In the year 1994
744 Notable deaths
Nyanaponika Thera
German buddhist monk (1901–1994).
Born July 21st, 1901 in Hanau.
Died October 19th, 1994 at 93 years old in Kandy.
Anatoly Petrovich Alexandrov
Soviet physicist (1903-1994).
Born February 13th, 1903 in Tarashcha. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1994 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Juan Carlos Onetti
Uruguayan novelist (1909-1994).
Born July 1st, 1909 in Montevideo.
Died May 30th, 1994 at 84 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).
Max Morlock
German footballer (1925–1994).
Born May 11th, 1925 in Nuremberg.
Died September 10th, 1994 at 69 years old in Nuremberg (cancer).
Maria Carta
Italian musician (1934-1994).
Born June 24th, 1934 in Siligo.
Died September 22nd, 1994 at 60 years old in Rome (cancer).
Abdullah as-Sallal
President of north yemen from 1962 to 1967.
Born January 9th, 1917 in Sanaa.
Died March 5th, 1994 at 77 years old in Sanaa.
Anita Garvin
American actress (1907–1994).
Born February 11th, 1907 in New York City.
Died July 7th, 1994 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Enrique Líster
Spanish general (1907-1994).
Born April 21st, 1907 in Ameneiro.
Died December 8th, 1994 at 87 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Margaret Millar
American-canadian mystery and suspense writer.
Born February 5th, 1915 in Kitchener.
Died March 26th, 1994 at 79 years old in Santa Barbara.
Giovanni Spadolini
45th prime minister of italy (1925-1994).
Born June 21st, 1925 in Florence.
Died August 4th, 1994 at 69 years old in Rome (cancer).
Maung Maung
President of union of myanmar (1925-1994).
Born January 11th, 1925 in Mandalay.
Died September 18th, 1994 at 69 years old in Yangon.
Gozo Shioda
Japanese aikido master (1915-1994).
Born September 9th, 1915 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1994 at 78 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Niels Kaj Jerne
Danish immunologist.
Born December 23rd, 1911 in London.
Died October 7th, 1994 at 82 years old in Castillon-du-Gard.
Ellsworth Vines
Us tennis player (1911–1994).
Born September 28th, 1911 in Los Angeles.
Died March 17th, 1994 at 82 years old in La Quinta.
Joseph Iléo
Congolese prime minister (1921-1994).
Born September 15th, 1921 in Kinshasa.
Died September 19th, 1994 at 73 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Dolly Haas
German-born actress and singer (1910-1994).
Born April 29th, 1910 in Hamburg.
Died September 16th, 1994 at 84 years old in New York City (ovarian cancer).
Eddie Boyd
American blues pianist.
Born November 25th, 1914 in Clarksdale, Stovall.
Died July 13th, 1994 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Italian actor (1941–1994).
Born December 6th, 1941 in Cercola.
Died January 7th, 1994 at 52 years old in Milan (cancer).
Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt
New zealand viceroy, physician, athlete (1900-1994).
Born August 10th, 1900 in Whanganui.
Died January 1st, 1994 at 93 years old in London.
Mary Lasker
American health activist, art collector and founder of lasker awards (1900-1994).
Born November 30th, 1900 in Watertown. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1994 at 93 years old in Greenwich. [ref]
Yao Yilin
Chinese politician (1917-1994).
Born September 6th, 1917 in British Hong Kong.
Died December 11th, 1994 at 77 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Leopold Kohr
Austrian academic (1909-1994).
Born October 5th, 1909 in Oberndorf bei Salzburg.
Died February 26th, 1994 at 84 years old in Gloucester.
Eliška Junková
Czech racing driver (1900–1994).
Born November 16th, 1900 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1994 at 93 years old in Prague. [ref]
Ezra Stone
Actor, television and film director (1917-1994).
Born December 2nd, 1917 in New Bedford.
Died March 3rd, 1994 at 76 years old in Perth Amboy (traffic collision).
Gego
Venezuelan sculptor (1912-1994).
Born August 1st, 1912 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1994 at 82 years old in Caracas (disease). [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson