In the year 1993
738 Notable deaths
Frunzik Mkrtchyan
Soviet actor and theatre director (1930-1993).
Born July 4th, 1930 in Gyumri.
Died December 29th, 1993 at 63 years old in Yerevan (cancer).
Eleanor Alice Burford
English novelist (1906–1993).
Born September 1st, 1906 in London.
Died January 18th, 1993 at 86 years old in Mediterranean Sea.
Lewis Thomas
American physician, poet and educator (1913-1993).
Born November 25th, 1913 in Flushing.
Died December 3rd, 1993 at 80 years old in Manhattan.
Cecilia Parker
Canadian-american actress (1914–1993).
Born April 26th, 1914 in Fort William.
Died July 25th, 1993 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
James Leo Herlihy
American writer (1927–1993).
Born February 27th, 1927 in Detroit.
Died October 21st, 1993 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (intoxication).
Ken Anderson
Art director, story artist and layout artist (1909–1993).
Born March 17th, 1909 in Seattle.
Died December 13th, 1993 at 84 years old in La Cañada Flintridge (stroke).
Uğur Mumcu
Turkish journalist (1942–1993).
Born August 22nd, 1942 in Kırşehir.
Died January 24th, 1993 at 50 years old in Ankara (car bombing, killing of journalist).
György Sárosi
Hungarian footballer (1912–1993).
Born September 16th, 1912 in Budapest.
Died June 20th, 1993 at 80 years old in Genoa.
Dorothy B. Hughes
American writer (1904-1993).
Born August 10th, 1904 in Kansas City.
Died May 6th, 1993 at 88 years old in Ashland.
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).
Nan Grey
American actress (1918-1993).
Born July 25th, 1918 in Houston.
Died July 25th, 1993 at 75 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).
Miklós Horthy
Hungarian politician and noble (1907–1993).
Born February 14th, 1907 in Pula.
Died March 28th, 1993 at 86 years old in Estoril.
Mitchell Parish
American lyricist (1900–1993).
Born July 10th, 1900 in Lithuania.
Died March 31st, 1993 at 92 years old in New York City.
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.
Baligh Hamdi
Egyptian musician.
Born October 7th, 1934 in Cairo.
Died September 12th, 1993 at 58 years old in Paris (liver failure).
Archie Williams
American sprinter (1915–1993).
Born May 1st, 1915 in Oakland.
Died June 24th, 1993 at 78 years old in Fairfax.
Flora Nwapa
Nigerian writer.
Born January 13th, 1931 in Oguta. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1993 at 62 years old in Enugu (pneumonia). [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 (1925–1993).
Born June 9th, 1925 in Syracuse.
Died January 23rd, 1993 at 67 years old in Florida.
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]
J. R. D. Tata
Indian industrialist, philanthropist and aviator (1904–1993).
Born July 29th, 1904 in Paris.
Died November 29th, 1993 at 89 years old in Geneva.
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).
Lenore Aubert
Slovenian actress.
Born April 18th, 1918 in Celje.
Died July 31st, 1993 at 75 years old in Great Neck Peninsula.
Silvina Ocampo
Argentine writer (1903–1993).
Born July 28th, 1903 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1993 at 90 years old in Buenos Aires.
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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer