Deaths in...
209 Notable deaths
in Cairo
Rifa'a at-Tahtawi
Egyptian scholar (1801–1873).
Born October 15th, 1801 in Tahta. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1873 at 71 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Walter Bryan Emery
British egyptologist (1903–1971).
Born July 2nd, 1903 in Liverpool.
Died March 11th, 1971 at 67 years old in Cairo.
Soheir Zaki
Egyptian belly dancer and actress.
Born January 4th, 1945 in Mansoura.
Died May 2nd, 2026 at 81 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Ahmed Rami
Egyptian poet (1892-1981).
Born August 9th, 1892 in Elsayyida Zinab.
Died June 5th, 1981 at 88 years old in Cairo.
Mahmud Fahmi al-Nuqrashi
Egyptian politician (1888-1948).
Born April 26th, 1888 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1948 at 60 years old in Cairo (assassination). [ref]
Abuzed Omar Dorda
Former prime minister of libya (1944–2022).
Died February 28th, 2022 at 77 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Hamo Ohanjanyan
Armenian politician.
Born February 1st, 1873 in Akhalkalaki.
Died July 31st, 1947 at 74 years old in Cairo.
Anis Mansour
Egyptian writer (1924–2011).
Born August 18th, 1924 in Mansoura.
Died October 21st, 2011 at 87 years old in Cairo (pneumonia). [ref]
Musa Bigiev
Tatar islamic scholar, theologian philosopher, translator (1874–1949).
Born September 24th, 1874 in Kikino.
Died October 28th, 1949 at 75 years old in Cairo.
Halil Mutran
Egyptian poet and journalist (1872–1949).
Born July 1st, 1872 in Baalbek. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1949 at 76 years old in Cairo. [ref]
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