List of Famous people who died in 1995

May Sarton was the pen name of Eleanore Marie Sarton, a Belgian-American poet, novelist and memoirist. Although her best work is strongly personalised with erotic female imagery, she resisted the label of ‘lesbian writer’, preferring to convey the universality of human love.

Ovidi Montllor was a Spanish singer-songwriter and actor.

Hernando Pizarro Leongómez was a Colombian guerrilla, not only known for being the brother of the commander of the 19th of April Movement (M-19) Carlos Pizarro Leongómez but as the second in command of the Ricardo Franco Front.

Tsunekazu Nishioka was a highly respected miyadaiku (宮大工), a temple and shrine carpenter, and the Tōryō of Japanese Buddhist temple and Shinto shrine buildings. He was a stern teacher, and was given the nickname of oni, for the strictness of his words of guidance to colleagues and apprentices. Nishioka continued the ancient practices of construction and restoration used for historical temple buildings, and contributed to preserving the oldest existing wooden structures in the world. He devoted his life to the repair and restoration of the Buddhist temple buildings at Hōryū-ji, and the restoration of Yakushi-ji, and numerous other temples and pagodas in the region of modern-day Nara Prefecture.

Wolfgang Harich was a philosopher and journalist in East Germany.

Mia Martini was an Italian singer and a songwriter.

Mira Lobe was an Austrian writer of more than 100 children's books.

Sadik Achmet was a Turkish professor and politician. He founded the Party of Friendship, Equality and Peace.

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli was an Italian classical pianist. He is considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century.

Florestan Fernandes was a Brazilian sociologist and politician. He was also elected federal deputy twice.