 Former West Ham and Tottenham midfielder Martin Peters, who scored England’s second goal in the 1966 World Cup final against West Germany, passed away. He joined West Ham in 1959 as a 15-year-old, made his debut in 1962 and was a key player in the side who won the 1965 Cup Winners Cup final at Wembley. |
| Source: The Hindu |
 Renowned Hindi author Ganga Prasad Vimal passed away in a road accident in Sri Lanka. He was born in 1939 in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. He wrote more than a dozen poetry collections, short story collections and novels. His last novel, Manushkhor, was published in 2013. He received several Hindi literary awards. |
| Source: The Hindu |
 Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Vidushi Savita Devi has passed away. She was known for her thumirs. She was the author of the book ‘Maa…Siddheshwari’ which was the biography of her mother Siddeshwari Devi. She was also the head of the music department at Daulat Ram College under Delhi University for many years. |
| Source: The Economic Times |
 Kannada writer and critic L.S. Sheshagiri Rao passed away. His first work was Idu Jeevana, an anthology of short stories was released in 1948. He is best known for his book “Hosagannada Sahitya Charitre”. He was best known for his critical works and an English-Kannada dictionary that he compiled. Proficient in Kannada and English, many of his works were bridges between the two languages. |
| Source: The Hindu |
 Nationalist Congress Party’s Kerala State President and former Minister Thomas Chandy passed away. He represented Kuttanad constituency in Alappuzha district in the state Assembly. He was forced to quit as Kerala Transport Minister from the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government in November 2017 after facing encroachment allegations. |
| Source: The News on AIR |
 Former Union Minister ID Swami passed away. He served as the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs in 1999 in former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government. He was also two times Lok Sabha member from Karnal in Haryana. |
| Source: The Business Standard |
 Bollywood actress Gita Siddharth Kak passed away. Her most well-known movies include Garm Hava (1973), Parichay (1972), Gaman (1978) among others. Her Garam Hava won the Best Feature Film at the 21st National Film Awards. The film was also critically acclaimed. |
| Source: The Indian Express |
 Veteran actor Shriram Lagoo passed away. He played important role in the growth of theatre movement in Maharashtra in the post-Independence era. His roles in Marathi plays such as “Natsamrat” and “Himalayachi Saoli”, and films such as “Pinjra” made him popular. In Hindi, he essayed memorable roles in films such as “Ek Din Achanak”, “Gharonda” and “Lawaris”, to name a few. |
| Source: The News on AIR |
 Braj Bihari Kumar, the Chairman of Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) passed away. He was appointed as the chairman of the ICSSR in May 2017. Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) was established in the year of 1969 by the Government of India to promote research in social sciences in the country. provide grants for projects, fellowships, international collaboration, capacity building, survey, publications etc. to promote research in social sciences in India. |
| Source: The Business Standard |
 The inventor of Universal Product Code(UPC) or Barcode, George Joseph Laurer, passed away. His barcode invention at IBM (International Business Machines) corporation, transformed the retail industries as well as other industries across the world. He worked as an electrical engineer with IBM in North Carolina’s research triangle park in the early 1970s. Barcode is a ubiquitous marking, composed of unique black bars and a 12-digit number, that allows retailers to identify products by means of scanning the code. |
| Source: The BBC |
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