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In the year 1992
680 Notable deaths
Jan Hendrik Oort
Dutch astronomer (1900–1992).
Born April 28th, 1900 in Franeker.
Died November 5th, 1992 at 92 years old in Leiden.
Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei
Iranian-iraqi islamic scholar.
Born November 19th, 1899 in Khoy.
Died August 8th, 1992 at 92 years old in Kufa.
Ace Bailey
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born July 3rd, 1903 in Bracebridge.
Died April 7th, 1992 at 88 years old in Toronto.
Thomas O. Paine
American scientist (1921-1992).
Born November 9th, 1921 in Berkeley.
Died May 4th, 1992 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Georges Delerue
French composer (1925–1992).
Born March 12th, 1925 in Roubaix.
Died March 20th, 1992 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (cerebrovascular disease).
James Stirling
English architect (1926–1992).
Born April 22nd, 1926 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1992 at 66 years old in London. [ref]
Michael Talbot
American writer (1953–1992).
Born September 29th, 1953 in Grand Rapids.
Died May 27th, 1992 at 38 years old in London (leukemia).
Deng Yingchao
Chinese politician (1904-1992).
Born February 4th, 1904 in Nanning.
Died July 11th, 1992 at 88 years old in Beijing.
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Russian actor (1905–1992).
Born October 6th, 1905 in Moscow.
Died September 17th, 1992 at 86 years old in Rome.
Néstor Almendros
Spanish director of photography and director (1930–1992).
Born October 30th, 1930 in Barcelona.
Died March 4th, 1992 at 61 years old in New York City (lymphoma).
Karl Carstens
President of the federal republic of germany (1914-1992).
Born December 14th, 1914 in Bremen. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1992 at 77 years old in Meckenheim. [ref]
Juanito
Spanish footballer (born 1954).
Born November 10th, 1954 in Fuengirola.
Died April 2nd, 1992 at 37 years old in La Calzada de Oropesa (car collision).
Gerard K. O'Neill
American physicist and futurologist (1927–1992).
Born February 6th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died April 27th, 1992 at 65 years old in Redwood City (leukemia).
Joseph Arthur Ankrah
Ghanaian politician (1915-1992).
Born August 18th, 1915 in Accra.
Died November 25th, 1992 at 77 years old in Accra.
Lina Bo Bardi
Italo-brazilian architect (1914-1992).
Born December 5th, 1914 in Rome. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1992 at 77 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Sudirman Arshad
Malaysian singer and songwriter (1954-1992).
Born May 25th, 1954 in Temerloh.
Died February 22nd, 1992 at 37 years old in Kuala Lumpur (pneumonia).
Luisa Moreno
Guatemalan activist.
Born August 30th, 1907 in Guatemala City.
Died November 4th, 1992 at 85 years old
Dai Vernon
Canadian magician (1894-1992).
Born June 11th, 1894 in Ottawa.
Died August 21st, 1992 at 98 years old in Ramona.
Wayde Preston
American actor (1929-1992).
Born September 10th, 1929 in Denver.
Died February 6th, 1992 at 62 years old in Lovelock (colorectal cancer).
Sakae Ōba
Imperial japanese army officer (1914-1992).
Born March 21st, 1914 in Gamagōri-shi.
Died June 8th, 1992 at 78 years old in Gamagōri-shi.
Atahualpa Yupanqui
Argentine musician and writer (1908–1992).
Born January 31st, 1908 in Pergamino, Pergamino Partido.
Died May 23rd, 1992 at 84 years old in Nîmes.
Henriette von Schirach
German writer, hitler's private secretary (1913–1992).
Born February 2nd, 1913 in Schwabing.
Died January 27th, 1992 at 78 years old in Munich.
Nathan Milstein
American musician (1902–1992).
Born December 24th, 1902 in Odesa.
Died December 21st, 1992 at 89 years old in London.
Elvia Allman
American actress (1904–1992).
Born September 19th, 1904 in Enochville.
Died March 6th, 1992 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia).
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