In the year 1995
702 Notable deaths
James Herriot
Veterinary surgeon and writer (1916-1995).
Born October 3rd, 1916 in Sunderland.
Died February 23rd, 1995 at 78 years old in Thirsk (prostate cancer).
Rory Gallagher
Irish guitarist (1948–1995).
Born March 2nd, 1948 in Ballyshannon.
Died June 14th, 1995 at 47 years old in London (infectious disease).
Burl Ives
American singer, actor, and author (1909–1995).
Born June 14th, 1909 in Hunt City. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1995 at 85 years old in Anacortes (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
Jonas Salk
Jewish-american inventor of polio vaccine (1914–1995).
Born October 28th, 1914 in New York City.
Died June 23rd, 1995 at 80 years old in La Jolla (heart failure).
Gerald Durrell
British naturalist and writer (1925–1995).
Born January 7th, 1925 in Jamshedpur.
Died January 30th, 1995 at 70 years old in Jersey.
Jeremy Brett
English actor (1933–1995).
Born November 3rd, 1933 in Berkswell.
Died September 12th, 1995 at 61 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Bobby Riggs
American tennis player (1918–1995).
Born February 25th, 1918 in Los Angeles.
Died October 25th, 1995 at 77 years old in Leucadia (prostate cancer).
Doug McClure
American actor (1935-1995).
Born May 11th, 1935 in Glendale. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1995 at 59 years old in Sherman Oaks (lung cancer). [ref]
Shannon Hoon
American singer-songwriter.
Born September 26th, 1967 in Lafayette.
Died October 21st, 1995 at 28 years old in New Orleans (drug overdose).
Kenny Everett
British radio dj and entertainer (1944–1995).
Born December 25th, 1944 in Seaforth.
Died April 4th, 1995 at 50 years old in London (death from AIDS-related complications).
Edward Bernays
American propaganda and marketing pioneer (1891-1995).
Born November 22nd, 1891 in Vienna.
Died March 9th, 1995 at 103 years old in Cambridge.
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Indian-american astrophysicist.
Born October 19th, 1910 in Lahore.
Died August 21st, 1995 at 84 years old in Chicago (cardiac arrest).
Wolfman Jack
American dj and music tv host (1938–1995).
Born January 21st, 1938 in Brooklyn.
Died July 1st, 1995 at 57 years old in Belvidere (myocardial infarction).
Ida Lupino
British actress and filmmaker (1918–1995).
Born February 4th, 1918 in London.
Died August 3rd, 1995 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Alexander Godunov
Russian-american ballet dancer and film actor (1949-1995).
Born November 28th, 1949 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
Died May 18th, 1995 at 45 years old in West Hollywood (hepatitis).
Paolo Gucci
Italian businessman and fashion designer.
Born March 29th, 1931 in Florence.
Died October 10th, 1995 at 64 years old in London. [ref]
Peter Cook
British actor, satirist, writer and comedian (1937-1995).
Born November 17th, 1937 in Torquay.
Died January 9th, 1995 at 57 years old in Hampstead (gastrointestinal bleeding).
Mary Wickes
American actress.
Born June 13th, 1910 in St. Louis.
Died October 22nd, 1995 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications).
Patricia Highsmith
American novelist and short story writer (1921–1995).
Born January 19th, 1921 in Fort Worth.
Died February 4th, 1995 at 74 years old in Locarno (lung cancer, aplastic anemia).
Robert Stephens
English actor.
Born July 14th, 1931 in Bristol. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1995 at 64 years old in London (surgical complications). [ref]
Lewis Nixon III
United states army officer (1918–1995).
Born September 30th, 1918 in New York City.
Died January 11th, 1995 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes).
Melvin Franklin
American singer.
Born October 12th, 1942 in Montgomery.
Died February 23rd, 1995 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (rheumatoid arthritis, convulsion).
Gilles Deleuze
French philosopher (1925–1995).
Born January 18th, 1925 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 4th, 1995 at 70 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Phil Harris
American actor, comedian, musician, songwriter, orchestra leader.
Born June 24th, 1904 in Linton. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1995 at 91 years old in Rancho Mirage (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Madge Sinclair
Jamaican actress (1938–1995).
Born April 28th, 1938 in Kingston.
Died December 20th, 1995 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel