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In the year 1995
765 Notable deaths
George Stibitz
American bell labs researcher; one of the fathers of the modern first digital computer (1904–1995).
Born April 20th, 1904 in York.
Died January 31st, 1995 at 90 years old in Hanover.
T. Keith Glennan
Nasa administrator (1905–1995).
Born September 8th, 1905 in Enderlin.
Died April 11th, 1995 at 89 years old in Mitchellville.
Anatoly Tarasov
Russian ice hockey player and coach (1918–1995).
Born December 10th, 1918 in Moscow.
Died June 23rd, 1995 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Bill Rowling
Prime minister of new zealand, politician, teacher (1927-1995).
Born November 15th, 1927 in Motueka.
Died October 31st, 1995 at 67 years old in Nelson (cancer).
Doris Grau
American script supervisor (1924–1995).
Born October 12th, 1924 in Brooklyn.
Died December 30th, 1995 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (lung disease).
Stuart Milner-Barry
British codebreaker, civil servant, and chess player (1906–1995).
Born September 20th, 1906 in London. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1995 at 88 years old in London. [ref]
Rien Poortvliet
Dutch painter, best known for his drawings of animals and "gnomes" (1932-1995).
Born August 7th, 1932 in Schiedam.
Died September 15th, 1995 at 63 years old in Soest (bone cancer).
George Woodcock
Canadian writer of political biography and history, an anarchist thinker, an essayist and literary critic (1912-1995).
Born May 8th, 1912 in Winnipeg. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1995 at 82 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Patsy Ruth Miller
American actress (1904-1995).
Born January 17th, 1904 in St. Louis.
Died July 16th, 1995 at 91 years old in Palm Desert (myocardial infarction).
Qiu Miaojin
Novelist (1969–1995).
Born May 29th, 1969 in Changhua County.
Died June 25th, 1995 at 26 years old in Paris (exsanguination).
Theodor Wisch
Ss general (1907-1995).
Born December 13th, 1907 in Wesselburenerkoog.
Died January 11th, 1995 at 87 years old in Norderstedt.
Helen Singer Kaplan
Austrian-american psychiatrist and sex therapist.
Born February 6th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died August 17th, 1995 at 66 years old in New York City (cancer).
Arthur Lubin
American film director (1898-1995).
Born July 25th, 1898 in Los Angeles.
Died May 12th, 1995 at 96 years old in Glendale.
Dmitri Volkogonov
Russian military officer (colonel-general) and historian (1928-1995).
Born March 22nd, 1928 in Chita.
Died December 6th, 1995 at 67 years old in Moscow, Krasnogorsk (brain cancer).
John Peters Humphrey
Canadian legal scholar (1905-1995).
Born April 30th, 1905 in New Brunswick.
Died March 14th, 1995 at 89 years old in Montreal.
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
Academic, politician, author, lawyer (1908-1995).
Born December 13th, 1908 in São Paulo.
Died October 3rd, 1995 at 86 years old in São Paulo.
Matti Pellonpää
Finnish actor (1951–1995).
Born March 28th, 1951 in Helsinki.
Died July 13th, 1995 at 44 years old in Vaasa (myocardial infarction).
Corneliu Coposu
Romanian politician (1914–1995).
Born May 20th, 1914 in Bobota.
Died November 11th, 1995 at 81 years old in Bucharest (lung cancer).
Kurt Becher
Ss officer (1909–1995).
Born September 12th, 1909 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1995 at 85 years old in Bremen.
Dmitri Shepilov
Soviet newspaper editor (1905-1995).
Born November 5th, 1905 in Ashgabat.
Died August 18th, 1995 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Jean-Patrick Manchette
French writer (1942-1995).
Born December 19th, 1942 in Marseille.
Died June 3rd, 1995 at 52 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (pancreatic cancer).
Albert Hackett
American screenwriter (1900-1995).
Born February 16th, 1900 in New York City.
Died March 16th, 1995 at 95 years old in New York City.
Kukrit Pramoj
Thai politician (1911-1995).
Born April 20th, 1911 in In Buri.
Died October 9th, 1995 at 84 years old in Bangkok (diabetes).
Howard Koch
American screenwriter (1901-1995).
Born December 12th, 1901 in New York City.
Died August 17th, 1995 at 93 years old in Kingston.
Setsuko, Princess Chichibu
Japanese princess; wife of yasuhito, prince chichibu (1909–1995).
Born September 9th, 1909 in Walton-on-Thames.
Died August 25th, 1995 at 85 years old in Tokyo (heart failure).
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