Statistics for People Who Died or are Buried in Baku

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Died	Age	Hint	Answer	% Correct
1907	65	He founded "Akinchi", the first independent newspaper to appear in Azerbaijani language	Hasan bey Zardabi	100%
1938	29	One of Azerbaijan’s most prominent romantic poets, he was executed during Stalin’s repressions.	Mikayil Mushfig	100%
1948	63	Composer of the first Azerbaijani opera	Uzeyir Hajibeyov	100%
1945	35	World War II major-general for whom one of Baku's metro stations is named	Hazi Aslanov	67%
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	67%
1979	39	Piano virtuoso, acclaimed for fusing jazz and the traditional Azerbaijani folk music known as mugham	Vagif Mustafazadeh	67%
1997	51	Widely considered the greatest Azerbaijani football player of all-time	Anatoliy Banishevskiy	33%
2005	37	Investigative journalist, who was gunned down in the stairwell of his Baku apartment building	Elmar Huseynov	33%
2006	91	Azerbaijan's first ballerina	Gamar Almaszadeh	33%
2015	88	Kamancha player, who popularised Azerbaijani music around the world	Habil Aliyev	33%
1983	73	Suffragette, Azerbaijan's first woman chemist and the first movie actress	Izzet Orujova	33%
1934	35	Playwright who wrote "Sevil"	Jafar Jabbarly	33%
1973	59	Starred as Zülümov in "Where is Ahmad?"	Lutfali Abdullayev	33%
2008	66	Hailed as "the Soviet Sinatra", his songs include "Azerbaijan" and "Sinyaya vechnost" (Blue Eternity)	Muslim Magomayev	33%
2004	87	She was the main star of "Mother-in-law"	Nasiba Zeynalova	33%
2020	45	His death sparked violent protests throughout the country calling for war with Armenia	Polad Hashimov	33%
2006	72	This film director is known for his drama films, including "Birthday" (1977) and "Tahmina" (1993)	Rasim Ojagov	33%
2022	83	Wrote scripts for more than 50 movies, including the successful Soviet blockbuster White Sun Of The Desert (1970)	Rustam Ibragimbekov	33%
2014	27	Chess player, who was one of the world’s top players for a decade and died unexpectedly from brain tumour	Vugar Gashimov	33%
2012	61	He starred as Israfil in "The Kidnapping of Groom"	Yashar Nuri	33%