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In the year 1995
765 Notable deaths
Madge Sinclair
Jamaican actress (1938–1995).
Born April 28th, 1938 in Kingston.
Died December 20th, 1995 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentine racing driver (1911–1995).
Born June 24th, 1911 in Balcarce.
Died July 17th, 1995 at 84 years old in Buenos Aires.
Louis Malle
French film director, screenwriter, and producer (1932-1995).
Born October 30th, 1932 in Thumeries.
Died November 23rd, 1995 at 63 years old in Beverly Hills (lymphoma).
Howard Cosell
American sportscaster (1918-1995).
Born March 25th, 1918 in Winston-Salem.
Died April 23rd, 1995 at 77 years old in Manhattan (heart failure).
George W. Romney
Governor of michigan from 1963 to 1969.
Born July 8th, 1907 in Colonia Dublán.
Died July 26th, 1995 at 88 years old in Bloomfield Hills (myocardial infarction).
Lita Grey
American actress (1908–1995).
Born April 15th, 1908 in Hollywood.
Died December 29th, 1995 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Teresa Teng
Taiwanese roc singer (1953-1995).
Born January 29th, 1953 in Baojhong Township.
Died May 8th, 1995 at 42 years old in Chiang Mai (asthma).
Gary Crosby
American actor and singer (1933-1995).
Born June 27th, 1933 in Los Angeles.
Died August 24th, 1995 at 62 years old in Burbank (lung cancer).
Big John Studd
American professional wrestler and actor (1948-1995).
Born February 19th, 1948 in Butler.
Died March 20th, 1995 at 47 years old in Burke (lymphoma, liver cancer).
Murray Rothbard
American economist (1926–1995).
Born March 2nd, 1926 in New York City.
Died January 7th, 1995 at 68 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Phyllis Hyman
American rhythm-and-blues singer (1949–1995).
Born July 6th, 1949 in Philadelphia.
Died June 30th, 1995 at 45 years old in New York City (drug overdose).
Fred Perry
English tennis player.
Born May 18th, 1909 in Stockport.
Died February 2nd, 1995 at 85 years old in Melbourne.
Warren E. Burger
Chief justice of the united states from 1969 to 1986 (1907–1995).
Born September 17th, 1907 in Saint Paul.
Died June 25th, 1995 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Frank Perry
American film director (1930–1995).
Born August 21st, 1930 in New York City.
Died August 29th, 1995 at 65 years old in Manhattan (prostate cancer).
John Smith
American actor (1931-1995).
Born March 6th, 1931 in Los Angeles.
Died January 25th, 1995 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, liver cirrhosis).
Siad Barre
Head of state of somalia (1919–1995).
Born October 6th, 1919 in Garbahaareey, Shilavo, Luuq.
Died February 2nd, 1995 at 75 years old in Lagos (myocardial infarction).
Paul Eddington
British actor (1927–1995).
Born June 18th, 1927 in London.
Died November 4th, 1995 at 68 years old in London (lymphoma).
John Cairncross
British intelligence officer and spy for the soviet union (1913-1995).
Born July 25th, 1913 in Lesmahagow.
Died October 8th, 1995 at 82 years old in England.
Charlie Rich
American country singer (1932–1995).
Born December 14th, 1932 in Colt.
Died July 25th, 1995 at 62 years old in Hammond (pulmonary embolism).
Emil Cioran
Romanian-french philosopher and essayist (1911–1995).
Born April 8th, 1911 in Rășinari.
Died June 20th, 1995 at 84 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (senility).
Edda Mussolini
Italian noblewoman and socialite, benito mussolini's daughter (1910-1995).
Born September 1st, 1910 in Forlì.
Died April 9th, 1995 at 84 years old in Rome.
Gale Gordon
American actor (1906–1995).
Born February 2nd, 1906 in New York City.
Died June 30th, 1995 at 89 years old in Escondido (lung cancer).
William Kunstler
American lawyer and civil rights activist (1919-1995).
Born July 7th, 1919 in New York City.
Died September 5th, 1995 at 76 years old in Manhattan.
Gerard John Schaefer
American serial killer (1946–1995).
Born March 25th, 1946 in Wisconsin.
Died December 3rd, 1995 at 49 years old in Raiford (stabbing).
Butterfly McQueen
American actress (1911-1995).
Born January 7th, 1911 in Tampa.
Died December 22nd, 1995 at 84 years old in Augusta.
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