DEATHS - 2015 JULY July 2 ing chairman K.P.P. Nambiar passes away. > K.P.P. Nambiar, founding Chairman of Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (Keltron), a public sector zlectronics company in Kerala, died due to age-related illnesses. de was 86. About K.P.P, Nambiar: ® He started his career at Bharat Electronics and later worked with Texas Instruments in England and Tata in Mumbai > A native of Kannur in Kerala, Nambiar was credited with setting up India's first state-run electronics venture Keltron and India's first IT Park Technopark. => He also served as the chairman of the Indian Telephone Industries from 1986 to 1988. »» Nambiar was honoured with Padma Bhushan award in 2006. He was the president of the World Malayalee Council July 3 * Former Chief Justice of India V.k. Sabharwal passed away. "> Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Y.K. Sabharwal passed away following a prolonged iliness. He was 73. * He was appointed as the CJI in 2005 and retired after a term of 14 months. As a judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Sabharwal delivered several important judgments dealing with constitutional matters, including the verdict in January 2006,that held the dissolution of Bihar Assembly as illegal and unconstitutional. a About V.K. Sabharwal: Me sebtemel ® He was born on 14 January 1942; Justice Sabharwal mainly practised in civil and constitutional cases. He was elevated as an additional judge of the Delhi High Court in 1986 and became Its permanent judge In April 1987. * He later went on to become the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court in 1999, from where he was elevated as a judge of the apex court In 2000.July 4 * Hollywood actress Diana Douglas died. ™® Hollywood actress Diana Douglas died at the Motion Picture Hospital Woodland Hills after battling with cancer. She was. 92. " She was best known for her work in television in late 1940s when she appeared in live dramas. She went on to take roles in television series such as Naked City, The Diana Douglas Waltons, Ben Casey, The Streets of San Francisco and The Paper Chase. About Diana Douglas: * She was born as Diana Dill on 22 January 1923 In Bermuda, North America. % She went to boarding school in England for her education and graduated from the Upper Chine School for Giris on the Isle of Wight. Before graduating, she signed a contract with Warner Brothers and later moved to Los Angeles. July 5 * Pak’s renowned Urdu novelist Abdullah Hussain passed away. * Renowned Urdu novelist from Pakistan Abdullah Hussain died in Lahore after battling with blood cancer. He was 84. About Abdullah Hussai * Hussain was born as Mohammad Khan on 14 August 1931 in Gujrat, Punjab Province of Pakistan. He did his schooling and graduation from Zameendar College of Pakistan. * He authored the bestseller and critically acclaimed novel Udas Naslain, it is considered as a masterpiece of Urdu literature. * His other famous novels are Baagh, Nadaar Loag and short stories Faralb and Nashaib. Hussain was also awarded with the Prime Minister's Lifetime Achievernent Award in 2015 for his work. July 6 * Legendary producer Jerome Charles Weintraub died at the age of 77. ‘> Jerome Charles Weintraub, the legendary producer who produced Ocean’s Eleven, diedfallowing cardiac arrest in a Santa Barbara hospital, California. He was 77. About Jerome Charles: % He was born on 26 September 1937 in Brooklyn; Weintraub was raised in the Bronx, New York. Jerome Charles | & Weintraub got fame in the 1960s as a music manager andconcert promoter. Later as a producer, he produced Nashville in the 1970s and other hits including Oh God!, The Karate Kid and the immensely popular caper-comedy series Ocean’s Eleven. July 7 * Sakari Momoi, world's oldest man dies in Japar ® Sakari Momoi, who was recognised as the world's oldest man and credited healthy eating and getting plenty of sleep for longevity, has died at the age of 112. » Momol was born in Fukushima in February 1903 - the year the teddy bear was introduced and Orville Wright carried out the first powered, heavier-than-air flight, » He was named as the world's oldest man in August 2014. * The world’s oldest man Is now likely to be Japanese Yasutaro Koide, born in March 1903, a little over a month younger than Momoi. U.S. resident Susannah Mushatt Jones, 116, is the world's oldest person July 9 % Renowned Urdu poet Bashar Navaaz passed away. ® Renowned Urdu poet, critic and orator Bashar Nawaz passed Sakari Momoi away after a brief illness in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. He was 80. * He was known as an Indo Pak shayar as his poetry is popular in India as well as in Pakistan He was born on August 18, 1935 at Aurangabad, Nawaz penned the immensely popular song ‘Karoge yaad! in Hindi film ‘Bazaar’. His writings were regularly published in various Urdu literary | ame | Journals magazines in India and abroad. Bashar Nawaz > Navaaz was also awarded with various prestigious awards for his contribution to Urdu Literature including Galib award of Galib Academy New Delhi, Maharashtra State Urdu Academy award, Iftekhaar E Adab award and the Pulotsav Samman. July 10 * Prince Saud, world’s longest serving foreign minister, passes away. * Saudi Arabia's former foreign minister Prince Saud Al Faisal, the world's longest serving foreign minister, died at the age of 75, two months after he was replaced following 40 years on the job. Prince Saud Al-Faisal, well regarded among the diplomatic community and a man with a good sense of humour, had become the world’s longest serving foreign minister by the time of his retirement in April 2015. Saud Al Faisal> Born on January 2, 1940, in Taif, Al-Faisal was the second son of King Faisal and Iffat Al-Thunayan. He attended the Hun School of Princeton and graduated from Princeton University in the US in 1963 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. > Prince Saud spoke seven languages, including Arabic, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Hebrew. July 14 % Legendary Actor Omar Sharif's died. "> Sharif, who came into the limelight with his role in David Lean's “Lawrence of Arabia" and the lead role in "Doctor Zhivago", died of a cardiac arrest. He was aged 83. e® Remembering his unmatched journey in the entertainment industry, many Bollywood celebrities took to micro-blogging site Twitter to offer condolence on his death. Born Michel Demetri Chalhoub on April 10, 1932 in a Catholic Omer Sharif - 5 ; ; ; family of Lebanese descent, Sharif started his career in Egyptian films in 1953 with "Sira Fi al-Wadi" ("The Blazing Sun") opposite leading actress Faten Hamama, whom he married in 1954 after converting to Islam. > He worked in over 20 films before being approached for the role of Sharif Ali in "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) which was his first Hollywood movie. July 13 ath Roy died. > Former Billiards and Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) president Pashupatinath ¥ Former BSFI president Pashupa' Roy died following a cardiac arrest at a private nursing home, according to the West Bengal Billiards Association. He was 76. > Roy was also the president of West Bengal Badminton Association for more than five decades after he took over charge from his father B K Roy in late 1960S. > He also served BSFI in various capacities. He was the secretary and advisor at BSFI for some time and later went on to join the Asian body of the game as Secretary and President.July 14 musician Joan Sebastian passed away. % Iconic musician Joan Sebastian, who rose from a poverty- stricken childhood in rural Mexico to become one of the most recorded contemporary acts of all time, has died following more than 15 years battling bone cancer. He was 64. % The five-time Grammy Award winner passed away at his ranch in Juliantla, Guerrero, Mexico. Jean Sebastian __) 4 Bost known for his sentimental love songs such as “Secreto de Amor” and “Tatuajes”, he released more than 50 albums during his career which spanned over 40 years. > He was also known as “El Rey del Jaripeo’ - the King of Mexican Rodeo - Joan would frequently perform on horseback. ¥ Tamil music composer Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan died. > M.S. Viswanathan, whose film compositions transcended every known category of music and refused to be pinned down to musical traditions, passed away > He was 88 and both Ilayaraja and A.R. Rahman have worked with MSV. * It is not just for many of his evergreen songs, but also for the Statessongof the ‘Government df Tandl: Naduthe - Heerarum: |S: Viswanathan, Kadalodutha - MSV will ever be part of the Tamil psyche. In the Tamil film music world, no other composer was as diverse as MSV was and he had composed music for over 1,700 films in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada.He had worked with four Chief Ministers - N.T. Rama Rao, M.G. Ramachandran, M. Karunanidhi and Jayalalithaa. About M.S, Viswanathan: ® Born Maniyanga Subramanian Viswanathan in Elapulli in Palghat district, MSV’s life exemplifies the dictum that the birth of a genius is an accident. > MSV's career in the film world started with the Jupiter Studios in Tirupur. As an office boy, his regular work involved cleaning the harmonium of S.M, Subbiah Naidu, music director of the studio. Later, he joined C.V. Subbaraman, another music director. % MSV was popular for his collaboration with music composer T.K, Ramamurthy. The duo composed music for 86 Tamil films during their association of over a decade:"> He was the only film music composer to receive the Tamil Isai Sangam's Isai Perarignar title, usually conferred on professional classical musicians. July 16 * Veteran Telugu playback singer V. Ramakrishna passed away. *» Remember that almost immortal song 'Yedo, Yedo Annadi ..' from that unforgettable movie 'Muthyala Muggu! in 1975. The crooner who lent his voice to this wonderful musical production, V. Ramakrishna. * The veteran, who was undergoing treatment for cancer for a while now, passed away, at his residence at Venkatagiri Hills. Ramakrishna, who was born in 1947 and has over 5,000 songs to his credit, started singing on the popular Alll India Radio show Yuva Vani. July 18 * Uruguay’s soccer legend Alcides Ghiggia passes away. * Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia, the Uruguayan soccer legend, died following a heart attack. He was 88. * Coincidentally, he has taken his last breath on the day which was marked as the 65% anniversary of the Maracanazo match In which Ghiggla won the goal In