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In the year 1994

744 Notable deaths

Lilly Scholz

Figure skater (1903–1994).

Born April 18th, 1903 in Vienna.

Died December 14th, 1994 at 91 years old in Vienna.

Alfred Jolson

American prelate of the roman catholic church.

Born June 18th, 1928 in Bridgeport.

Died March 21st, 1994 at 65 years old in UPMC Mercy.

Kelpo Gröndahl

Finnish greco-roman wrestler (1920–1994).

Born March 28th, 1920 in Pori.

Died August 2nd, 1994 at 74 years old in Pori.

Sándor Schwartz

Romanian footballer (1909–1994).

Born January 18th, 1909 in Târgu Mureș.

Died January 1st, 1994 at 84 years old

Choi Yung-keun

South korean footballer (1923-1994).

Born February 8th, 1923 in Korea under Japanese rule.

Died July 20th, 1994 at 71 years old in Seoul.

Vilmos Varjú

Athletics competitor (1937–1994).

Born June 10th, 1937 in Békés.

Died February 17th, 1994 at 56 years old in Budapest.

Edward Rell Madigan

American politician (1936–1994).

Born January 13th, 1936 in Lincoln.

Died December 7th, 1994 at 58 years old in Springfield (lung cancer).

Rubi Dalma

Italian actress (1906-1994).

Born April 24th, 1906 in Milan.

Died August 7th, 1994 at 88 years old in Castel Gandolfo.

Atanas Komchev

Olympic wrestler (1959-1994).

Born October 23rd, 1959 in Devetintsi.

Died November 12th, 1994 at 35 years old in Sofia (traffic collision).

Ranulfo Cortés

Mexican footballer (1934–1994).

Born July 9th, 1934 in El Salto Municipality.

Died April 3rd, 1994 at 59 years old [ref]

Harold Tower

American rower (1911–1994).

Born July 17th, 1911 in Lodi.

Died August 12th, 1994 at 83 years old in San Diego.

Olin Chaddock Wilson

American astronomer (1909-1994).

Born January 13th, 1909 in San Francisco.

Died July 13th, 1994 at 85 years old in West Lafayette.

Ken Noritake

Japanese association football player (1922–1994).

Born July 18th, 1922 in Japan.

Died March 6th, 1994 at 71 years old in Japan. [ref]

Ilya Frez

Russian film director (1909–1994).

Born September 2nd, 1909 in Roslavl.

Died June 22nd, 1994 at 84 years old in Moscow.

Yury Tsitsinov

Russian ice hockey player (1937–1994).

Born August 24th, 1937 in Moscow.

Died August 18th, 1994 at 56 years old in Moscow.

Antonio Negrini

Italian cyclist (1903–1994).

Born January 28th, 1903 in Molare.

Died September 25th, 1994 at 91 years old in Molare.

Lassi Parkkinen

Finnish speed skater (1917-1994).

Born May 8th, 1917 in Varkaus.

Died October 3rd, 1994 at 77 years old in Espoo.

Serge Blusson

French cyclist.

Born May 7th, 1928 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.

Died March 14th, 1994 at 65 years old in Creil.

Erik Anker

Norwegian sailor and businessperson (1903–1994).

Born October 15th, 1903 in Halden.

Died August 15th, 1994 at 90 years old in Halden.

Eila Pennanen

Finnish writer and translator.

Born February 8th, 1916 in Tampere.

Died January 23rd, 1994 at 77 years old in Tampere.

Graziano Battistini

Italian road bicycle racer (1936–1994).

Born May 12th, 1936 in Fosdinovo.

Died January 22nd, 1994 at 57 years old in Arcola.

Franz Pelikan

Austrian footballer (1925-1994).

Born November 6th, 1925 in Vienna.

Died March 21st, 1994 at 68 years old in Vienna.

Yakov Punkin

Olympic wrestler (1921–1994).

Born December 8th, 1921 in Zaporizhzhia. [ref]

Died October 12th, 1994 at 72 years old in Zaporizhzhia. [ref]

Vera Chaplina

Soviet writer (1908-1994).

Born May 7th, 1908 in Moscow.

Died December 19th, 1994 at 86 years old in Moscow.

Michela Fanini

Italian racing cyclist (1973-1994).

Born March 23rd, 1973 in Lucca.

Died October 16th, 1994 at 21 years old in Capannori (traffic collision).

Deaths 651 to 675 of 744

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