In the year 1994
684 Notable deaths
Elga Andersen
German actress and singer (1935–1994).
Born February 2nd, 1935 in Dortmund.
Died December 7th, 1994 at 59 years old in New York City (cancer).
Shorty Rogers
American west coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994).
Born April 14th, 1924 in Berkshire County.
Died November 7th, 1994 at 70 years old in Van Nuys (cancer).
Ginny Simms
American singer and actress.
Born May 25th, 1915 in San Antonio.
Died April 4th, 1994 at 78 years old in Palm Springs.
Clive Caldwell
Australian fighter ace of world war ii.
Born July 28th, 1910 in Lewisham.
Died August 5th, 1994 at 84 years old in Sydney.
Jérôme Lejeune
French pediatrician and geneticist.
Born June 13th, 1926 in Montrouge. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1994 at 67 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Agostino Di Bartolomei
Italian footballer (1955–1994).
Died May 30th, 1994 at 39 years old in Castellabate (gunshot wound).
Yevgeny Leonov
Russian actor (1926-1994).
Born September 2nd, 1926 in Moscow.
Died January 29th, 1994 at 67 years old in Moscow (pulmonary embolism).
Luigi Chinetti
Racecar driver.
Born July 17th, 1901 in Jerago con Orago.
Died August 17th, 1994 at 93 years old in Greenwich.
Raich Carter
English footballer and manager (1913-1994).
Born December 21st, 1913 in Sunderland.
Died October 9th, 1994 at 80 years old in Willerby.
Martin Kosleck
German actor (1904-1994).
Born March 24th, 1904 in Kołczygłowy.
Died January 16th, 1994 at 89 years old in Santa Monica.
Pietro Belluschi
American architect.
Born August 18th, 1899 in Ancona.
Died February 14th, 1994 at 94 years old in Portland.
Robert Shea
American novelist and journalist (1933–1994).
Born February 14th, 1933 in New York City.
Died March 10th, 1994 at 61 years old in New York City.
Leonard Feather
British musician (1914–1994).
Born September 13th, 1914 in London.
Died September 22nd, 1994 at 80 years old in Encino.
Alain Cuny
French actor (1908-1994).
Born July 12th, 1908 in Saint-Malo.
Died May 16th, 1994 at 85 years old in Paris.
Lawrence Wetherby
American politician (1908–1994).
Born January 2nd, 1908 in Middletown.
Died March 27th, 1994 at 86 years old in Frankfort.
Roy J. Plunkett
American chemist.
Born June 26th, 1910 in New Carlisle.
Died May 12th, 1994 at 83 years old in Corpus Christi (cancer).
Alain Daniélou
French historian, musicologist and indologist (1907–1994).
Born October 4th, 1907 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died January 27th, 1994 at 86 years old in Lonay.
Federica Montseny
Spanish politician, anarchist, intellectual and writer (1905–1994).
Born February 12th, 1905 in Madrid.
Died January 14th, 1994 at 88 years old in Toulouse.
John Wain
English writer (1925–1994).
Born March 14th, 1925 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died May 24th, 1994 at 69 years old in Oxford.
Motoo Kimura
Japanese scientist (1924–1994).
Born November 13th, 1924 in Okazaki. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1994 at 70 years old in Japan (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Manfred Wörner
German politician (1934-1994).
Born September 24th, 1934 in Stuttgart.
Died August 13th, 1994 at 59 years old in Brussels-Capital Region (colorectal cancer).
Nobuko Otowa
Japanese actress.
Born October 1st, 1924 in Yonago.
Died December 22nd, 1994 at 70 years old in Tokyo (liver cancer).
John Anthony Volpe
American politician (1908-1994).
Born December 8th, 1908 in Wakefield.
Died November 11th, 1994 at 85 years old in Nahant.
Luis Ocaña
Spanish racing cyclist.
Born June 9th, 1945 in Priego. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1994 at 48 years old in Mont-de-Marsan (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Aurora Mardiganian
American actress (1901-1994).
Born January 12th, 1901 in Çemişgezek.
Died February 6th, 1994 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci