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In the year 1993
684 Notable deaths
Chris Hani
Anti-apartheid activist (1942-1993).
Born June 28th, 1942 in Transkei, Eastern Cape. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1993 at 50 years old in Boksburg (deliberate murder). [ref]
Elizabeth Holloway Marston
Psychologist (1893–1993).
Born February 20th, 1893 in Isle of Man.
Died March 27th, 1993 at 100 years old in New York City.
Don DeFore
Actor (1913-1993).
Born August 25th, 1913 in Cedar Rapids. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1993 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ylenia Carrisi
Italian actress and showgirl.
Born November 29th, 1970 in Rome.
Died December 31st, 1993 at 23 years old in New Orleans.
Edwin Walker
American army officer and conservative activist (1909-1993).
Born November 10th, 1909 in Center Point.
Died October 31st, 1993 at 83 years old in Dallas (lung cancer).
Steve James
American actor (1952-1993).
Born February 19th, 1952 in New York City.
Died December 18th, 1993 at 41 years old in Burbank (cancer).
Michael Gordon
American stage actor and stage and film director (1909-1993).
Born September 6th, 1909 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1993 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
K. M. Cariappa
Second field marshal of the indian army (1899-1993).
Born January 28th, 1899 in Madikeri.
Died May 15th, 1993 at 94 years old in Bengaluru (cardiovascular disease).
Moses Gunn
American actor (1929–1993).
Born October 2nd, 1929 in St. Louis.
Died December 17th, 1993 at 64 years old in Guilford (asthma).
Charles Scorsese
American actor (1913-1993).
Born May 8th, 1913 in New York City.
Died August 23rd, 1993 at 80 years old in New York City.
Janet Margolin
American actress (1943-1993).
Born July 25th, 1943 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1993 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Anne Shirley
American actress (1918–1993).
Born April 17th, 1918 in New York City.
Died July 4th, 1993 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Ruby Keeler
American actress, dancer, and singer (1910-1993).
Born August 25th, 1909 in Dartmouth.
Died February 28th, 1993 at 83 years old in Rancho Mirage (cancer).
Bob Crosby
American dixieland bandleader and vocalist (1913-1993).
Born August 23rd, 1913 in Washington. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1993 at 79 years old in La Jolla (cancer).
Larry Walters
Lawnchair balloon pilot (1949–1993).
Born April 19th, 1949 in Los Angeles.
Died October 6th, 1993 at 44 years old in Angeles National Forest (shot to the heart). [ref]
William L. Shirer
American journalist (1904–1993).
Born February 23rd, 1904 in Chicago.
Died December 28th, 1993 at 89 years old in Boston.
Alan Kulwicki
American racecar driver (1954–1993).
Born December 14th, 1954 in Greenfield.
Died April 1st, 1993 at 38 years old in Blountville.
A. K. Ramanujan
Indian linguist (1929-1993).
Born March 16th, 1929 in Mysore.
Died July 13th, 1993 at 64 years old in Chicago.
Chinmayananda Saraswati
Indian hindu spiritual teacher (1916-1993).
Died August 3rd, 1993 at 77 years old in San Diego.
Ian Stuart Donaldson
English neo-nazi musician (1957–1993).
Born August 11th, 1957 in Poulton-le-Fylde.
Died September 24th, 1993 at 36 years old in Derbyshire (traffic collision).
Masahiko Kimura
Japanese judoka and professional wrestler (1917–1993).
Born September 10th, 1917 in Kumamoto.
Died April 18th, 1993 at 75 years old in Japan (lung cancer).
Ray Gillen
American singer (1959–1993).
Born May 12th, 1959 in New York City.
Died December 1st, 1993 at 34 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
Turgut Özal
President of turkey from 1989 to 1993.
Born October 13th, 1927 in Malatya.
Died April 17th, 1993 at 65 years old in Hacettepe Adult Hospital (myocardial infarction).
Lisa De Leeuw
American pornographic actress.
Born July 3rd, 1958 in Moline.
Died November 11th, 1993 at 35 years old in Illinois (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Albert Collins
American blues musician, recording artist, songwriter (1932–1993).
Born October 1st, 1932 in Leona.
Died November 24th, 1993 at 61 years old in Las Vegas (lung cancer).
Deaths 76 to 100 of 684
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson