In the year 1992
543 Notable deaths
Peter Allen
Australian songwriter (1944-1992).
Born February 10th, 1944 in Tenterfield. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1992 at 48 years old in San Diego (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Denholm Elliott
Actor (1922-1992).
Born May 31st, 1922 in Lexham Gardens. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1992 at 70 years old in Ibiza (tuberculosis). [ref]
Cleavon Little
American actor (1939–1992).
Born June 1st, 1939 in Chickasha. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1992 at 53 years old in Sherman Oaks (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Lawrence Welk
American musician, bandleader, and impresario.
Born March 11th, 1903 in North Dakota.
Died May 17th, 1992 at 89 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia).
Dana Andrews
American actor (1909–1992).
Born January 1st, 1909 in Collins. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1992 at 83 years old in Los Alamitos (pneumonia, heart failure).
Alex Haley
American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist.
Born August 11th, 1921 in Ithaca.
Died February 10th, 1992 at 70 years old in Seattle (myocardial infarction).
Jeff Porcaro
American drummer (1954-1992).
Born April 1st, 1954 in Hartford. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1992 at 38 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Albert Pierrepoint
English executioner.
Born March 30th, 1905 in Clayton.
Died July 10th, 1992 at 87 years old in Southport (cancer).
Eddie Kendricks
American singer and songwriter, member of the temptations (1939-1992).
Born December 17th, 1939 in Union Springs. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1992 at 52 years old in Birmingham (lung cancer).
Sterling Holloway
American actor (1905–1992).
Born January 4th, 1905 in Cedartown.
Died November 22nd, 1992 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest).
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø