In the year 1995
702 Notable deaths
N. G. Ranga
Indian freedom fighter, parliamentarian, and kisan (farmer) leader.
Born November 7th, 1900 in Nidubrolu.
Died June 9th, 1995 at 94 years old in Nidubrolu.
Davie Cooper
Scottish footballer (1956-1995).
Born February 25th, 1956 in Hamilton.
Died March 23rd, 1995 at 39 years old in Cumbernauld.
Howard W. Hunter
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.
Born November 14th, 1907 in Boise.
Died March 3rd, 1995 at 87 years old in Salt Lake City (prostate cancer).
David Farrar
British actor.
Born August 21st, 1908 in London Borough of Newham. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1995 at 87 years old in Durban. [ref]
Jack Finney
American novelist and short story writer (1911–1995).
Born October 2nd, 1911 in Milwaukee.
Died November 14th, 1995 at 84 years old in Greenbrae (pneumonia, pulmonary emphysema).
Douglas Corrigan
American aviator (1907–1995).
Born January 22nd, 1907 in Galveston.
Died December 9th, 1995 at 88 years old in Santa Ana.
Marion Tinsley
American checkers player (1927–1995).
Born February 3rd, 1927 in Ironton.
Died April 3rd, 1995 at 68 years old in Houston (pancreatic cancer).
Nike Ardilla
Indonesian singer, actress, and model (1975-1995).
Born December 27th, 1975 in Bandung.
Died March 19th, 1995 at 19 years old in Bandung (car collision).
Mia Martini
Italian singer (1947–1995).
Born September 20th, 1947 in Bagnara Calabra.
Died May 12th, 1995 at 47 years old in Cardano al Campo (heart failure).
Don Heck
American comics artist (1929–1995).
Born January 2nd, 1929 in Queens.
Died February 23rd, 1995 at 66 years old in Toronto (lung cancer).
George Abbott
American writer and director (1887-1995).
Born June 25th, 1887 in Chautauqua County. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1995 at 107 years old in Miami Beach (stroke). [ref]
Pierre Schaeffer
French composer and musicologist.
Born August 14th, 1910 in Nancy. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1995 at 85 years old in Aix-en-Provence (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Linda Gary
American voice actor (1944-1995).
Born November 4th, 1944 in Los Angeles.
Died October 5th, 1995 at 50 years old in North Hollywood (heart failure, brain cancer).
Paul A. Rothchild
American music producer (1935–1995).
Born April 18th, 1935 in Brooklyn.
Died March 30th, 1995 at 59 years old in Hollywood (lung cancer).
Harold Larwood
Cricketer (1904-1995).
Born November 14th, 1904 in Kirkby-in-Ashfield.
Died July 22nd, 1995 at 90 years old in Randwick.
Harishankar Parsai
Indian writer.
Born August 22nd, 1922 in Narmadapuram district.
Died August 10th, 1995 at 72 years old in Jabalpur.
George Rodger
British photojournalist (1908-1995).
Born March 19th, 1908 in Hale.
Died July 25th, 1995 at 87 years old in Smarden. [ref]
Fabio Casartelli
Italian cyclist (1970-1995).
Born August 16th, 1970 in Como.
Died July 18th, 1995 at 24 years old in Tarbes (bicycle accident).
Souphanouvong
Laotian politician.
Born July 13th, 1909 in Luang Prabang.
Died January 9th, 1995 at 85 years old in Vientiane.
Fischer Black
American economist (1938–1995).
Born January 11th, 1938 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 30th, 1995 at 57 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer).
Oveta Culp Hobby
Us army officer and government official (1905-1995).
Born January 19th, 1905 in Killeen.
Died August 16th, 1995 at 90 years old in Houston (stroke).
Johnny Moss
American poker player.
Born May 14th, 1907 in Marshall.
Died December 16th, 1995 at 88 years old in Odessa.
Edith Pargeter
British writer.
Born September 28th, 1913 in Horsehay. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1995 at 82 years old in Madeley. [ref]
Krešimir Ćosić
Yugoslav basketball player (1948–1995).
Born November 26th, 1948 in Zagreb.
Died May 25th, 1995 at 46 years old in Baltimore (lymphoma).
Ernest Gellner
Czech anthropologist, philosopher and sociologist.
Born December 9th, 1925 in Montrouge.
Died November 5th, 1995 at 69 years old in Prague.
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks