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In the year 1993
738 Notable deaths
Kakuei Tanaka
Japanese politician (1918–1993).
Died December 16th, 1993 at 75 years old in Keio University Hospital (pneumonia).
Luciano Leggio
Italian criminal with murder conviction (1925–1993).
Born January 6th, 1925 in Corleone.
Died November 15th, 1993 at 68 years old in Nuoro (myocardial infarction).
John Hersey
American journalist, novelist, professor (1914-1993).
Born June 17th, 1914 in Tianjin.
Died March 24th, 1993 at 78 years old in Key West (cancer).
Bill Dickey
American baseball player and coach (1907–1993).
Born June 6th, 1907 in Bastrop.
Died November 12th, 1993 at 86 years old in Little Rock.
Fred Hollows
New zealand–australian ophthalmologist (1929-1993).
Born April 9th, 1929 in Dunedin. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1993 at 63 years old in Sydney (kidney cancer). [ref]
Danny Blanchflower
Northern irish footballer (1926-1993).
Born February 10th, 1926 in Belfast.
Died December 9th, 1993 at 67 years old in London (Alzheimer's disease).
Leon Theremin
Russian inventor, physicist, and musician (1896-1993).
Born August 27th, 1896 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1993 at 97 years old in Moscow.
Hans Baur
German military aviator (1897–1993).
Born June 19th, 1897 in Ampfing.
Died February 17th, 1993 at 95 years old in Herrsching am Ammersee.
Zita Johann
Austrian-american actress (1904-1993).
Born July 14th, 1904 in Bencecu de Sus.
Died September 24th, 1993 at 89 years old in Nyack (pneumonia). [ref]
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
1st president of georgia (1991–92).
Born March 31st, 1939 in Tbilisi.
Died December 31st, 1993 at 54 years old in Dzveli Khibula (gunshot wound).
Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo
Murdered catholic cardinal (1926–1993).
Born November 11th, 1926 in Guanajuato.
Died May 24th, 1993 at 66 years old in Guadalajara.
Rani Gaidinlu
Indian independence activist (1915–1993).
Born January 26th, 1915 in British Raj.
Died February 17th, 1993 at 78 years old in Manipur.
Harvey Kurtzman
American cartoonist (1924–1993).
Born October 3rd, 1924 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1993 at 68 years old in New York City (liver cancer). [ref]
J. Caleb Boogs
American politician (1909–1993).
Born May 15th, 1909 in Cheswold. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1993 at 83 years old in Wilmington. [ref]
Leslie Charteris
Author (1907–1993).
Born May 12th, 1907 in Singapore.
Died April 15th, 1993 at 85 years old in Windsor.
Phillip Terry
American actor (1909–1993).
Born March 7th, 1909 in San Francisco.
Died February 23rd, 1993 at 83 years old in Santa Barbara (stroke).
Fernando Lopez
Vice president of the philippines from 1949 to 1953 and 1965 to 1972.
Born April 13th, 1904 in Iloilo City.
Died May 26th, 1993 at 89 years old in Iloilo City.
Kenneth Burke
American philosopher and literary critic (1897–1993).
Born May 5th, 1897 in Pittsburgh.
Died November 19th, 1993 at 96 years old in Andover Borough (myocardial infarction).
Charles Aidman
American actor (1925-1993).
Born January 21st, 1925 in Frankfort.
Died November 7th, 1993 at 68 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
Emile Ardolino
U.s. american film director, choreographer, and producer (1943-1993).
Born May 9th, 1943 in Maspeth.
Died November 20th, 1993 at 50 years old in Bel Air (death from AIDS-related complications).
Muhammad Junejo
Prime minister of pakistan (1932-1993).
Born August 18th, 1932 in Sindhri.
Died March 16th, 1993 at 60 years old in Baltimore (leukemia).
Horia Sima
Romanian politician (1903–1993).
Born July 3rd, 1906 in Făgăraș.
Died May 25th, 1993 at 86 years old in Madrid.
Richard Diebenkorn
American painter (1922-1993).
Born April 22nd, 1922 in Portland.
Died March 30th, 1993 at 70 years old in Berkeley.
Agnes de Mille
American dancer and choreographer (1905–1993).
Born September 18th, 1905 in New York City, Harlem.
Died October 7th, 1993 at 88 years old in New York City (stroke).
Pasang Lhamu Sherpa
Nepalese mountain climber (1961–1993).
Born December 10th, 1961 in Lukla.
Died April 22nd, 1993 at 31 years old in Mount Everest.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 738
Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare