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In the year 1992
543 Notable deaths
Kaysone Phomvihane
First general secretary of the lao people's revolutionary party (r. 1955-1992).
Born December 13th, 1920 in Savannakhet.
Died November 21st, 1992 at 71 years old in Vientiane.
Mohamed Boudiaf
President of algeria (1919-1992).
Born June 23rd, 1919 in M'Sila, Ouled Madhi. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1992 at 73 years old in Annaba (hand grenade). [ref]
Joseph Arthur Ankrah
Ghanaian politician (1915-1992).
Born August 18th, 1915 in Accra.
Died November 25th, 1992 at 77 years old in Accra.
Nathan Milstein
American musician.
Born December 24th, 1902 in Odesa.
Died December 21st, 1992 at 89 years old in London. [ref]
Seichō Matsumoto
Japanese writer.
Born December 21st, 1909 in Kitakyūshū.
Died August 8th, 1992 at 82 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Néstor Almendros
Spanish director of photography and director (1930-1992).
Born October 30th, 1930 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1992 at 61 years old in New York City (lymphoma). [ref]
Günther Anders
Austrian philosopher and writer.
Born July 12th, 1902 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1992 at 90 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Lev Gumilyov
Soviet academic (1912-1992).
Born October 1st, 1912 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1992 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Deng Yingchao
Chinese politician (1904-1992).
Born February 4th, 1904 in Nanning.
Died July 11th, 1992 at 88 years old in Beijing.
Ace Bailey
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born July 3rd, 1903 in Bracebridge.
Died April 7th, 1992 at 88 years old in Toronto.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 543
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