In the year 1992
680 Notable deaths
Bill Williams
American actor (1915–1992).
Born May 15th, 1915 in Brooklyn.
Died September 21st, 1992 at 77 years old in Burbank (brain cancer).
Olivier Messiaen
French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992).
Born December 10th, 1908 in Avignon.
Died April 27th, 1992 at 83 years old in Clichy.
James E. Webb
Administrator of nasa in 1961–1968 (1906–1992).
Born October 7th, 1906 in Tally Ho Township.
Died March 27th, 1992 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C..
David Bohm
American theoretical physicist.
Born December 20th, 1917 in Wilkes-Barre.
Died October 27th, 1992 at 74 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Joe Shuster
Canadian-american comic book artist, co-creator of superman (1914–1992).
Born July 10th, 1914 in Toronto.
Died July 30th, 1992 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Willie Dixon
American blues musician (1915–1992).
Born July 1st, 1915 in Vicksburg.
Died January 29th, 1992 at 76 years old in Burbank.
Hal Roach
American filmmaker (1892–1992).
Born January 14th, 1892 in Elmira.
Died November 2nd, 1992 at 100 years old in Bel Air (pneumonia).
Brenda Marshall
American actress (1915-1992).
Born September 29th, 1915 in Negros.
Died July 30th, 1992 at 76 years old in Palm Springs (esophageal cancer).
Judith Anderson
Australian stage and screen actress (1897–1992).
Born February 10th, 1897 in Adelaide.
Died January 3rd, 1992 at 94 years old in Santa Barbara (pneumonia).
Buddy Rogers
American professional wrestler (1921-1992).
Born February 20th, 1921 in Camden.
Died June 26th, 1992 at 71 years old in Fort Lauderdale (stroke).
Bolaji Badejo
Nigerian actor (1953–1992).
Born August 23rd, 1953 in Lagos.
Died December 22nd, 1992 at 39 years old in Lagos (sickle-cell disease).
Frankie Howerd
British actor, comedian (1917–1992).
Died April 19th, 1992 at 75 years old in London (heart failure).
Roy Acuff
American country music singer and fiddler (1903-1992).
Born September 15th, 1903 in Maynardville.
Died November 23rd, 1992 at 89 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction).
Astor Piazzolla
Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player and arranger.
Born March 11th, 1921 in Mar del Plata.
Died July 5th, 1992 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires.
Angela Carter
English novelist (1940–1992).
Born May 7th, 1940 in Eastbourne.
Died February 16th, 1992 at 51 years old in London (lung cancer).
Alexander Dubček
First secretary of the czechoslovak communist party (1921-1992).
Born November 27th, 1921 in Uhrovec. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1992 at 70 years old in Prague (car collision).
Vincent Gardenia
American actor (1920-1992).
Born January 7th, 1920 in Naples.
Died December 9th, 1992 at 72 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction).
Jack Kelly
American actor, politician (1927–1992).
Born September 16th, 1927 in New York City.
Died November 7th, 1992 at 65 years old in Huntington Beach (stroke). [ref]
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer (1943–1992).
Born May 13th, 1943 in Detroit.
Died July 26th, 1992 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (laryngeal cancer).
Robert Morley
British actor (1908–1992).
Born May 26th, 1908 in Semley.
Died June 3rd, 1992 at 84 years old in Reading (stroke).
John Anderson
American actor (1922-1992).
Born October 20th, 1922 in Clayton.
Died August 7th, 1992 at 69 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction).
Yang Kyoungjong
Ethnic korean soldier in the imperial japanese army, soviet red army, and german wehrmacht.
Born March 3rd, 1920 in Sinuiju.
Died April 7th, 1992 at 72 years old in Illinois.
Barbara McClintock
American scientist and cytogeneticist.
Born June 16th, 1902 in Hartford.
Died September 2nd, 1992 at 90 years old in Huntington.
Samuel Reshevsky
American chess player.
Born November 26th, 1911 in Ozorków.
Died April 4th, 1992 at 80 years old in New York City.
Angelique Pettyjohn
American actress and burlesque queen (1943-1992).
Born March 11th, 1943 in Los Angeles.
Died February 14th, 1992 at 48 years old in Las Vegas (cervix uterine cancer).
Deaths 51 to 75 of 680
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris