)
holdings and famously known as the Casino
kingpin of Gambling Capital Macau passed
away at the age of 98 at the Kong Sanatorium
and Hospital. He was born in 1921.
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Pournima Zanane Former Indian Air Rifle Maharashtra An International Shooting Sport
Shooter Federation (ISSF)-licensed coach who
suffered from cancer for the past 2 years
passed away in Pune, Maharashtra. She
was born in Maharashtra. She holds a
national record in the 10 m air rifle event.
The Maharashtra government honoured
her with Shiv Chhatrapati Sports award for
2018-2019 on 22nd February 2020.
Sqn Ldr Parvez The Vir Chakra Who was a 1971 Indo-Pak war hero, after
Jamasji Awardee a brief illness on 26th June 2020 in
Mumbai. He is a resident of the Parsi
- Colony in Dadar. He started his service in
1965 and retired in 1985. He was a former
Air Force officer and also a Helicopter
pilot.
Ved Prakash Former Delhi police Peshawar, British Passed away in a private hospital in
Marwah commissioner and India Mapusa town in North Goa where he was
former Governor of admitted three weeks ago due to a fall. He
Mizoram, Manipur and was born on 15th September 1934. He
Jharkhand wrote the book “Uncivil Wars: Pathology
of Terrorism in India” in 1995.
Wajid Khan Music Director Saharanpur, Music Director Wajid Khan (42), of the
Uttar Pradesh popular duo Sajid-Wajid, known for his
compositions for Salman Khan’s popular
movies such as ‘Wanted’, the ‘Dabangg’
and ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, passed away in
Mumbai, Maharashtra. Wajid Khan was the
brother of music director Sajid Khan. He
was born on July 10, 1977.
Jayantilal Former international Dungarpur, Passed away in Udaipur. He was born on
Nanoma archer and Archery Rajasthan 12th December 1985 in Dungarpur,
coach Rajasthan. From 2003 to 2010 he was a
member of Indian Compound Teams and
won in Asia Cup Grand Prix Archery
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Rajasthan government’s Guru Vashistha
Award in 2017.
P Namgyal Former Union Minister Nubra, Ladakh Passed away in the Union Territory of
and Three-time Ladakh. He was born on December 17,
Congress MP 1937, in Nubra, Ladakh. He was Union
Minister of State of Chemical and
Petrochemical and Parliamentary affairs,
between 1988-89.
Basu Chatterjee Veteran filmmaker- Ajmer, British Passed away in Mumbai due to age-related
screenwriter India health issues. He worked in Hindi &
Bengali cinema and was a dialogue writer
and produced a few films. He received the
National Film Award for Best Film on
Family Welfare in 1992 for his film Durga.
He was born on January 10, 1930.
Chiranjeevi Sarja Kannada Actor Passed away due to a cardiac arrest in
- Bengaluru. He is the grandson of Kannada
late actor Shakti Prasad & the nephew of
multilingual actor Arjun Sarja.
Arjun Charan Former Union Water Arjun Charan Sethi (79) the former Union
Sethi Resources Minister Water Resources Minister (2000 to 2004)
passed away due to his short illness in a
- private hospital at Bhubaneswar. He is an
8-time member of parliament (MP) from
Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency. He was
born on 18 Sep 1941 & hails from
Bhadrak, Odisha.
Padma Shri Pioneer in The Management guru, Padma Shri Pritam
Pritam Singh Management Singh (78), who contributed more than 50
research papers and 7 books on
management education in India and
abroad passed away at a hospital in
- Gurugram due to cardiac arrest. He
received the Padma Shri in 2003 in the
field of Management Education. He was
the first asian to receive the “Global
Thought Leader 2006-2007” from the
Moscow International Business School
MIRBIS.
Dr. A. Former member of the Passed away in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
Vaidyanathan Planning Commission, He worked as a professor at the Madras
Advocate of data - Institute of Development Studies and the
quality and economist Centre for Development Studies. He joined
the National Council of Applied Economic
Research in 1956.
Vasant Raiji India’s oldest first-class Vadodara A right-handed batsman passed away due
cricketer (Baroda), Gujarat to old-age at his residence in Walkeshwar
in South Mumbai. He was born on January
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Cricket Club of India (CCI) in first-class
cricket between 1941 and 1950.
Anand Mohan Veteran Urdu poet & Gali Passed away due to cardiac arrest at his
Zutshi ‘Gulzar’ freedom fighter Kashmeerian, Old residency in Noida after his recovery from
Dehlvi Delhi COVID-19. He was born in Gali
Kashmeerian, Old Delhi in 1926. He was
the editor of the 1st Urdu science
magazine, Science ki Duniya, published by
the Government of India in 1975.
Sushant Singh Bollywood Actor Patna, Bihar Committed suicide & found dead at his
Rajput home in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He was
born on 16th January 1986. He acted as
M.S Dhoni in “MS Dhoni: The Untold Story”
in 2016.
Raj Mohan Vohra Lieutenant General Shimla Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) awardee, passed
away due to COVID-19. He was born in
1932. He received the MVC (second
highest military decoration in India) in
1972 for his role in the Battle of Basantar
(Part of 1971 India-Pakistan war). He also
received the Param Vishisht Seva Medal.
Achyut Kashinath Former Goa, Daman & Passed away in the Goa Medical College
Sinai Usgaonkar Diu Cabinet Minister and Hospital (located near Panaji) due to
age-related ailments. Note– Goa, Daman,
- and Diu was a Union Territory (UT) of
India from 19 December 1961 to 30 May
1987. In 1987, when Goa got statehood,
Daman and Diu were made a separate UT.
Madhavrao Former Lok Sabha Nashik, Passed away due to short illness in Nashik,
Balwant Patil Member and the Maharashtra Maharashtra. He was born on 21st January
founder of Janalaxmi 1940 in Nashik, Maharashtra.
Cooperative Bank
B.P.R. Vithal Baru Veteran Economist & Passed away in Hyderabad due to old age-
Member of the 10th related ailments. He was born in 1926. He
Finance Commission, was influential in shaping the demand for
IAS - Telangana state through his essay titled
“The Telangana Surpluses: A Case Study”.
He also worked as fiscal advisor to the
governments of Sudan and Malawi at IMF
for very short period.
KR Malayalam Script Passed away due to cardiac arrest and
Sachidanandan Writer & Director hypoxic brain damage in Jubilee Mission
Hospital, Thrissur. He was a native of
Kodungallur, Thrissur. He debuted as a
- writer in the Malayalam film industry in
collaboration with Sethunath. His last
movie Ayyapanum Koshiyum, an action
thriller starring Prithiviraj and Biju Menon
was the highest grosser of this year till the
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Dinu Ranadive Veteran Journalist and Palghar, Passed away in his residency in Dadar,
Freedom Fighter Maharashtra Maharashtra due to a short illness. He was
born in 1925 in Dahanu tehsil of adjoining
Palghar district, Maharashtra. He started
his career as the founder-editor of
“Samyukta Maharashtra Patrika” in 1950s.
He received the lifetime achievement
award of the Mantralaya Vidhimandal
Vartahar Sangh and Mumbai Press Club’s
RedInk Award for Lifetime Achievement in
2019.
Vidyaben Shah Padma Shri Awardee & Gujarat Passed away around the age of 97 in her
National Awardee, residence in New Delhi. She established
Freedom Fighter & India’s 1st Bal Bhavan in Rajkot in the
Social Worker 1940s. She was born on November 7,
1922. She was the 1st non-official head of
the New Delhi Municipal Council in the
1970s.
Rajinder Goel Domestic cricket Punjab, British Who represented Haryana, Punjab and
stalwart, Legendary India (today’s Delhi passed away due to old age-related
first-class spinner Haryana) illness at his residence in Rohtak, Haryana,
India. He was born on 20th September
1942 in Punjab, British India (today’s
Haryana).
Lachhman Singh Vir Chakra Awardee, Hoshiarpur, Passed away in New Delhi. He was born in
Lehl retired Major General Punjab Hoshiarpur, Punjab. He received the Vir
Chakra, the third highest gallantry award
in India for his role as a forward observer
in the 50 Para Brigade. He authored
“Missed Opportunities” a comprehensive
book on the 1965 Indo-Pak war.
Vishwa Bandhu Former MP and a Bombay Who was nicknamed as Balloon Man
Gupta veteran journalist Province, British around the age of 93 he passed away in
India Delhi. He was born in Bhingar, Bombay
Province, British India. He was associated
with the National Congress party and
became the Member of Parliament (MP) in
April 1984. He represented Delhi in Rajya
Sabha from 1984 to 1990. He was the
President of All India Newspaper Editors
Conference (AINEC) and one of the
founding members of the Press Club of
India (PCI).
K Raghunath Former Karnataka Passed away due to age-related
Basketball Player complications. He was one of the founding
- members of the Beagles Basketball Club
(BC), Bengaluru. He was popularly called
as pappachi.
Geetha Veteran Kannada Kalaburagi, Passed away due to cardiac arrest in a
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born on 25th March 1942 in Savalagi
village, Kalaburagi. She was the first
woman to win Nadoja Awards of Kannada
University Hampi in 2004. She wrote
around 50 short stories including Avva
Mattu Itara Kathegalu and Jwalantha, 27
novels including Baduku, Hasimamsa
Mattu Haddugalu, 12 plays, collection of
poems and research works.
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Pierre President Ngozi Province President of Republic of Burundi passed away
Nkurunziza due to cardiac arrest at the hospital in Karuzi,
eastern Burundi. He was born on 18th
December 1964. The capital and currency of
Burundi are Gitega (Political Capital);
Bujumbura (Economic Capital) & Burundian
Franc respectively.
Bobby Morrow Olympic Medallist Harlingen, Texas San Benito Buller (84), Bobby Morrow died of
American Sprinter natural causes in his home in San Benito, Texas.
He was born in October 1935. He won three
gold medals for 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay
in the 1956 Olympic in Melbourne. In 2006, The
San Benito High School named the new 11,000
seater football stadium “the Bobby Morrow
Stadium”.
Riaz Sheikh Former Pakistani Passed away in Karachi, Pakistan after testing
first class positive for the novel coronavirus. He became
cricketer - the second professional cricketer in Pakistan to
die due to COVID-19. He played 43 first-class
and 25 List A matches in his domestic career
from his debut in 1987 to 2005.
Kurt Bilteaux Gymnastic Miami, Florida First American to win the gold medal in the
Thomas Gymnastic World Championship 1978 in floor
exercise that held in Strasbourg, France passed
away after suffering from a stroke on 24th May
2020 in Texas. He was born on 29th March
1956.
Tony Dunne Former footballer Dublin, Ireland Former footballer & the defender of
& the defender Manchester United Tony Dunne (78), passed
away on June 8, 2020. He was born on 25th July
1941.
Matt Beresford Former New Canterbury, New Passed away in Auckland, New Zealand. He was
Poore Zealand cricketer Zealand born on June 1, 1930, Christchurch, Canterbury,
New Zealand.
Joel Schumacher Costume designer New York, USA Who suffered from cancer for the past one year
cum Film Director passed away in New York, USA. He was born on
August 29, 1939 in New York, USA. He was the
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1974.His most well-known directed movies are
St Elmo”s Fire”, “Falling Down” as well as two
“Batman” movies.
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Saroj Khan Veteran Bollywood Mumbai, Died of Cardiac arrest at Gurunanak
Choreographer Maharashtra Hospital, Bandra, Maharashtra where she
was admitted before one week with
complaint of breathing issues. She was
born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She was a
three-time National Award winner, who
choreographed most memorable songs of
Hindi cinema.
Jagdeep Veteran Bollywood Datia, Madhya Passed away in his Bandra residence,
actor-comedian Pradesh Mumbai. His real name is Syed Ishtiaq
Ahmed Jafri. He is recognised for his role
as Soorma Bhopali in the film “Sholay” and
for his expression ‘khambha ukhadke’. He
was born on March 29, 1939 in Datia,
Madhya Pradesh (MP).
Nagindas Sanghvi Padma Shri Awardee Burma Veteran Gujarati journalist, columnist,
(Myanmar) writer, political analyst and Padma Shri
Awardee (2019) Nagindas Sanghvi (100)
passed away in Surat due to a brief illness.
He was suffering from acute asthma. He
was born on March 10, 1920 in Burma
(Myanmar). He received ‘Vyoshrestha
Samman’ from Government of India in
2017.
Suresh Amonkar Former Goa Health Amona, Goa Passed away due to COVID-19 infection,
Minister while undergoing treatment at ESI hospital
in Margao. He was born on May 15, 1952
in Amona, Goa. He served as the Minister
of Health, Social Welfare, and Labour &
Employment in Francisco Sardinha’s
cabinet from 1999 to 2000. He also served
as the Minister of Health, Labour &
Employment, and Factories and Boilers in
the First Manohar Parrikar cabinet.
Ramesh Tikaram Arjuna awardee, para Passed away due to COVID-19 in a
athlete and para- Bengaluru hospital. He organized the
badminton player, World Cup for Para badminton in
- Bengaluru in 2002. He was the India’s 1st
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Neela First woman State Mumbai Neela Satyanarayanan (72), first woman
Satyanarayanan Election Commissioner State Election Commissioner (SEC) of
(SEC) of Maharashtra Maharashtra and a praised Marathi author
died of COVID-19 on July 16, 2020. She
died at Seven Hills Hospital at Marol in
Andheri (East), Mumbai where she was
undergoing treatment for COVID-19. Neela
has written 17 novels and an
autobiography “One Full, One Half”, an
experience of raising a child with down
syndrome.
Conjeevaram Padma Bhushan Kanchipuram, TN Passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (TN).
Srirangachari Awardee & Renowned He was the founder of the Chennai
(C.S.) Seshadri Mathematician Mathematical Institute (CMI). He is known
for his work in algebraic geometry. He
was born on February 29th, 1932, in
Kanchipuram, TN. The Seshadri constant is
named after him. He received Padma
Bhushan in 2009.
Shri Lalji Tandon Governor of Madhya Lucknow, Uttar Who was admitted in Medanta hospital, in
Pradesh (MP) Pradesh Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, had passed away.
He was diagnosed to have chronic liver
disease and breathing problems and put
on severe medical ailment. He was born on
12, April 1935, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
He served as the Governor of Bihar
between 23rd August 2018 to 28th July
2019.
Amala Shankar Eminent Danseuse Jessore (Now Passed away in Kolkata on 24 July, 2020.
(dancer) Bangladesh) Amala Nandy was born on June 27, 1919
in Jessore (Now Bangladesh). She is the
wife of legendary Indian dancer and
choreographer Uday Shankar.
Zaibunnissa Veteran Bollywood Sheikhpura, Popularly known as Kumkum (86) due to
Actor Bihar age related ailments passed away in her
residence in Bandra, Mumbai,
Maharashtra. She was born on 22nd April
1934 in Sheikhpura district, Bihar.
Somendra Nath President of West Katorah, Died in Bellevue Hospital, Kolkata due to
Mitra Bengal Pradesh Bangladesh Kidney and heart ailments. He was born on
Congress Committee 31st December 1941, Katorah, Bangladesh.
He served as the member of the 15th Lok
Sabha, elected from the Diamond Harbour
constituency in West Bengal state in 2009
as a Trinamool Congress candidate. Later
rejoined the congress party in 2014.

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Everton de West Indies Barbados Passed away. He is the last member of the
Courcy Weekes cricketer legendary Three Ws (Clyde Walcott, Frank
Worrell & Everton Weekes are 3Ws), the
legendary trio of cricketing knights. He was
born in Pickwick Gap, Barbados on February
26, 1925. He was the 3rd oldest surviving
men’s Test cricketer, after South African John
Watkins and England’s Don Smith.
Carl Reiner Veteran New York, U.S A creator and director of several Steve Martin
Hollywood and films, died of natural causes at his Beverly Hills
multi-hyphenate home. He was born in The Bronx, New York,
personality U.S. Reiner was a writer, film maker, actor and
voice artist. He has won multiple Emmy
Awards, among which 5 awards were backed
by “The Dick Van Dyke Show” in the 1960s.
Ennio Morricone Two Times Oscar Rome, Italy Italian Composer passed away in Campus Bio-
winner Medico, a clinic in Rome, Italy, where he was
admitted due to a broken femur. He was born
on 10th November 1928 in Rome, Italy. He
received the honorary Oscar for lifetime
achievement in 2007 and won an Oscar for the
best original score for ‘The Hateful Eight of
Quentin Tarantino’ in 2016.
Amadou Gon Prime Minister Abidjan, Ivory Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly (61), the
Coulibaly Coast Presidential election candidate of Ivory Coast’s
ruling party, died on 8 July 2020 at Abidjan,
Ivory Coast within a few days after returning
from two months of treatment in France. The
capital and currency of Ivory Coast are
Yamoussoukro & West African CFA franc
respectively.
Jack Charlton Footballer London, United Footballer Jack Charlton (nicknamed “Big
Kingdom Jack”), the former central defender and a part
of England’s 1966 World Cup winning Football
team, passed away at the age of 85 in his
residence in Northumberland in northeast
England. He was born in Northumberland
colliery village of Ashington, London, United
Kingdom on 8 May 1935.
Wim Suurbier Dutch football Eindhoven, Passed away at 75. His cause for death was not
player Netherlands provided. He was suffering from a cerebral
haemorrhage. He was born in Eindhoven,
Netherlands on 16 January 1945. He is a
defender who helped to establish the free-
flowing ‘Total Football’ on Ajax
(Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax) and Dutch
national teams of the 1970s.

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Rev. Cordy Civil Rights U.S state of Died out of natural causes at his residence in
Tindell Vivian Veteran Maryland Atlanta, United States on July 17, 2020. He has
served as head of the organisation co-founded
by the civil rights icon. Cordy Tindell Vivian
was born on 28 July 1924 in Howard County,
U.S state of Maryland. He has worked for
Martin Luther King Junior and has served as
head of the organisation co-founded by the civil
rights icon.
John Lewis US lawmaker Alabama, United Civil rights movement pioneer and long-time
States member of the US House of Representatives
died of advanced pancreatic cancer in Atlanta,
Georgia, U. S. John Lewis is one of the nation’s
most powerful voices of justice and equality. He
was born on February 21, 1940 in Troy,
Alabama, United States. John Lewis was
honoured by President Barack Obama with the
Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour.
Barry Jarman Former Australian Hindmarsh, Former Australian test wicket keeper, an ex-
test wicket keeper South Australia International Cricket Council match referee
Barry Jarman passed away in Adelaide, South
Australia at the age of 84 years, who played in
19 tests and scored two half-centuries among
his 400 runs at an average of 14.81 and made a
test debut in 1959. He was born in Hindmarsh,
South Australia. In 1997 he was awarded the
“Medal of the Order of Australia” for service to
sport as a cricket player, coach and
international cricket referee, and to horse
racing in South Australia.
Benjamin Mkapa Former President Tanzania Tanzania’s former president Benjamin Mkapa
(81), died at a hospital in Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania on 24 July 2020, where he was
admitted for an undisclosed illness. He was
born on November 12, 1938. He served as the
President from 1995-2005 following the
country’s first multiparty election, he is the
third president of his country since
Independence. The capital and currency of
Tanzania are Dodoma & Tanzanian Shilling
respectively.
Olivia de 2 time Oscar Tokyo, Japan Died in Paris, France. She was known as a doe-
Havilland Winner eyed actress. She was born on 1st July 1916, in
Tokyo, Japan. She served as the last surviving
lead of the movie ‘Gone with the Wind’. She
won an Oscar award for the movie ‘To Each His
Own’ under the category Best supporting
actress in the year 1946 & Again in the year
1949 she won the second Oscar award for the
movie “The Heiress’.

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John Saxon American Actor New York, USA Passed away at his residence in Murfreesboro,
Tennessee due to pneumonia. He was born on
5th August 1936 as Carmine Orrico in
Brooklyn, New York, United States of America.
He won the Golden Globe Award for the new
star of the year in 1958 for the movie “This
Happy Feeling”.
Annabella Allan Actress London, United Annabella Allan Short (89) popularly known as
Short Kingdom ‘Annie Ross,’ a British-American jazz vocalist,
and actress of the 1950s, passed away in New
York. She suffered from emphysema and heart
disease. She was born on 25 July 1930, in
London, United Kingdom.
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