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In the year 1994
744 Notable deaths
Heather Sears
British actress (1935-1994).
Born September 28th, 1935 in Kensington.
Died January 3rd, 1994 at 58 years old in Hinchley Wood (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Samia Gamal
Egyptian belly dancer and actress (1924–1994).
Died December 1st, 1994 at 70 years old in Cairo.
George Ball
American diplomat (1909-1994).
Born December 21st, 1909 in Des Moines.
Died May 26th, 1994 at 84 years old in New York City.
Rama Raghoba Rane
Param vir chakra receipt (1918–1994).
Born June 26th, 1918 in Dharwad district. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1994 at 76 years old in Pune. [ref]
Frederick Copleston
English jesuit priest and philosopher (1907–1994).
Born April 9th, 1907 in Taunton.
Died February 3rd, 1994 at 86 years old in London.
Lina Basquette
American actress (1907–1994).
Born April 19th, 1907 in San Mateo.
Died September 30th, 1994 at 87 years old in Wheeling (lymphoma).
Frances Gifford
American actress (1920-1994).
Born December 7th, 1920 in Long Beach.
Died January 22nd, 1994 at 73 years old in Pasadena (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte
Nazi paratroop commander (1907-1994).
Born March 30th, 1907 in Munich.
Died July 7th, 1994 at 87 years old in Aham.
Cheb Hasni
Algerian singer (1968–1994).
Born February 1st, 1968 in Oran.
Died September 29th, 1994 at 26 years old in Oran (gunshot wound).
Samuel Selvon
Trinidad and tobago writer (1923–1994).
Born May 20th, 1923 in San Fernando.
Died April 16th, 1994 at 70 years old in Trinidad (respiratory failure).
Jack Hannah
American animator (1913-1994).
Born January 5th, 1913 in Nogales.
Died June 11th, 1994 at 81 years old in Los Angeles, Burbank (cancer).
Paul Delvaux
Belgian painter (1897-1994).
Born September 23rd, 1897 in Huy, Antheit. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1994 at 96 years old in Veurne. [ref]
K. T. Stevens
American film and television actress (1919-1994).
Born July 20th, 1919 in Hollywood.
Died June 13th, 1994 at 74 years old in Brentwood (lung cancer).
Julius Boros
Professional golfer (1920–1994).
Born March 3rd, 1920 in Bridgeport.
Died May 28th, 1994 at 74 years old in Fort Lauderdale (myocardial infarction).
John Boswell
American historian.
Born March 20th, 1947 in Boston.
Died December 24th, 1994 at 47 years old in New Haven (death from AIDS-related complications).
Alexander Shelepin
Soviet politician, kgb chairman (1918-1994).
Born August 18th, 1918 in Voronezh.
Died October 24th, 1994 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Sam Francis
American painter (1923-1994).
Born June 25th, 1923 in San Mateo.
Died November 4th, 1994 at 71 years old in Santa Monica (prostate cancer).
Frank Belknap Long
American novelist, short story writer, poet (1901–1994).
Born April 27th, 1901 in New York City.
Died January 3rd, 1994 at 92 years old in Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers.
Karl Edward Wagner
American writer (1945–1994).
Born December 12th, 1945 in Knoxville. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1994 at 48 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Ales Adamovich
Soviet belarusian writer (1927–1994).
Born September 3rd, 1927 in Kaniuchi.
Died January 26th, 1994 at 66 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Thomas Kuchel
Former united states senator from california.
Born August 15th, 1910 in Anaheim.
Died November 21st, 1994 at 84 years old in Beverly Hills.
Shlomo Goren
Israeli military officer and rabbi (1917–1994).
Born February 3rd, 1918 in Zambrów.
Died October 7th, 1994 at 76 years old in Jerusalem.
Esther Ralston
American actress (1902–1994).
Born September 17th, 1902 in Bar Harbor.
Died January 14th, 1994 at 91 years old in Ventura (myocardial infarction).
Ahmad Ali
Pakistani novelist and poet (1910–1994).
Died January 19th, 1994 at 85 years old in Karachi.
Helen Stephens
Athletics competitor (1918–1994).
Born February 3rd, 1918 in Fulton.
Died January 17th, 1994 at 75 years old in St. Louis.
Deaths 226 to 250 of 744
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo