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In the year 1993
684 Notable deaths
Federico Fellini
Italian filmmaker (1920–1993).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Rimini. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1993 at 73 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ferruccio Lamborghini
Italian industrialist, founder of automobili lamborghini.
Born April 28th, 1916 in Cento.
Died February 20th, 1993 at 76 years old in Perugia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dražen Petrović
Croatian basketball player (1964-1993).
Born October 22nd, 1964 in Šibenik.
Died June 7th, 1993 at 28 years old in Denkendorf (traffic collision).
Mick Ronson
English guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and record producer.
Born May 26th, 1946 in Kingston upon Hull. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1993 at 46 years old in London (liver cancer). [ref]
Pat Nixon
First lady of the united states from 1969 to 1974.
Born March 16th, 1912 in Ely.
Died June 22nd, 1993 at 81 years old in Park Ridge (lung cancer).
Lillian Gish
American actress (1893–1993).
Born October 14th, 1893 in Springfield.
Died February 27th, 1993 at 99 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Jimmy Doolittle
American military officer and aviation pioneer (1896–1993).
Born December 14th, 1896 in Alameda.
Died September 27th, 1993 at 96 years old in Pebble Beach.
Richard Jordan
American actor, producer, director and screenwriter.
Born July 19th, 1937 in New York City.
Died August 30th, 1993 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]
Don Ameche
American actor (1908-1993).
Born May 31st, 1908 in Kenosha. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1993 at 85 years old in Scottsdale (prostate cancer). [ref]
Vince Foster
American lawyer (1945-1993).
Born January 15th, 1945 in Hope.
Died July 20th, 1993 at 48 years old in Fairfax County.
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993).
Born October 21st, 1917 in Cheraw.
Died January 6th, 1993 at 75 years old in Englewood (pancreatic cancer).
Erich Hartmann
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1922–1993).
Born April 19th, 1922 in Weissach.
Died September 20th, 1993 at 71 years old in Weil im Schönbuch (brain cancer).
W. Edwards Deming
American professor, author, and consultant (1900-1993).
Born October 14th, 1900 in Sioux City.
Died December 20th, 1993 at 93 years old in Washington, D.C..
Cantinflas
Mexican comic film actor, producer, and screenwriter (1911-1993).
Born August 12th, 1911 in Mexico City.
Died April 20th, 1993 at 81 years old in Mexico City (lung cancer). [ref]
Doris Duke
American heiress, philanthropist and billionaire (1912-1993).
Born November 22nd, 1912 in New York City.
Died October 28th, 1993 at 80 years old in Beverly Hills (edema).
Stewart Granger
British actor (1913-1993).
Born May 6th, 1913 in Kensington.
Died August 16th, 1993 at 80 years old in Santa Monica (prostate cancer, bone cancer).
Helen Hayes
American actress (1900–1993).
Born October 10th, 1900 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 17th, 1993 at 92 years old in Nyack (heart failure).
William Golding
British novelist, poet, playwright and nobel prize for literature laureate (1911–1993).
Born September 19th, 1911 in Newquay.
Died June 19th, 1993 at 81 years old in Perranarworthal (heart failure).
John Connally
United states secretary of the treasury from 1971 to 1972, governor of texas 1963 to 1969.
Born February 27th, 1917 in Floresville.
Died June 15th, 1993 at 76 years old in Houston (pulmonary fibrosis).
Deke Slayton
American astronaut (1924–1993).
Born March 1st, 1924 in Sparta.
Died June 13th, 1993 at 69 years old in League City (brain cancer).
Roy Raymond
American businessman, founder of victoria's secret (1947-1993).
Born April 15th, 1947 in Connecticut.
Died August 26th, 1993 at 46 years old in Marin County.
Anthony Burgess
English writer and composer (1917–1993).
Born February 25th, 1917 in Harpurhey.
Died November 22nd, 1993 at 76 years old in London (lung cancer).
Reggie Lewis
American basketball player (1965–1993).
Born November 21st, 1965 in Baltimore.
Died July 27th, 1993 at 27 years old in Waltham (cardiac arrest).
Baudouin I of Belgium
Fifth king of the belgians.
Born September 7th, 1930 in Laken - Laeken.
Died July 31st, 1993 at 62 years old in Motril (myocardial infarction).
Mia Zapata
American singer.
Born August 25th, 1965 in Louisville.
Died July 7th, 1993 at 27 years old in Seattle.
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