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In the year 1994
684 Notable deaths
Jeffrey Dahmer
American serial killer, cannibal and necrophile (1960-1994).
Born May 21st, 1960 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1994 at 34 years old in Portage (blunt trauma, head injury). [ref]
Richard Nixon
President of the united states from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994).
Born January 9th, 1913 in Yorba Linda.
Died April 22nd, 1994 at 81 years old in Manhattan (stroke).
John Wayne Gacy
American serial killer (1942–1994).
Born March 17th, 1942 in Edgewater.
Died May 10th, 1994 at 52 years old in Stateville Correctional Center (lethal injection).
Kurt Cobain
American rock musician (1967–1994).
Born February 20th, 1967 in Aberdeen.
Died April 5th, 1994 at 27 years old in Seattle (gunshot wound).
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
First lady of the united states (1961—1963).
Born July 28th, 1929 in Southampton.
Died May 19th, 1994 at 64 years old in New York City (non-Hodgkin lymphoma).
John Candy
Canadian actor (1950–1994).
Born October 31st, 1950 in Toronto.
Died March 4th, 1994 at 43 years old in Durango (myocardial infarction).
Ayrton Senna
Brazilian racing driver (1960-1994).
Born March 21st, 1960 in maternity hospital of São Paulo.
Died May 1st, 1994 at 34 years old in Imola Circuit, Ospedale Maggiore di Bologna (traumatic brain injury). [ref]
Nicole Brown Simpson
Former wife of american football player o. j. simpson.
Born May 19th, 1959 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died June 12th, 1994 at 35 years old in Brentwood (stabbing).
Burt Lancaster
American actor (1913–1994).
Born November 2nd, 1913 in New York City.
Died October 20th, 1994 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Charles Bukowski
German-american writer (1920–1994).
Born August 16th, 1920 in Andernach. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1994 at 73 years old in San Pedro (leukemia). [ref]
Telly Savalas
American film and television actor and singer (1922–1994).
Born January 22nd, 1922 in Garden City.
Died January 22nd, 1994 at 72 years old in Universal City (prostate cancer, bladder cancer).
Jack Kirby
American comic book artist, writer and editor.
Born August 28th, 1917 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1994 at 76 years old in Thousand Oaks (heart failure). [ref]
Ron Goldman
American waiter and murder victim.
Born July 2nd, 1968 in Buffalo Grove.
Died June 12th, 1994 at 25 years old in Brentwood (stabbing).
Andréi Chikatilo
Soviet serial killer (1936–1994).
Born October 16th, 1936 in Yabluchne. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1994 at 57 years old in Novocherkassk (gunshot wound, execution by shooting). [ref]
George Peppard
American actor (1928–1994).
Born October 1st, 1928 in Detroit.
Died May 8th, 1994 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, lung cancer).
Peter Cushing
English actor (1913-1994).
Born May 26th, 1913 in Kenley. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1994 at 81 years old in Canterbury (prostate cancer). [ref]
Harry Nilsson
American singer-songwriter (1941–1994).
Born June 15th, 1941 in Brooklyn.
Died January 15th, 1994 at 52 years old in Agoura Hills (heart failure).
Bill Hicks
American comedian (1961–1994).
Born December 16th, 1961 in Valdosta.
Died February 26th, 1994 at 32 years old in Little Rock (pancreatic cancer).
Russell Bufalino
American mobster (1903-1994).
Born October 29th, 1903 in Montedoro. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1994 at 90 years old in Kingston (myocardial infarction).
Dinah Shore
American singer and actress (1916-1994).
Born February 29th, 1916 in Winchester.
Died February 24th, 1994 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills (ovarian cancer).
Jessica Tandy
British-american actress (1909-1994).
Born June 7th, 1909 in London. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1994 at 85 years old in Fairfield County (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Andrés Escobar
Colombian footballer (1967–1994).
Born March 13th, 1967 in Rasht and Khomam.
Died July 2nd, 1994 at 27 years old in Medellín.
Cesar Romero
American actor (1907–1994).
Born February 15th, 1907 in New York City.
Died January 1st, 1994 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (acute myocardial infarction).
Kevin Carter
South african photojournalist.
Born September 13th, 1960 in Johannesburg. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1994 at 33 years old in Johannesburg.
Karl Popper
Austrian-british philosopher of science.
Born July 28th, 1902 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1994 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
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