In the year 1994
684 Notable deaths
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.
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.
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
Historian.
Born August 17th, 1921 in Tübingen. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1994 at 73 years old in England (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Harold Acton
British writer and scholar.
Born July 5th, 1904 in Florence. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1994 at 89 years old in Florence. [ref]
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.
Born May 20th, 1923 in San Fernando. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1994 at 70 years old in Trinidad (respiratory failure). [ref]
Samia Gamal
Egyptian belly dancer and actress.
Born August 22nd, 1924 in Beni Suef.
Died December 1st, 1994 at 70 years old in Cairo. [ref]
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.
Gwen Watford
British actress (1927–1994).
Born September 10th, 1927 in London.
Died February 6th, 1994 at 66 years old in London (cancer).
Heather Sears
British actress (1935-1994).
Born September 28th, 1935 in Kensington.
Died January 3rd, 1994 at 58 years old in Hinchley Wood (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Frederick Copleston
English jesuit priest and philosopher (1907–1994).
Born April 9th, 1907 in Taunton.
Died February 3rd, 1994 at 86 years old in London.
Stanisław Maczek
Polish military officer of world war i and world war ii (1892–1994).
Born March 31st, 1892 in Shchyrets.
Died December 11th, 1994 at 102 years old in Edinburgh.
Lina Basquette
American actress (1907–1994).
Born April 19th, 1907 in San Mateo.
Died September 30th, 1994 at 87 years old in Wheeling (lymphoma).
Frances Gifford
American actress (1920-1994).
Born December 7th, 1920 in Long Beach.
Died January 22nd, 1994 at 73 years old in Pasadena (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Cheb Hasni
Algerian singer (1968–1994).
Born February 1st, 1968 in Oran.
Died September 29th, 1994 at 26 years old in Oran (gunshot wound).
Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte
Nazi paratroop commander (1907-1994).
Born March 30th, 1907 in Munich.
Died July 7th, 1994 at 87 years old in Aham.
Stella Kübler
Jewish nazi collaborator.
Born July 10th, 1922 in Berlin.
Died October 26th, 1994 at 72 years old in Berlin, Freiburg im Breisgau (falling).
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare