In the year 1994
744 Notable deaths
Iris Adrian
American actress (1912–1994).
Born May 29th, 1912 in Los Angeles.
Died September 17th, 1994 at 82 years old in Hollywood.
Dixy Lee Ray
American marine biologist, politician and seventeenth governor of washington (1914-1994).
Born September 3rd, 1914 in Tacoma.
Died January 2nd, 1994 at 79 years old in Fox Island (infection).
Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen
Mathematician, statistician and economist (1906-1994).
Born February 4th, 1906 in Constanța.
Died October 30th, 1994 at 88 years old in Nashville (diabetes).
Nicolás Gómez Dávila
Colombian writer and philosopher (1913–1994).
Born May 18th, 1913 in Bogotá.
Died May 17th, 1994 at 80 years old in Bogotá (cardiovascular disease).
Robert Emhardt
American actor (1914-1994).
Born July 24th, 1914 in Indianapolis.
Died December 26th, 1994 at 80 years old in Ojai.
Jan Tinbergen
Dutch economist (1903–1994).
Born April 12th, 1903 in The Hague.
Died June 9th, 1994 at 91 years old in The Hague.
Jean Borotra
French tennis player.
Born August 13th, 1898 in Biarritz.
Died July 17th, 1994 at 95 years old in Arbonne.
Robert Hutton
American actor (1920-1994).
Born June 11th, 1920 in Kingston.
Died August 7th, 1994 at 74 years old in Kingston (pneumonia).
Golo Mann
German-swiss historian (1909-1994).
Born March 27th, 1909 in Munich.
Died April 7th, 1994 at 85 years old in Leverkusen. [ref]
Cleanth Brooks
American literary critic and academic (1906–1994).
Born October 16th, 1906 in Murray.
Died May 10th, 1994 at 87 years old in New Haven.
Betty Furness
American actress, consumer advocate and current affairs commentator (1916-1994).
Born January 3rd, 1916 in New York City.
Died April 2nd, 1994 at 78 years old in New York City.
Janis Carter
American actress, singer & television personality (1913-1994).
Born October 10th, 1913 in Cleveland.
Died July 30th, 1994 at 80 years old in Durham (myocardial infarction).
Whina Cooper
Māori leader (1895–1994).
Born December 9th, 1895 in Hokianga Harbour. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1994 at 98 years old in Panguru (disease). [ref]
Ivan Sidorenko
Soviet sniper.
Born September 12th, 1919.
Died February 19th, 1994 at 74 years old in Kizlyar.
Ulrike Maier
Austrian alpine skier (1967-1994).
Born October 22nd, 1967 in Rauris.
Died January 29th, 1994 at 26 years old in Murnau am Staffelsee.
Virginia Dale
American actress (1917-1994).
Born July 1st, 1917 in North Carolina.
Died October 3rd, 1994 at 77 years old in Burbank.
Manos Hatzidakis
Greek composer, pianist and conductor (1925-1994).
Born October 23rd, 1925 in Xanthi.
Died June 15th, 1994 at 68 years old in Athens (pulmonary edema).
William Higinbotham
American physicist (1910–1994).
Born October 22nd, 1910 in Bridgeport.
Died November 10th, 1994 at 84 years old in Gainesville.
Geoffrey Elton
British historian (1921–1994).
Born August 17th, 1921 in Tübingen.
Died December 4th, 1994 at 73 years old in England (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Harold Acton
British writer and scholar (1904–1994).
Born July 5th, 1904 in Florence.
Died February 27th, 1994 at 89 years old in Florence.
Hugh Scott
American politician (1900–1994).
Born November 11th, 1900 in Fredericksburg.
Died July 21st, 1994 at 93 years old in Falls Church (cardiac arrest).
Heinz Rühmann
German actor (1902–1994).
Born March 7th, 1902 in Essen.
Died October 4th, 1994 at 92 years old in Aufkirchen.
Samuel Selvon
Trinidad and tobago writer (1923–1994).
Born May 20th, 1923 in San Fernando.
Died April 16th, 1994 at 70 years old in Trinidad (respiratory failure).
Samia Gamal
Egyptian belly dancer and actress (1924–1994).
Died December 1st, 1994 at 70 years old in Cairo.
George Ball
American diplomat (1909-1994).
Born December 21st, 1909 in Des Moines.
Died May 26th, 1994 at 84 years old in New York City.
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I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to. Jimi Hendrix