Tamara Mikhaylivna Smirnova was a Soviet/Ukrainen astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and comets. Wikipedia
Born: November 15, 1935, Soviet Union
Died: September 5, 2001 (age 65 years), Saint Petersburg, Russia
Discovered: 5540 Smirnova, 74P/Smirnova–Chernykh, 2578 Saint-Exupéry, and more