Bismillah Khan

Summary

Bismillah Khan is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Dumraon^[2]. He was born on March 21, 1916^[3]. He died in Varanasi^[4]. He died on August 21, 2006^[5]. He worked as a musician^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (953 views/month, #6,953 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Bismillah Khan's place of birth was Dumraon^[2].
• Bismillah Khan died in Varanasi^[4].
• Bismillah Khan was born on March 21, 1916^[3].
• Bismillah Khan died on August 21, 2006^[5].
• A child of Bismillah Khan was Nazim Hussain^[8].
• A child of Bismillah Khan was Zamin Hussain Khan^[9].
• Bismillah Khan held citizenship in British Raj^[10].
• Bismillah Khan held citizenship in Dominion of India^[11].
• Bismillah Khan held citizenship in India^[12].
• Bismillah Khan's professions included musician^[6].
• Bismillah Khan received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[13].
• Bismillah Khan received the Padma Bhushan^[14].
• Bismillah Khan received the Bharat Ratna^[15].
• Bismillah Khan received the Padma Shri in arts^[16].
• Bismillah Khan received the Padma Vibhushan^[17].
• Bismillah Khan's religion is recorded as Islam^[18].
• Bismillah Khan's religion is recorded as Shia Islam^[19].
• Bismillah Khan is recorded as male^[20].
• Bismillah Khan's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Bismillah Khan's genre is Hindustani classical music^[22].
• Bismillah Khan's Commons category is recorded as Bismillah Khan^[23].
• The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[24].
• Bismillah Khan's family name is recorded as Khan^[25].
• Bismillah Khan's official website is recorded as http://ustadbismillahkhan.com/^[26].
• Bismillah Khan's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: IN^[29]

• Began / founded: 1916-03-21^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2006-08-21^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5ef6fb81-7e5c-43df-86bb-822775300532^[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Bismillah Khan's place of birth was Dumraon^[2]. He was born on March 21, 1916^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Bismillah Khan worked as a musician^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[13], an award^[33], in India^[34]; Padma Bhushan^[14], a civil decoration^[35], in India^[36], founded in 1954^[37]; Bharat Ratna^[15], a civil decoration^[38], in India^[39], founded in 1954^[40]; Padma Shri in arts^[16], a class of award^[41], in India^[42]; and Padma Vibhushan^[17], an award^[43], in India^[44], founded in 1954^[45].

Personal Life

Children include Nazim Hussain^[8], a musician^[46], b. 1963^[47], of India^[48] and Zamin Hussain Khan^[9]. Religious affiliations include Islam^[18], a major religious group^[49], founded in 0631^[50] and Shia Islam^[19], an Islamic denomination^[51].

Death and Burial

Bismillah Khan died on August 21, 2006^[5]. He died in Varanasi^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[24].

Why It Matters

Bismillah Khan ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (953 views/month, #6,953 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

FAQs

Where was Bismillah Khan born?

Born in Dumraon^[2], Bismillah Khan…

Where did Bismillah Khan die?

Bismillah Khan died in Varanasi^[4].

What did Bismillah Khan do for work?

Bismillah Khan worked as musician^[6].

What awards did Bismillah Khan receive?

Honors received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award^[13], Padma Bhushan^[14], Bharat Ratna^[15], and Padma Shri in arts^[16].