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In the year 1992
615 Notable deaths
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.
John Dehner
American actor in radio, television, and films (1915-1992).
Born November 23rd, 1915 in Staten Island.
Died February 4th, 1992 at 76 years old in Santa Barbara (diabetes).
David Bohm
American theoretical physicist.
Born December 20th, 1917 in Wilkes-Barre.
Died October 27th, 1992 at 74 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter (1915-1992).
Born July 1st, 1915 in Vicksburg. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1992 at 76 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Hal Roach
American filmmaker (1892–1992).
Born January 14th, 1892 in Elmira.
Died November 2nd, 1992 at 100 years old in Bel Air (pneumonia).
Joe Shuster
Comic book artist, co-creator of superman (1914–1992).
Born July 10th, 1914 in Toronto. [ref]
Died July 30th, 1992 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
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).
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).
Frankie Howerd
British actor, comedian (1917–1992).
Died April 19th, 1992 at 75 years old in London (heart failure).
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).
Judith Anderson
Australian stage and screen actress (1897–1992).
Born February 20th, 1897 in Adelaide.
Died January 3rd, 1992 at 94 years old in Santa Barbara (pneumonia).
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.
Born May 7th, 1940 in Eastbourne. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1992 at 51 years old in London (lung cancer). [ref]
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer.
Born May 13th, 1943 in Detroit. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1992 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Vincent Gardenia
American actor (1920-1992).
Born January 7th, 1920 in Naples.
Died December 9th, 1992 at 72 years old in Philadelphia (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.
Jack Kelly
Actor, politician (1927-1992).
Born September 16th, 1927 in New York City.
Died November 7th, 1992 at 65 years old in Huntington Beach (stroke).
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).
Robert Morley
English actor (1908-1992).
Born May 26th, 1908 in Semley. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1992 at 84 years old in Reading (stroke). [ref]
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).
Barbara McClintock
American scientist and cytogeneticist.
Born June 16th, 1902 in Hartford. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1992 at 90 years old in Huntington. [ref]
Samuel Reshevsky
American chess player.
Born November 26th, 1911 in Ozorków.
Died April 4th, 1992 at 80 years old in New York City.
La Lupe
Cuban singer (1939–1992).
Born December 23rd, 1939 in Santiago de Cuba Province, Santiago de Cuba.
Died February 29th, 1992 at 52 years old in New York City.
Arthur Russell
American musician.
Born May 21st, 1951 in Oskaloosa. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1992 at 40 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
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