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In the year 1993
738 Notable deaths
Joyce Carey
British actress (1898-1993).
Born March 30th, 1898 in London.
Died February 28th, 1993 at 94 years old in London.
Lucia Popp
Slovak operatic soprano.
Born November 12th, 1939 in Záhorská Ves. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1993 at 54 years old in Munich (brain cancer).
Rahmon Nabiyev
Tajikistani politician (1930-1993).
Born October 5th, 1930 in Ghafurov District.
Died April 11th, 1993 at 62 years old in Khujand (infarction).
Billy Conn
American boxer (1917–1993).
Born October 8th, 1917 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 29th, 1993 at 75 years old in Pittsburgh.
Scott Cunningham
U.s. writer about wicca and the occult (1956-1993).
Born June 27th, 1956 in Royal Oak.
Died March 28th, 1993 at 36 years old in San Diego (death from AIDS-related complications).
Wolfgang Lotz
Israeli spy (1921-1993).
Born January 6th, 1921 in Mannheim.
Died May 13th, 1993 at 72 years old in Munich.
Jean Negulesco
Romanian-american film director and screenwriter (1900-1993).
Born March 13th, 1900 in Craiova. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1993 at 93 years old in Marbella.
Lester del Rey
American science fiction author (1915–1993).
Born June 2nd, 1915 in Saratoga Township.
Died May 10th, 1993 at 77 years old in New York City.
René Bousquet
French police chief (1909–1993).
Born May 11th, 1909 in Montauban.
Died June 9th, 1993 at 84 years old in Paris (deliberate murder).
Innes Ireland
British racecar driver.
Born June 12th, 1930 in Mytholmroyd.
Died October 22nd, 1993 at 63 years old in Reading (cancer).
Henry Iba
American basketball player and coach (1904–1993).
Born August 6th, 1904 in Easton.
Died January 15th, 1993 at 88 years old in Stillwater.
Reuben Fine
American chess player and psychologist (1914–1993).
Born October 11th, 1914 in New York City.
Died March 26th, 1993 at 78 years old in New York City.
Chishū Ryū
Japanese actor (1904–1993).
Born May 13th, 1904 in Tamana.
Died March 16th, 1993 at 88 years old in Yokohama.
Alexander Mackendrick
American-born scottish film director and screenwriter (1912-1993).
Born September 8th, 1912 in Boston.
Died December 22nd, 1993 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Leonid Gaidai
Soviet film director (1923-1993).
Born January 30th, 1923 in Svobodny.
Died November 19th, 1993 at 70 years old in Moscow (pulmonary embolism).
Claude Renoir
French cinematographer (1913–1993).
Born December 4th, 1913 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 5th, 1993 at 79 years old in Troyes. [ref]
Karl Gordon Henize
American astronomer (1926-1993).
Born October 17th, 1926 in Cincinnati.
Died October 5th, 1993 at 66 years old in Everest Base Camp (South, Nepal) (myocardial infarction, high altitude pulmonary edema).
Maurice Yaméogo
Burkina faso president (1921-1993).
Born December 31st, 1921 in Koudougou. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1993 at 71 years old in airplane, Ouagadougou. [ref]
John Tuzo Wilson
Canadian geologist (1908–1993).
Born October 24th, 1908 in Ottawa.
Died April 15th, 1993 at 84 years old in Toronto.
Bruno Pontecorvo
Italian nuclear physicist (1913–1993).
Born August 22nd, 1913 in Pisa.
Died September 24th, 1993 at 80 years old in Dubna (Parkinson's disease).
Jim Pollard
American basketball player and coach (1922–1993).
Born July 9th, 1922 in Oakland.
Died January 22nd, 1993 at 70 years old in Stockton.
Luther Halsey Gulick
American academic (1892–1993).
Born January 17th, 1892 in Osaka.
Died January 10th, 1993 at 100 years old in Walden.
Gordon Douglas
American film director (1907-1993).
Born December 15th, 1907 in New York City.
Died September 29th, 1993 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Kenny Drew
American-danish jazz pianist (1928–1993).
Born August 28th, 1928 in New York City.
Died August 4th, 1993 at 64 years old in Copenhagen.
Mack David
American lyricist and songwriter (1912-1993).
Born July 5th, 1912 in New York City.
Died December 30th, 1993 at 81 years old in Rancho Mirage.
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