In the year 1993
690 Notable deaths
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.
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]
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.
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]
Claire Du Brey
Actress (1892-1993).
Born August 31st, 1892 in Bonners Ferry.
Died August 1st, 1993 at 100 years old in Los Angeles.
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).
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.
Desanka Maksimović
Serbian writer (1898-1993).
Died February 11th, 1993 at 94 years old in Belgrade.
Toshihiko Izutsu
Japanese author of many books on islam and other religions.
Died January 7th, 1993 at 78 years old
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).
Dinmukhamed Konayev
Soviet politician (1912-1993).
Born January 12th, 1912 in Almaty.
Died August 22nd, 1993 at 81 years old
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).
Denis Parsons Burkitt
British surgeon (1911-1993).
Born February 28th, 1911 in Enniskillen.
Died March 23rd, 1993 at 82 years old in Gloucester.
Debiprasad Chattopadhyay
Indian marxist philosopher (1918–1993).
Born November 19th, 1918 in Kolkata.
Died May 8th, 1993 at 74 years old in Kolkata.
Sanzo Nosaka
Japanese politician (1892-1993).
Born March 30th, 1892 in Hagi.
Died November 14th, 1993 at 101 years old in Tokyo.
Carlos Montoya
Spanish musician (1903–1993).
Born December 13th, 1903 in Madrid.
Died March 3rd, 1993 at 89 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
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.
Arleen Whelan
Actress (1914-1993).
Born September 1st, 1914 in Salt Lake City.
Died April 7th, 1993 at 78 years old in Orange County (stroke).
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.
Rita Macedo
Mexican actress and dressmaker (1925-1993).
Born April 21st, 1925 in Mexico City.
Died December 5th, 1993 at 68 years old in Mexico City (gunshot wound).
Boris Christoff
Bulgarian bass singer.
Born May 18th, 1918 in Plovdiv. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1993 at 75 years old in Rome. [ref]
Jim Holton
Scottish footballer (1951-1993).
Born April 11th, 1951 in Lesmahagow.
Died October 4th, 1993 at 42 years old in Warwick.
Edward Bernard Raczyński
Polish aristocrat, diplomat, writer and politician (1891-1993).
Born December 19th, 1891 in Zakopane.
Died July 30th, 1993 at 101 years old in London.
Deaths 276 to 300 of 690
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes