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In the year 1993
684 Notable deaths
Nan Grey
American actress (1918-1993).
Born July 25th, 1918 in Houston. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1993 at 75 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Peter De Vries
American editor and novelist (1910-1993).
Born February 27th, 1910 in Chicago.
Died September 28th, 1993 at 83 years old in Norwalk.
Mitchell Parish
Lithuanian-american lyricist.
Born July 10th, 1900 in Lithuania.
Died March 31st, 1993 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Bruno Rossi
Italian experimental physicist (1905–1993).
Born April 13th, 1905 in Venice.
Died November 21st, 1993 at 88 years old in Cambridge.
Keith Laumer
American science fiction writer.
Born June 9th, 1925 in Syracuse. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1993 at 67 years old in Florida. [ref]
Flora Nwapa
Nigerian writer.
Born January 13th, 1931 in Oguta. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1993 at 62 years old in Enugu (pneumonia). [ref]
Baligh Hamdi
Egyptian musician.
Born October 7th, 1931 in Cairo.
Died September 12th, 1993 at 61 years old in Paris (liver failure).
Eleanor Alice Burford
English novelist.
Born September 1st, 1906 in London.
Died January 18th, 1993 at 86 years old in Mediterranean Sea.
Gerard Sekoto
South african artist and musician (1913-1993).
Born December 9th, 1913 in Botshabelo.
Died March 20th, 1993 at 79 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne.
Harry Bellaver
American actor (1905–1993).
Born February 12th, 1905 in Hillsboro.
Died August 8th, 1993 at 88 years old in Nyack (pneumonia).
Clarence Zener
American physicist.
Born December 1st, 1905 in Indianapolis.
Died July 15th, 1993 at 87 years old in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Alexander Schneider
Lithuanian musician (1908-1993).
Born October 21st, 1908 in Vilnius.
Died February 2nd, 1993 at 84 years old in New York City.
Lenore Aubert
Slovenian actress.
Born April 18th, 1918 in Celje.
Died July 31st, 1993 at 75 years old in Great Neck Peninsula.
Thomas Watson
American businessman and diplomat (1914-1993).
Born January 14th, 1914 in Dayton.
Died December 31st, 1993 at 79 years old in Greenwich (stroke).
Irene Sharaff
American costume designer for stage and screen (1910-1993).
Born January 23rd, 1910 in New York City.
Died August 16th, 1993 at 83 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
William Bakewell
Film actor (1908-1993).
Born May 2nd, 1908 in Los Angeles.
Died April 15th, 1993 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Miklós Horthy
Hungarian politician and noble (1907–1993).
Born February 14th, 1907 in Pula.
Died March 28th, 1993 at 86 years old in Estoril.
Pino Puglisi
Italian beatified priest (1937–1993).
Born September 15th, 1937 in Palermo.
Died September 15th, 1993 at 56 years old in Palermo.
Silvina Ocampo
Argentine writer.
Born July 28th, 1903 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 14th, 1993 at 90 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Gregory Gaye
Actor (1900-1993).
Born October 10th, 1900 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 23rd, 1993 at 92 years old in Studio City.
Gusti Huber
Actress.
Born July 27th, 1914 in Wiener Neustadt. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1993 at 78 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Polykarp Kusch
German-american physicist (1911-1993).
Born January 26th, 1911 in Blankenburg.
Died March 20th, 1993 at 82 years old in Dallas.
Robert W. Holley
American biochemist (1922-1993).
Born January 28th, 1922 in Urbana. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1993 at 71 years old in Los Gatos (lung cancer). [ref]
Erich Leinsdorf
American conductor (1912-1993).
Born February 4th, 1912 in Vienna.
Died September 11th, 1993 at 81 years old in Zurich.
Avram Davidson
American writer (1923–1993).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Yonkers.
Died May 8th, 1993 at 70 years old in Bremerton.
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