In the year 1993
738 Notable deaths
Ida Adamoff
French tennis player.
Born June 26th, 1910 in Moscow.
Died June 5th, 1993 at 82 years old in Paris.
Christopher Frank
French writer and film director.
Born December 5th, 1942 in Beaconsfield. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1993 at 50 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Helmut Gollwitzer
German protestant (lutheran) theologian and author (1908–1993).
Born December 29th, 1908.
Died October 17th, 1993 at 84 years old in Berlin.
Paul Guiragossian
Armenian painter (1926–1993).
Born December 25th, 1926 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1993 at 66 years old in Beirut. [ref]
Elmira Gafarova
Soviet politician (1934-1993).
Died August 1st, 1993 at 59 years old in Baku (myocardial infarction).
Garo Kahkejian
Armenian soldier (1962-1993).
Born March 24th, 1962 in Aleppo.
Died June 26th, 1993 at 31 years old in Çardaqlı.
Charles Adkins
American boxer (1932–1993).
Born April 27th, 1932 in Gary.
Died July 8th, 1993 at 61 years old in Gary.
Đuro Kurepa
Serbian mathematician (1907–1993).
Born August 16th, 1907 in Majske Poljane.
Died November 2nd, 1993 at 86 years old in Belgrade.
Hans Werner Richter
German writer (1908-1993).
Born November 12th, 1908 in Heringsdorf.
Died March 23rd, 1993 at 84 years old in Munich (disease).
Elemér Berkessy
Hungarian association footballer and coach (1905-1993).
Born June 20th, 1905 in Oradea.
Died July 7th, 1993 at 88 years old in Barcelona.
Hans Hilfiker
Swiss artist (1901–1993).
Born September 15th, 1901 in Zurich.
Died March 2nd, 1993 at 91 years old in Locarno, Gordevio.
Wolfgang Helck
German egyptologist (1914-1993).
Born September 16th, 1914 in Dresden.
Died August 27th, 1993 at 78 years old in Hamburg.
Gordon Gray
British catholic cardinal (1910–1993).
Born August 10th, 1910 in Edinburgh.
Died July 19th, 1993 at 82 years old in Edinburgh.
Blas Galindo
Mexican composer from san gabriel, jalisco (1910-1993).
Born February 3rd, 1910 in Jalisco.
Died April 19th, 1993 at 83 years old in Mexico City.
Josef Greindl
German opera singer (1912–1993).
Born December 23rd, 1912 in Munich.
Died April 30th, 1993 at 80 years old in Vienna.
Antonio Bello
Italian roman catholic bishop (1935-1993).
Born March 18th, 1935 in Alessano.
Died April 20th, 1993 at 58 years old in Molfetta (stomach cancer).
Hasan Abdullayev
Azerbaijani nuclear physicist (1918–1993).
Born August 20th, 1918 in Yaycı.
Died September 1st, 1993 at 75 years old in Baku.
Víktor Pankrashkin
Olympic basketball player (1957–1993).
Born December 10th, 1957 in Moscow.
Died July 24th, 1993 at 35 years old in Moscow.
Axel Corti
Austrian film director, screenwriter and radio host (1933–1993).
Born May 7th, 1933 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died December 29th, 1993 at 60 years old in Oberndorf bei Salzburg. [ref]
Henry Heerup
Danish sculptor, painter and composer (1907-1993).
Born November 4th, 1907 in Copenhagen.
Died May 31st, 1993 at 85 years old in Copenhagen.
Pauli Jørgensen
Danish footballer (1905-1993).
Born December 4th, 1905 in Frederiksberg.
Died October 30th, 1993 at 87 years old in Frederiksberg.
Hermína Týrlová
Czech director and animator (1900–1993).
Born December 11th, 1900 in Příbram VI-Březové Hory. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1993 at 92 years old in Zlín. [ref]
Wilhelm Gliese
German astronomer (1915-1993).
Born June 21st, 1915 in Złotoryja.
Died June 12th, 1993 at 77 years old in Heidelberg.
Franco Brusati
Italian film director and screenwriter (1922–1993).
Born August 4th, 1922 in Milan.
Died February 28th, 1993 at 70 years old in Rome.
Mirza Ibrahimov
Azerbaijani writer (1911-1993).
Born October 28th, 1911 in Eyvaq.
Died December 17th, 1993 at 82 years old in Baku.
Deaths 476 to 500 of 738
What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved