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Kerala's popular Kadhaprasangam artistes and comedian V D Rajappan passes away

Kerala’s popular Kadhaprasangam (story telling) artiste and Malayalam film actor V D Rajappan passed away in Kottayam. He was 70. He was best known for his comic roles...

March 25, 2016

Dutch soccer legend Johan Cruyff passes away

The Dutch football legend and coach Johan Cruyff passed away after a long battle with lung cancer in Barcelona, Spain. He was 68. Cruyff was one of the...

March 25, 2016

Former Intel CEO Andrew Grove passes away

Intel’s former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman Andrew Grove passed due to away Parkinson’s disease. He was 79. He was a science pioneer in the semiconductor industry...

March 22, 2016

Former Mossad Director Meir Dagan passes away

Former Director of Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad Meir Dagan passed away due to liver cancer. He was 71. Dagan had served as Director General of the Mossad from...

March 18, 2016

Shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan passes away

Eminent Shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan passed away following prolonged illness in Kolkatta, West Bengal. He was 77. He was one of the best-known players of...

March 17, 2016

Renowned British author Anita Brookner passes away

Renowned British author and art historian Anita Brookner passed away. She was 87. Brookner had won the Booker in 1984 for her novel Hotel du Lac and was...

March 15, 2016

Nobel Prize winner economist Lloyd Stowell Shapley passes away

Renowned American mathematician and Nobel Prize-winning economist Lloyd Stowell Shapley passed away on 12 March 2016. He was 92. He had contributed to the fields of mathematical economics...

March 15, 2016

Brazil musician Nana Vasconcelos passes away

Acclaimed Brazil musician Naná Vasconcelos passed away due to lung cancer in the northeastern Brazilian city of Recife. He was 71. He was 8 time Grammy Award-winning Brazilian...

March 10, 2016

Beatles Producer George Henry Martin passes away

The legendary music producer George Henry Martin passed away in Wiltshire, England. He was 90. He was popularly known as the fifth Beatle as he had signed the...

March 10, 2016

E-mail inventor Ray Tomlinson passes away

Internet pioneer and e-mail inventor Raymond Tomlinson passed away in Washington, United States. He was 74 years old. Tomlinson invented direct electronic messages between users on different machines...

March 7, 2016

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