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In the year 1994
684 Notable deaths
Melina Mercouri
Greek actress, singer and politician. minister of culture of greece (1920-1994).
Born October 18th, 1920 in Athens.
Died March 6th, 1994 at 73 years old in Upper East Side (cancer).
Jersey Joe Walcott
American boxer (1914-1994).
Born January 31st, 1914 in New Jersey, Merchantville. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1994 at 80 years old in Camden. [ref]
Leigh Bowery
Australian artist (1961-1994).
Born March 26th, 1961 in Melbourne, Sunshine.
Died December 31st, 1994 at 33 years old in London (death from AIDS-related complications).
Bill Travers
British activist (1922-1994).
Born January 3rd, 1922 in Newcastle upon Tyne. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1994 at 72 years old in Dorking. [ref]
Orval Faubus
36th governor of arkansas (1910-1994).
Born January 7th, 1910 in Madison County.
Died December 14th, 1994 at 84 years old in Conway (prostate cancer).
Volodymyr Ivashko
Ukrainian politician (1932-1994).
Born October 28th, 1932 in Poltava.
Died November 13th, 1994 at 62 years old in Moscow (disease).
Dorothy Hodgkin
British chemist.
Born May 12th, 1910 in Cairo. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1994 at 84 years old in Ilmington (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Mas Oyama
Korean karate master.
Born July 27th, 1923 in Gunsan, Gimje.
Died April 26th, 1994 at 70 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
L. V. Prasad
Indian actor, director, producer.
Born January 17th, 1908 in Somavarappadu, Eluru.
Died June 22nd, 1994 at 86 years old
Mildred Natwick
American actress (1905-1994).
Born June 19th, 1905 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1994 at 89 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Pierre Boulle
French novelist (1912–1994).
Born February 20th, 1912 in Avignon.
Died January 30th, 1994 at 81 years old in Paris.
Hedwig Potthast
Private secretary and mistress of heinrich himmler.
Born February 5th, 1912 in Cologne.
Died September 22nd, 1994 at 82 years old in Baden-Baden.
Joe Pass
American jazz guitarist.
Born January 13th, 1929 in New Brunswick.
Died May 23rd, 1994 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer).
Paul Feyerabend
Austrian-born philosopher of science.
Born January 13th, 1924 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1994 at 70 years old in Genolier (brain cancer). [ref]
John Curry
British figure skater (1949–1994).
Born September 9th, 1949 in Birmingham.
Died April 15th, 1994 at 44 years old in Binton (myocardial infarction).
Gary Kildall
American computer scientist and entrepreneur.
Born May 19th, 1942 in Seattle.
Died July 11th, 1994 at 52 years old in Monterey (injury).
Joey Stefano
American pornographic actor (1968–1994).
Born January 1st, 1968 in Chester.
Died November 26th, 1994 at 26 years old in Hollywood (drug overdose).
Donald Judd
American minimalist artist (1928-1994).
Born June 3rd, 1928 in Excelsior Springs. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1994 at 65 years old in New York City (lymphoma). [ref]
Mai Zetterling
Swedish actress (1925–1994).
Born May 24th, 1925 in Västerås. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1994 at 68 years old in London (cancer).
Ezra Taft Benson
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (1899-1994).
Born August 4th, 1899 in Idaho.
Died May 30th, 1994 at 94 years old in Salt Lake City (heart failure).
Anita Morris
American actress, singer and dancer (1943-1994).
Born March 14th, 1943 in Durham.
Died March 2nd, 1994 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer).
Ken Oosterbroek
South african photographer (1963–1994).
Born February 14th, 1963 in Johannesburg.
Died April 18th, 1994 at 31 years old in Thokoza (gunshot wound).
Giulietta Masina
Italian actress (1921–1994).
Born February 22nd, 1921 in San Giorgio di Piano. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1994 at 73 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Macdonald Carey
American actor (1913–1994).
Born March 15th, 1913 in Sioux City.
Died March 21st, 1994 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer).
Russell Kirk
American political theorist, moralist, historian, social critic, literary critic, and writer (1918–1994).
Born October 19th, 1918 in Plymouth.
Died May 19th, 1994 at 75 years old in Mecosta. [ref]
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