Famous people died in January - page 33

Sundiata Keita

Sundiata Keita

Sundiata Keita was the founder of the Mali Empire in West Africa

Abbas Ibn Firnas

Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas al-Takurini, better known as Abbas Ibn Firnas, was a renowned inventor, engineer, aviator, physician, Arabic poet and Andalusia musician.

Spanish810281 views

Amiri Baraka

Poet and political activist, Amiri Baraka was one of the most influential African-American writers

AmericanOctober 7, 1934232 views

Mansa Musa

Mansa Musa, also known as Musa Keita I of Mali, was the tenth Sultan of the Mali Empire

French1280278 views

Sarah Baartman

Sarah Baartman was a South African woman who became a source of amusement for the Europeans in 19th century due to her abnormally large buttocks

South African1787562 views

Alexandra Ripley

Alexandra Ripley was a celebrated novelist of America

AmericanJanuary 8, 1934127 views

Alexander Woollcott

Alexander Woollcott was a renowned American drama critic, essayist, playwright, editor, actor & radio personality

AmericanJanuary 19, 1887118 views

T. S. Eliot

Thomas Stearns Eliot, better known as T.S

AmericanSeptember 26, 1888171 views

Olivier Messiaen

Olivier Messiaen is a renowned French composer and organist

FrenchDecember 10, 1908160 views

Alexander Bain

Alexander Bain was a well known inventor and engineer of Scottish origin

ScottishOctober 1, 1811150 views