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In the year 1993
738 Notable deaths
Alexander Schneider
Lithuanian musician (1908-1993).
Born October 21st, 1908 in Vilnius.
Died February 2nd, 1993 at 84 years old in New York City.
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).
Pino Puglisi
Italian beatified priest (1937–1993).
Born September 15th, 1937 in Palermo.
Died September 15th, 1993 at 56 years old in Palermo.
Clarence Zener
American physicist.
Born December 1st, 1905 in Indianapolis.
Died July 15th, 1993 at 87 years old in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Gusti Huber
Austrian-american actress (1914–1993).
Born July 27th, 1914 in Wiener Neustadt. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1993 at 78 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Gregory Gaye
Actor (1900-1993).
Born October 10th, 1900 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 23rd, 1993 at 92 years old in Studio City.
Erich Leinsdorf
American conductor (1912-1993).
Born February 4th, 1912 in Vienna.
Died September 11th, 1993 at 81 years old in Zurich.
Dinmukhamed Konayev
Soviet politician (1912-1993).
Born January 12th, 1912 in Almaty.
Died August 22nd, 1993 at 81 years old
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]
Polykarp Kusch
German-american physicist (1911-1993).
Born January 26th, 1911 in Blankenburg.
Died March 20th, 1993 at 82 years old in Dallas.
Avram Davidson
American writer (1923–1993).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Yonkers.
Died May 8th, 1993 at 70 years old in Bremerton.
Wang Zhen
Chinese military officer and politician (1908-1993).
Born April 11th, 1908 in Liuyang.
Died March 12th, 1993 at 84 years old in Guangzhou.
Don Barksdale
American basketball player (1923–1993).
Born March 31st, 1923 in Oakland.
Died March 8th, 1993 at 69 years old in Oakland (esophageal cancer).
Harrison Salisbury
American journalist (1908–1993).
Born November 14th, 1908 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1993 at 84 years old in Providence. [ref]
Toshihiko Izutsu
Japanese author of many books on islam and other religions (1914–1993).
Died January 7th, 1993 at 78 years old
Sanzo Nosaka
Japanese politician (1892-1993).
Born March 30th, 1892 in Hagi.
Died November 14th, 1993 at 101 years old in Tokyo.
Grès
French grand couturier (1903–1993).
Born November 30th, 1903 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 24th, 1993 at 89 years old in La Valette-du-Var.
Desanka Maksimović
Serbian writer (1898-1993).
Died February 11th, 1993 at 94 years old in Belgrade.
Tatiana Troyanos
Classical music and opera singer (1938-1993).
Born September 12th, 1938 in New York City.
Died August 21st, 1993 at 54 years old in New York City (breast cancer).
Layla Al-Attar
Iraqi artist and painter (1944-1993).
Born May 7th, 1944 in Baghdad.
Died June 27th, 1993 at 49 years old in Baghdad.
Sylvia Bataille
French actress (1908–1993).
Born November 1st, 1908 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 23rd, 1993 at 85 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Claire Du Brey
Actress (1892-1993).
Born August 31st, 1892 in Bonners Ferry.
Died August 1st, 1993 at 100 years old in Los Angeles.
Sophrony Sakharov
Russian monk, theologian and writer (1896–1993).
Born September 22nd, 1896 in Moscow.
Died July 11th, 1993 at 96 years old in Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist.
Alwin Nikolais
American choreographer (1910-1993).
Born November 25th, 1910 in Southington.
Died May 8th, 1993 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Arleen Auger
American soprano (1939–1993).
Born September 13th, 1939 in South Gate.
Died June 10th, 1993 at 53 years old in Leusden (brain cancer).
Deaths 276 to 300 of 738
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