People Who Died or are Buried in Baku

Can you guess the names of these people who either died in Baku or are buried there?

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Last updated: February 19, 2023

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Died	Age	Hint	Answer
1907	65	He founded "Akinchi", the first independent newspaper to appear in Azerbaijani language	Hasan bey Zardabi
1934	35	Playwright who wrote "Sevil"	Jafar Jabbarly
1938	29	One of Azerbaijan’s most prominent romantic poets, he was executed during Stalin’s repressions.	Mikayil Mushfig
1945	35	World War II major-general for whom one of Baku's metro stations is named	Hazi Aslanov
1948	63	Composer of the first Azerbaijani opera	Uzeyir Hajibeyov
1973	59	Starred as Zülümov in "Where is Ahmad?"	Lutfali Abdullayev
1979	39	Piano virtuoso, acclaimed for fusing jazz and the traditional Azerbaijani folk music known as mugham	Vagif Mustafazadeh
1983	73	Suffragette, Azerbaijan's first woman chemist and the first movie actress	Izzet Orujova
1993	68	The linesman who helped to award a contentious goal for England in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final against West Germany.	Tofiq Bahramov
1997	51	Widely considered the greatest Azerbaijani football player of all-time	Anatoliy Banishevskiy
2004	87	She was the main star of "Mother-in-law"	Nasiba Zeynalova
2005	37	Investigative journalist, who was gunned down in the stairwell of his Baku apartment building	Elmar Huseynov
2006	91	Azerbaijan's first ballerina	Gamar Almaszadeh
2006	72	This film director is known for his drama films, including "Birthday" (1977) and "Tahmina" (1993)	Rasim Ojagov
2008	66	Hailed as "the Soviet Sinatra", his songs include "Azerbaijan" and "Sinyaya vechnost" (Blue Eternity)	Muslim Magomayev
2012	61	He starred as Israfil in "The Kidnapping of Groom"	Yashar Nuri
2014	27	Chess player, who was one of the world’s top players for a decade and died unexpectedly from brain tumour	Vugar Gashimov
2015	88	Kamancha player, who popularised Azerbaijani music around the world	Habil Aliyev
2020	45	His death sparked violent protests throughout the country calling for war with Armenia	Polad Hashimov
2022	83	Wrote scripts for more than 50 movies, including the successful Soviet blockbuster White Sun Of The Desert (1970)	Rustam Ibragimbekov