a stunning 2-1 victory over Brazil in the final game of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. * Ghiggia gave Uruguay Its second World Cup title In the Maracanazo match when Brazilians were expected to win but the loss is still known in Brazil. He was the last surviving Uruguayan player from the match. About Ghiggia: ®% Ghiggia was born on 22 December 1926 in Montevideo. * Ghiggia started his professional career with the famous Uruguay club Penarol. He played for both Uruguay and Italy's national teams in his career. * He played 12 international matches for Uruguay and scored four goals, all of which came in the 1950 tournament. * F1 driver Jules Bianchi dies 9 hs after crash * French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi has died of critical head injuries sustained at last year's Japanese Grand Prix, he was 25. * Bianchi had been in coma since the accident at Suzuka in October 2014. He passed away at a hospital in Nice, near his parents! home in the south of France *» Jules Blanchi was a French motor racing driver who drove for Marussia Fl in the FIA Formula One World Championship. Bianchi had previously raced in Formula Renault 3.5, GP2 and Formula Three and was a Fetrarl Driver Academy member.July 19 % Alex Rocco, the actor known for his role in Godfather, died at 79. > American actor best known for his role as Moe Greene in crime drama The Godfather, Alex Rocco died. He was 79. » Rocco wan the Emmy award (1990) as Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in sitcom The Famous Teddy Z. ® Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on 29 February 1936, Rocco made his debut in 1965 film Motor Psycho. * He worked in several films like The Friends of Eddie Coyle, The Facts of Life, The Boston Strangler, Smokin' Aces, The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Scammerhead, The Job, The Simpsons, The Pope Must Die, The Last Producer, Batman: Year One and others. July 20 * Noted Urdu writer Dr. Bisheshar Pradeep died. ® Noted Urdu fiction writer Dr. Bisheshar Pradeep died In Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. " Pradeep was a prolific writer who penned more than a dozen fiction books In Urdu and was best known for his ‘Afsana Nigat!', the fiction writing form in Urdu. ® Retired as director from state PWD of Uttar Pradesh, he was a native of a place near Pakistan's Faisalabad and migrated to India after partition. => He was awarded with ‘Urdu Hindi Sahitya Akademi Award’ in 1996 and also won a national level award for his children's book 'Surkh Gulab’. July 25 * National champion Hoshiyar Singh dies after Railway cops allegedly push him off train. * A national level fencing player died after being allegedly thrown out of a moving train by Government Railway Police (GRP) cops for not paying bribe. *> A native of Mathura, Hoshiyar won a brozen medal in the under - 17 national fencing championship in 2005. He was returning back to Mathura after performing his son's “Mundan’ ceremony in Kasganj. % Nuclear disarmament advocate P.R. Chari passes away. => Mr. Chari, a former officer of the Indian Administrative Services, served two terms in the Defence Ministry, and was also a former Director of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Analysis (IDSA). => Mr. Chari, a former officer of the Indian Administrative Services, served two terms in the Defence Ministry, and was also a former Director of the Institute of Defence and ‘Strategic Analysis (IDSA) from 1975-1980.® Both the assignments would have involved adapting a more "hawkish" position on India's strategic doctrine, but he was instead known for promoting a "consensual approach on the nuclear issue," according to Commodore Uday Bhaskar, also a director at the government-affiliated IDSA. July 26 % RPI Leader RS Gavai Dead. > The former Bihar and Kerala Governor and senior Republican Party of India (RPI) leader R.S. Gavai died in a private hospital after a prolonged illness. About R.S. Gavai: > Mr. Gaval, who led the Gavai faction of the RPI, was elected to the Lok Sabha from Amravati in 1998. He was appointed Governor of Bihar in 2006 and shifted to Kerala in 2008. > In Kerala, Mr. Gavai gave permission to the CBI to prosecute the then CPI(M) State secretary, Pinarayi Vijayan, in the SNC Lavalin case. Mr. Gavai’s elder son, Bhushan Gavai, is a judge in the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court and his younger son, Rajendra Gavai, heads the RPI (Gavai faction) July 27 % Former Union Minister and a six-time Lok Sabha member from Assam, Bijoy Krishna Handique died. > Handique was the senior politician from Assam and was elected to Lok Sabha from Jorhat for 6 consecutive terms from 1991. > He served as a Minster of state for Defence and Parliamentary affairs from 2009 to 2011 under Manmohan Singh. > He was also a member of Rajya Sabha from 1980 to 1985 and has served as a member of several parliamentary committees. > He was the only son of Krishna Kanta Handique, a internationally renowned Sanskrit scholar, philanthropist and Indologist. July 28 % ‘Missile Man’: Ex-president APJ Abdul Kalam passes away. > Former President of India A.P.J. Abdul Kalam passed away due to massive cardiac arrest in Shillong, Meghalaya. He was 83. => He was widely acclaimed as the ‘People’s President’ and the ‘Missile man’ of India. He was was one of India’s most eminent scientists.About A.P.J. Abdul Kalam > Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen (A.P.J) Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 in Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu. DRDO career: > In 1960, he had joined Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as a sclentist and started his career by designing a small helicopter for the Indian Army. ISRO career: > In 1969, he had joined India Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as the project director for India’s first indigenous satellite launch vehicle programme. Under his leadership and vision, India entered into the elite space club after Rohini satellite was place into the orbit in 1980. Missile Man: > In 1980, he was appointed Chairman of Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) and was brain behind developing Agni and Prithvi missiles. > Thus he came to be known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA): > He was appointed CSA to Prime Minister and Secretary of DRDO in 1992 and remained till 1998 Pokhran IT Nuclear Test: > He was Chief Project Coordinator of Pokhran IT Nuclear Test i.e. Operation Shakti which was conducted on 11 May 1998. President: > He was the 11th President of India and was in office from 2002 to 2007. He was India’s most popular President and famously known as People’s President. Awards and Honours: > Bharat Ratna (1997), Padma Vibhushan (1990), Padma Bhushan (1981). He has unique honour of receiving honorary doctorates from 30 universities and institutions. United Nations had recognised his 79" birthday as World Student Day. > Switzerland has declared 26 May as ‘Science Day’ to commemorate visit of A P J Abdul Kalam to the country in 2005. His famous books: > India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium (1998). > Wings of Fire: An Autobiography by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (1999). > Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India (2002).* The Luminous Sparks (2004), Mission India (2005). ited: Scientific Pathways to a Brighter Future (2015) etc. * Eminent Physicist P. Hariharan passes away. *> Eminent Indian physicist Dr Parameswaran Hariharan passed away in California, United States. *» He was 89. Physicist career Hariharan had contributed in various researches Including in the design of a new 3-beam interferometer, first practical radial-shear interferometer and double passed Fabry-Perot interferometer. *» He was also the first physicist to apply digital phase-shifting techniques to holographic interferometry In order to measure strains and vector displacements. Personal life: * Hariharan was born on December 24, 1926. He was the son of Professor H. P. Waran (H. Parameswaran) of Presidency College and the son-in-law of Allad! Krishnaswamy Iyer. »> He worked at New Delhi based National Physical Laboratory (NPL) from 1949 to 1951 and at the Ottawa based National Research Council (NRC) from 1951- 1954_ * He had received a PhD (doctorate) for his work on photographic resolving power. Awards: » Joseph Fraunhofer Medal of the Optical Society of America, Walter Boas Medal of the Australian Institute of Physics and Thomas Young Medal of the Institute of Physics, London. * Eminent Sri Lankan historian Santasilan Kadirgamar passes away. » Veteran Sri Lankan historian Santasilan Kadirgamar passed away in Colombo after a brief illness. He was 81. »™ He was born in April 1934 in Chavakachcheri of Sri Lanka’s Jaffna province. He had pursued higher studies in history at the University of Peradeniya and International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo, Japan. ™> He was among the instrumental in the formation of Movement for Inter-Racial Justice and Equality (MIRJE) in Jaffna and Jaffna Citizens’ Committee In the late 1970s and early 1980s.July 29 Former South African captain Clive Rice passes away. ® Clive Rice, the former South Africa captain and Nottinghamshire all-rounder, has died in a Cape Town. About Clive Rice: "On his debut season with Nottinghamshire, the all-rounder took 53 wickets and registered 1,128 runs in the championship, and along with Sir Richard Hadlee, who arrived at Trent Bridge in 1978, forged a 10-year partnership which secured many honours for the club". » In 1981 he was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year. He returned to Trent Bridge as cricket manager in 1999, a position he held until 2003. "> His first-class career comprised 482 matches, primarily for Transvaal, Natal and Nottinghamshire, and he scored 26,331 runs at an average of 40.95. He took 930 wickets at 22.49 apiece between 1969 and 1994. July 31 * US country singer Lynn Anderson passes away. * United States country singer Lynn Anderson passed away after she suffered a heart attack in Nashville, US. She was 67. About Lynn Anderson * She was best known for her 1971 worldwide hit I Never Promised You a from Rose Garden’. »® Lynn Anderson was born in North Dakota and was raised in Sacramento, California. » She had won a Grammy award for Rose Garden and in 1971, she was also the ‘Country Music Association’s female vocalist of the year. = Alongside her singing career, she had appeared in number of television series.