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In the year 1992
615 Notable deaths
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).
Freddie Bartholomew
American actor (1924–1992).
Born March 28th, 1924 in London.
Died January 23rd, 1992 at 67 years old in Sarasota (heart failure).
Hank Worden
American actor (1901-1992).
Born July 23rd, 1901 in Rolfe.
Died December 6th, 1992 at 91 years old in Los Angeles.
Mohammad Hidayatullah
Vice president of india from 1979 to 1984.
Born December 17th, 1905 in Lucknow.
Died September 18th, 1992 at 86 years old in Mumbai.
Bharat Bhushan
Indian actor.
Born June 14th, 1920 in Meerut.
Died January 27th, 1992 at 71 years old in Mumbai.
Aribert Heim
Austrian ss member and physician in mauthausen concentration camp (1914-1992).
Born June 28th, 1914 in Bad Radkersburg. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1992 at 78 years old in Cairo (colorectal cancer).
Richard Brooks
American screenwriter, film director and producer (1912-1992).
Born May 18th, 1912 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1992 at 79 years old in Studio City (heart failure). [ref]
Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia
Pretender to the russian throne from 1938–1992; son of grand duke cyril vladimirovich and princess victoria melita of saxe-coburg and gotha.
Born August 30th, 1917 in Porvoo.
Died April 21st, 1992 at 74 years old in Miami.
Eddie Hazel
American guitarist (1950–1992).
Born April 10th, 1950 in Brooklyn.
Died December 23rd, 1992 at 42 years old in Plainfield (liver failure).
Eddie Mabo
Indigenous australian activist.
Born June 29th, 1936 in Murray Island.
Died January 21st, 1992 at 55 years old in Brisbane (cancer).
Abbas al-Musawi
Lebanese shia cleric and co-founder and secretary general of hezbollah (1952-1992).
Born October 26th, 1952 in Al-Nabi Shayth.
Died February 16th, 1992 at 39 years old in Nabatieh Governorate (airstrike).
Muhammad Asad
Austro-hungarian writer and academic.
Born July 2nd, 1900 in Lviv. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1992 at 91 years old in Mijas.
Denny Hulme
New zealand racing driver.
Born June 18th, 1936 in Motueka.
Died October 4th, 1992 at 56 years old in Mount Panorama Circuit (myocardial infarction).
Li Xiannian
3rd president of the people's republic of china (1909-1992).
Born June 23rd, 1909 in Hong'an County.
Died June 21st, 1992 at 82 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Peyo
Belgian comics cartoonist and scriptwriter.
Born June 25th, 1928 in Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek.
Died December 24th, 1992 at 64 years old in City of Brussels (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ray Danton
American actor and director (1931-1992).
Born September 19th, 1931 in New York City.
Died February 11th, 1992 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Monisha
Indian actress.
Born January 24th, 1971 in Panniyankara.
Died December 5th, 1992 at 21 years old in Cherthala (traffic collision).
George Murphy
American actor and politician.
Born July 4th, 1902 in New Haven. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1992 at 89 years old in Palm Beach (leukemia). [ref]
John Sturges
American film director (1910–1992).
Born January 3rd, 1910 in Oak Park.
Died August 18th, 1992 at 82 years old in San Luis Obispo (myocardial infarction, heart failure).
Emilio Pucci
Italian noble, fashion designer and politician (1914-1992).
Born November 20th, 1914 in Naples.
Died November 29th, 1992 at 78 years old in Florence (disease).
Paolo Borsellino
Italian magistrate killed by the mafia (1940-1992).
Born January 19th, 1940 in Palermo.
Died July 19th, 1992 at 52 years old in Palermo (car bombing).
Richard Hunt
American puppeteer (1951-1992).
Born August 17th, 1951 in The Bronx, Manhattan. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1992 at 40 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Félix Guattari
French psychoanalyst (1930–1992).
Born March 30th, 1930 in Villeneuve-les-Sablons.
Died August 29th, 1992 at 62 years old in La Borde clinic (myocardial infarction).
Allan Bloom
American philosopher, classicist, and academician (1930–1992).
Born September 14th, 1930 in Indianapolis.
Died October 7th, 1992 at 62 years old in Chicago (death from AIDS-related complications).
Mervyn Johns
Welsh actor (1899–1992).
Born February 18th, 1899 in Pembroke.
Died September 6th, 1992 at 93 years old in Northwood.
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