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In the year 1992
543 Notable deaths
Marsha P. Johnson
American gay liberation activist and transgender woman (1945-1992).
Born August 24th, 1945 in Elizabeth.
Died July 6th, 1992 at 46 years old in New York City. [ref]
Benny Hill
English comedian and actor (1924-1992).
Born January 21st, 1924 in Southampton.
Died April 20th, 1992 at 68 years old in Teddington (coronary thrombosis). [ref]
Grace Hopper
American computer scientist and united states navy officer.
Born December 9th, 1906 in New York City.
Died January 1st, 1992 at 85 years old in Arlington County.
Dick York
American radio, stage, film, and television actor (1928-1992).
Born September 4th, 1928 in Fort Wayne. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1992 at 63 years old in East Grand Rapids (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
José Ferrer
Puerto rican actor and theatre and film director (1912-1992).
Born January 8th, 1912 in Santurce. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1992 at 80 years old in Coral Gables (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Friedrich Hayek
Austrian and british economist.
Born May 8th, 1899 in Vienna. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1992 at 92 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Francis Bacon
Irish-born british figurative painter, 1909–1992.
Born October 28th, 1909 in Dublin. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1992 at 82 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ron Woodroof
American aids patient who created what would become known as the dallas buyers club (1950-1992).
Born February 3rd, 1950 in Texas.
Died September 12th, 1992 at 42 years old in Dallas (AIDS related disease).
John Cage
American avant-garde composer (1912–1992).
Born September 5th, 1912 in Good Samaritan Hospital. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1992 at 79 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Amjad Khan
Indian actor (1940-1992).
Born November 12th, 1940 in Mumbai.
Died July 27th, 1992 at 51 years old in Mumbai (heart failure).
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson