In the year 1995
765 Notable deaths
Alfred Eisenstaedt
German american photographer (1898–1995).
Born December 6th, 1898 in Tczew.
Died August 24th, 1995 at 96 years old in Oak Bluffs. [ref]
Gunnar Nordahl
Swedish association football player (1921-1995).
Born October 19th, 1921 in Hörnefors.
Died September 15th, 1995 at 73 years old in Alghero.
Ahmad Khomeini
Iranian politician.
Born March 14th, 1946 in Qom.
Died March 17th, 1995 at 49 years old in Tehran.
Nancy Kelly
American actress (1921–1995).
Born March 25th, 1921 in Lowell.
Died January 2nd, 1995 at 73 years old in Bel Air (diabetes).
Vivian Stanshall
English musician, artist and author.
Born March 21st, 1943 in Oxford.
Died March 5th, 1995 at 51 years old in London.
Terry Southern
American writer (1924–1995).
Born May 1st, 1924 in Alvarado.
Died October 29th, 1995 at 71 years old in Manhattan.
John Vincent Atanasoff
American computer pioneer (1903-1995).
Born October 4th, 1903 in Hamilton.
Died June 15th, 1995 at 91 years old in Frederick (stroke).
Mehdi Bazargan
Iranian politician and islamic thinker (1907–1995).
Born September 1st, 1907 in Tehran.
Died January 20th, 1995 at 87 years old in Zurich (myocardial infarction).
Eden Ahbez
American songwriter and recording artist (1908–1995).
Born April 15th, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died March 4th, 1995 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
William Sylvester
American film actor (1922-1995).
Born January 31st, 1922 in California.
Died January 25th, 1995 at 72 years old in Butte County.
Franciszek Gajowniczek
Polish army officer (1901–1995).
Born November 15th, 1901 in Strachomin.
Died March 13th, 1995 at 93 years old in Brzeg.
Vivian Blaine
American actress (1921–1995).
Born November 21st, 1921 in Newark.
Died December 9th, 1995 at 74 years old in New York City (heart failure).
David Marshall
Singaporean politician (1908-1995).
Born March 12th, 1908 in Singapore.
Died December 12th, 1995 at 87 years old in Singapore (lung cancer).
Ilse Hess
German author (1900-1995).
Born June 22nd, 1900 in Hanover.
Died September 7th, 1995 at 95 years old in Lilienthal.
Eileen Chang
Chinese-born american essayist, novelist, and screenwriter.
Born September 20th, 1920 in Shanghai, Shanghai International Settlement.
Died September 8th, 1995 at 74 years old in Westwood.
Eric Porter
British actor (1928-1995).
Born April 8th, 1928 in Shepherd's Bush.
Died May 15th, 1995 at 67 years old in London (colorectal cancer).
Joseph Needham
British biochemist, historian and sinologist (1900–1995).
Born December 9th, 1900 in London.
Died March 24th, 1995 at 94 years old in Cambridge (Parkinson's disease).
U Nu
Burmese nationalist and political figure (1907-1995).
Born May 25th, 1907 in Wakema.
Died February 14th, 1995 at 87 years old in Yangon.
Robert Bolt
English playwright (1924–1995).
Born August 15th, 1924 in Sale.
Died February 20th, 1995 at 70 years old in Petersfield (stroke). [ref]
Antony Hamilton
English-australian actor, model, and dancer (1952-1995).
Born May 4th, 1952 in Liverpool.
Died March 29th, 1995 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Miklós Rózsa
Hungarian-american composer (1907–1995).
Born April 18th, 1907 in Budapest.
Died July 27th, 1995 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Srinagarindra, Princess Mother
Mother of king bhumibol (1900-1995).
Born October 21st, 1900 in Nonthaburi.
Died July 18th, 1995 at 94 years old in Siriraj Hospital (kidney disease).
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen
Danish businessperson (1920-1995).
Born July 8th, 1920 in Billund.
Died July 13th, 1995 at 75 years old in Billund.
Alexander Knox
Canadian actor and author of adventure novels (1907-1995).
Born January 16th, 1907 in Ontario, Strathroy-Caradoc.
Died April 25th, 1995 at 88 years old in Berwick-upon-Tweed (bone cancer).
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein