In the year 1992
615 Notable deaths
Lawrence Welk
American musician, bandleader, and impresario (1903–1992).
Born March 11th, 1903 in Strasburg.
Died May 17th, 1992 at 89 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia).
Peter Allen
Australian singer and songwriter (1944–1992).
Born February 10th, 1944 in Tenterfield.
Died June 18th, 1992 at 48 years old in San Diego (death from AIDS-related complications).
Albert Pierrepoint
English executioner (1905–1992).
Born March 30th, 1905 in Clayton.
Died July 10th, 1992 at 87 years old in Southport (bronchopneumonia).
Eddie Kendricks
American singer and songwriter, member of the temptations (1939-1992).
Born December 17th, 1939 in Union Springs.
Died October 5th, 1992 at 52 years old in Birmingham (lung cancer).
Sterling Holloway
American actor (1905–1992).
Born January 14th, 1905 in Cedartown. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1992 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest).
Alex Haley
American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist.
Born August 11th, 1921 in Ithaca.
Died February 10th, 1992 at 70 years old in Seattle (myocardial infarction).
Willy Brandt
German politician (spd), chancellor of west germany (1969–1974) and nobel peace prize laureate.
Born December 18th, 1913 in Sankt Lorenz, Lübeck.
Died October 8th, 1992 at 78 years old in Unkel (colorectal cancer).
Lenny Montana
American professional wrestler and actor (1926–1992).
Born March 13th, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died May 12th, 1992 at 66 years old in Lindenhurst (myocardial infarction).
Tony Accardo
Chicago outfit boss (1906-1992).
Born April 28th, 1906 in Chicago.
Died May 22nd, 1992 at 86 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Roger Miller
American country musician (1936–1992).
Born January 2nd, 1936 in Fort Worth. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1992 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer, laryngeal cancer, lung cancer). [ref]
Audre Lorde
American writer and feminist activist (1934–1992).
Born February 18th, 1934 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1992 at 58 years old in Saint Croix (liver cancer, breast cancer). [ref]
Sandy Dennis
American actress (1937-1992).
Born April 27th, 1937 in Hastings.
Died March 2nd, 1992 at 54 years old in Westport (ovarian cancer).
Lyle Alzado
American professional football player and actor (1949–1992).
Born April 3rd, 1949 in Brooklyn.
Died May 14th, 1992 at 43 years old in Portland (brain cancer).
Shirley Booth
American actress (1898-1992).
Born August 30th, 1898 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1992 at 94 years old in Chatham (disease). [ref]
Mikhail Tal
Soviet-latvian chess player.
Born November 9th, 1936 in Riga.
Died June 28th, 1992 at 55 years old in Moscow (kidney failure).
Robert Berdella
American serial killer (1949–1992).
Born January 31st, 1949 in Cuyahoga Falls.
Died October 8th, 1992 at 43 years old in Jefferson City (congenital heart disease).
Jim Garrison
American district attorney (1921–1992).
Born November 20th, 1921 in Denison.
Died October 21st, 1992 at 70 years old in New Orleans (cancer).
Albert King
American blues musician (1923–1992).
Born April 25th, 1923 in Indianola.
Died December 21st, 1992 at 69 years old in Memphis (myocardial infarction).
Nancy Walker
American actress and musical comedy performer (1922-1992).
Born May 10th, 1922 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1992 at 70 years old in Studio City (lung cancer). [ref]
Neville Brand
Actor (1920-1992).
Born August 13th, 1920 in Griswold.
Died April 16th, 1992 at 71 years old in Sacramento (pulmonary emphysema).
Giovanni Falcone
Italian magistrate murdered by the mafia (1939-1992).
Born May 18th, 1939 in Palermo. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1992 at 53 years old in Capaci (car bomb). [ref]
Paul Henreid
Austrian-american actor and film director.
Born January 10th, 1908 in Trieste.
Died March 29th, 1992 at 84 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia).
Stella Adler
American actress and acting teacher (1901–1992).
Born February 10th, 1901 in Manhattan.
Died December 21st, 1992 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
James E. Webb
Administrator of nasa in 1961–1968.
Born October 7th, 1906 in Tally Ho Township.
Died March 27th, 1992 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C..
Bill Williams
Actor (1915-1992).
Born May 15th, 1915 in Brooklyn.
Died September 21st, 1992 at 77 years old in Burbank (brain cancer).
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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker