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In the year 1994
744 Notable deaths
Lucien Prival
American actor (1901-1994).
Born July 14th, 1901 in New York City.
Died June 3rd, 1994 at 92 years old in Daly City.
Antal Apró
(1913–1994) politician, trade unionist, painter and varnisher, anti-fascist.
Born February 8th, 1913 in Szeged.
Died December 9th, 1994 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Gretchen Fraser
American alpine skier (1919-1994).
Born February 11th, 1919 in Tacoma.
Died February 17th, 1994 at 75 years old in Sun Valley.
Gottlob Frick
German opera singer (1906–1994).
Born July 28th, 1906 in Ölbronn-Dürrn.
Died August 18th, 1994 at 88 years old in Mühlacker.
Rolf Jacobsen
Norwegian poet, writer (1907-1994).
Born March 8th, 1907 in Christiania.
Died February 20th, 1994 at 86 years old in Hamar Municipality.
Lucebert
Dutch painter (1924-1994).
Born September 15th, 1924 in Amsterdam.
Died May 10th, 1994 at 69 years old in Alkmaar.
Edmond Keosayan
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1936–1994).
Born October 9th, 1936 in Gyumri.
Died April 21st, 1994 at 57 years old in Moscow (laryngeal cancer).
Pavle Savić
Serbian physicist (1909–1994).
Born January 10th, 1909 in Thessaloniki.
Died May 30th, 1994 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
Maximilian von Edelsheim
German general (1897–1994).
Born July 6th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died April 26th, 1994 at 96 years old in Constance.
Ștefan Dobay
Romanian footballer (1909–1994).
Born September 26th, 1909 in Dumbrăvița.
Died April 7th, 1994 at 84 years old in Târgu Mureș.
Gennady Voronov
Russian politician (1910-1994).
Born August 31st, 1910 in Rameshki.
Died April 1st, 1994 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Jean Dasté
French actor (1904-1994).
Born August 18th, 1904 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 15th, 1994 at 90 years old in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez.
Anthony Peter Khoraish
Maronite patriarch of antioch (1907-1994).
Born September 20th, 1907 in Ain Ebel.
Died August 19th, 1994 at 86 years old in Beirut. [ref]
Wesley Barry
Actor, director, producer (1907-1994).
Born August 10th, 1907 in Los Angeles.
Died April 11th, 1994 at 86 years old in Fresno.
Jack Miller
Politician (1916-1994).
Born June 6th, 1916 in Chicago.
Died August 29th, 1994 at 78 years old in Temple Terrace.
Pere Calders
Spanish writer and cartoonist (1912-1994).
Born September 29th, 1912 in Barcelona.
Died July 21st, 1994 at 81 years old in Barcelona.
Günter Mittag
German politician (1926-1994).
Born October 8th, 1926 in Szczecin.
Died March 18th, 1994 at 67 years old in Berlin.
Rosa Chacel
Spanish writer (1898-1994).
Born June 3rd, 1898 in Valladolid.
Died July 27th, 1994 at 96 years old in Madrid.
Mehmed Orhan Osmanoğlu
Ottoman noble (1909–1994).
Born November 10th, 1909 in Thessaloniki.
Died March 12th, 1994 at 84 years old in Nice. [ref]
William Wilson Morgan
American astronomer (1906–1994).
Born January 3rd, 1906 in Bethesda.
Died June 21st, 1994 at 88 years old
Conrad Heidkamp
German footballer (1905–1994).
Born September 27th, 1905 in Düsseldorf.
Died March 6th, 1994 at 88 years old in Munich.
Franco Fortini
Italian writer, poet and literary critic (1917-1994).
Born September 10th, 1917 in Florence.
Died November 28th, 1994 at 77 years old in Milan (colorectal cancer).
Étienne Hirsch
French civil engineer and administrator (1901-1994).
Born January 24th, 1901 in Paris.
Died May 17th, 1994 at 93 years old in Paris.
Joseph Cordeiro
Indian catholic priest; first pakistani cardinal (1918–1994).
Born January 19th, 1918 in Mumbai.
Died February 11th, 1994 at 76 years old in Karachi.
Olga Rubtsova
Russian chess player.
Born August 20th, 1909 in Moscow.
Died December 13th, 1994 at 85 years old in Moscow.
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