5 Jan: M'hamed Benguettaf, an Algerian actor and playwright, age 75.
20 Jan: Italian conductor Claudio Abbado, age 80.
27 Jan: US folk singer Pete Seeger, age 94.
28 Jan: Oscar-winning Austrian actor Maximilian Schell, age 83.
2 Feb: Oscar-winning US actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, age 46.
3 Feb: German conductor Gerd Albrecht, age 78.
10 Feb: Shirley Temple, the iconic American child star of the 1930s, age 85
25 Feb: Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia in Mexico of a heart attack, 66.
2 Mar: Alain Resnais, director of "Hiroshima, Mon Amour", age 91.
8 Mar: Belgian avant-garde opera director Gerard Mortier, age 70.
14 Mar: Algerian Kabyle singer, Chérifa, age 86.
15 Mar: Syrian actor Wafik al-Zaim, a cast member on the popular ‘Bab al-Hara’ Syrian drama series, age 77.
From left to right: Italian conductor Claudio Abbado; comedian Robin Williams; Shirley Temple; Alain Resnais, director of "Hiroshima, Mon Amour"
7 Apr: Veteran US actor Mickey Rooney, age 93
17 Apr:
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel-winning Colombian author, age 87
29 Apr: British actor Bob Hoskins, age 71.
28 May: Celebrated African-American author, poet and civil rights activist
Maya Angelou, age 86.
26 Jun: Syrian actress, a cast member on the popular ‘Bab al-Hara’ Syrian drama series Suzanne Salman, age 31. (Killed during bombing of residential areas in Damascus)
11 Jul: Tommy Ramone, born Tamas Erdelyi in Budapest and the last original member of punk band The Ramones, age 65.
13 Jul: US conductor and composer
Lorin Maazel, age 84.
16 Jul: US blues legend Johnny Winter, age 70.
28 Jul: Italian tenor
Carlo Bergonzi, master of Verdian repertoire, age 90.
From left to right: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel-winning Colombian author; Italian tenor Carlo Bergonzi; Conductor Lorin Maazel; poet Maya Angelou.
4 Aug: 'American Idol' singer
Michael Johns, age 35
11 Aug: US Oscar-winning actor and comedian
Robin Williams, age 63.
12 Aug: Legendary US actress Lauren Bacall, age 89.
17 Aug: Italian-born American soprano
Licia Albanese, age 105.
17 Aug: Palestinian poet
Samih al-Qasim, age 75
19 Aug: Poet
Simin Behbahani, known as 'lioness of Iran', age 87
20 Aug: American photo journalist James Foley, age 40.
24 Aug: Richard Attenborough, British actor, producer and director, best known for winning an Academy Award for best director with Gandhi in 1982, age 90.
7 Sep: Japanese actress and singer Yoshiko "Shirley" Yamaguchi, age 94.
12 Sep: Ian Paisley, the former Northern Irish first minister and firebrand Protestant leader, age 88.
27 Sep: Abdelmajid Lakhal, the Tunisian theatre and movie actor and theatre director, age 74.
From let to right: Palestinian poet Samih al-Qasim; Iranian poet Simin Behbahani; Tunsian actor and director Abdelmajid Lakhal; Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman.
4 Oct: Gholamali Pouratayi, Iranian musician, age 73.
6 Oct: Tony Award-winning actress
Marian Seldes, teacher of Kevin Kline and Robin Williams, age 86
4 Nov: French gypsy guitarist, Manitas de Plata, age 93.
14 Nov:
Morteza Pashaei, Iranian pop singer, age 30.
19 Nov: Mike Nichols, the Oscar-winning US film director, age 83.
26 Nov: Famed Lebanese singer and actress
Sabah, age 87.
27 Nov: British detective writer P. D. James, age 94.
3 Dec: Sobho Gianchandani, a Pakistani Sindhi social scientist, and revolutionary writer, age 94.
From left to right: Tony Award-winning actress Marian Seldes; Iranian musician Gholamali Pouratayi; Italian-born American soprano Licia Albanese; Morteza Pashaei, Iranian pop singer.
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