Syed Jahangir, Bangladeshi painter, Died at 83

Syed Jahangir was born on January 2, 1935 and died on December 29, 2018.

He was a Bangladeshi painter. Syed graduated in Fine Arts from Government Art Institute of Arts and Crafts, presently Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka.

Syed painted for over 55 years, including 9000 oils, watercolors and mixed medias.

Through his career, Syed has held 35 solo and 1 group exhibition.

On 22 February 2007, one exhibition of Syed was held in the Chitrak Gallery along with other painters such as Nitun Kundu, Samarjit Chowdhury, Rafiqun Nabi, Mahmudul Haque, Hamiduzzaman Khan and Hashem Khan.

Syed Jahangir pass-away on December 29, 2018 at age 83.

Ringo Lam, Hong Kong film director, Died at 63

Ringo Lam Ling-Tung was born in Hong Koin Hong Kong, in 1955 and died on December 29, 2018.

He was a Hong Kong film director, producer, and screenwriter.

He at first went to an acting school.

During the wake of discovering he favored making movies to acting, Ringo Lam went to Canada to think about the film.

Ringo Lam returned and started shooting satire films, in 1983.

Following the business achievement of his film Aces Go Places IV, he was permitted to build up his own film.

He coordinated City on Fire in 1987, which drove him to win his first Hong Kong Film Award, and has been broadly referenced as the essential motivation for Quentin Tarantino's first film, Reservoir Dogs.

He lined up City on Fire with other comparable movies that common a dull perspective of Hong Kong society.

A large number of these movies featured Chow Yun Fat.

During 1996, he made his first American film, Maximum Risk featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Lam would keep taking a shot at film creations in both Hong Kong and two increasingly American preparations with Jean-Claude Van Damme until 2003.

His last directorial exertion was guiding 33% of the portmanteau movie Triangle alongside Tsui Hark and Johnnie To.

During 2014, it was declared that Lam was taking a shot at another component film.

Ringo Lam Ling-Tung passed away at 63 years old.

Rosenda Monteros, Mexican actress, Died at 83

Rosenda Monteros was born on August 31, 1935 and died on December 29, 2018.

She was a Mexican actress.

Monteros was born Rosa Méndez Leza in Veracruz and studied drama under Seki Sano.

In American, Monteros was best known for her role as Petra in The Magnificent Seven.

Rosenda Monteros had a prolific film career north and south of the U.S.–Mexican border.

Director Julio Bracho was her husband, from 1955 to 1957.

Rosenda Monteros passed away at 83 years old.

Mike Taylor, Canadian musician Dead

Musician, Mike Taylor, the keyboardist and vocalist of the Canadian band Walk Off the Earth, known as “Beard Guy,” Pass away from natural causes in the night while in his sleep., according to a statement released by the band.

“It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved brother and band member, Mike Taylor “Beard Guy” ” says the band’s Facebook post. “Mike had a love for life that was unmatched and a willingness to give that went beyond ordinary means.”

The Burlington, Ontario-based band said Mike passed away peacefully in his sleep from natural causes on Saturday night on December 29, 2018.

He is survived by his two children.

The band, Walk Off the Earth, gained recognition in 2012 after posting a cover of Australian artist Gotye’s Somebody that I Used to Know, with all five members playing the song on a single guitar.

Since being posted on January 2012, the video has received over 185 million views. Mike Taylor gained his ‘Beard Guy’ moniker after appearing so calm and stoic in the video.

Aldo Parisot, Brazilian-born American cellist, Died at 100

Aldo Simoes Parisot was born on September 30, 1918, in Natal, Brazil, and died at December 29, 2018.

He was a Brazilian-born American cellist and cello teacher.

Aldo Parisot was first a member of the Juilliard School faculty, and then went on to serve as a music professor at the Yale School of Music for sixty years (1958 to July 2018).

He started studying cello at age seven with his stepfather, Tomazzo Babini.

He was also a painter, and exhibited his work at galleries in Boston (New York), New Haven and Palm Beach, and on tour in Poland.

He was the father of three sons, one of whom is film director Aldo L. "Dean" Parisot.

Aldo Parisot passed away at 100 at his home in Guilford, Connecticut, aged 100.

Blandine Verlet, French harpsichordist, Died at 76

Blandine Verlet was born on February 27, 1942, in Paris and died on December 30, 2018.

She was a French harpsichordist and a harpsichord teacher.

She was known internationally for her recordings of works by François Couperin.

She was broadly adulated for her chronicles of Bach's music, including the Goldberg Variations. 

Verlet is maybe best known for having played the music of her countryman François Couperin, showing outstanding affectability and imagination.

She recorded Couperin's entire works during the 80s, and in late 2011 she came back to re-record five 'ordres' on the period Henri Hemsch harpsichord.

 Blandine Verlet passed away at 76 years old.

Ron Reiffel, Australian rules footballer, Died at 86

Ron Reiffel was born on March 15, 1932 and died on December 30, 2018.

He was an Australian rules footballer.

He played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

He showed up for Richmond, three of every 1951 and another three in the 1952 season.

Reiffle was the child of Melbourne and South Melbourne player Lou Reiffel.

Reiffel's very own child, Paul Reiffel, is an Australian cricket umpire and previous Test player.

His girl child, Sarah Ashmore, plays netball with the Melbourne Phoenix.

He was the guardian of the Richmond Football Club Museum.

Ron Reiffel passed away at 86 years old.