In the year 1992

543 Notable deaths

Samuel Reshevsky

American chess player.

Born November 26th, 1911 in Ozorków.

Died April 4th, 1992 at 80 years old in New York City.

Roy Acuff

American country music singer and fiddler (1903-1992).

Born September 15th, 1903 in Maynardville. [ref]

Died November 23rd, 1992 at 89 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Angela Carter

English novelist.

Born May 7th, 1940 in Eastbourne. [ref]

Died February 16th, 1992 at 51 years old in London (lung cancer). [ref]

Frankie Howerd

British actor, comedian (1917-1992).

Born March 6th, 1917 in York.

Died April 19th, 1992 at 75 years old in London (heart failure).

Joe Shuster

Comic book artist, co-creator of superman (1914–1992).

Born July 10th, 1914 in Toronto. [ref]

Died July 30th, 1992 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]

Judith Anderson

Australian stage and screen actress (1897-1992).

Born February 10th, 1897 in Adelaide.

Died January 3rd, 1992 at 94 years old in Santa Barbara (pneumonia). [ref]

Jack Kelly

Actor, politician (1927-1992).

Born September 16th, 1927 in New York City.

Died November 7th, 1992 at 65 years old in Huntington Beach (stroke).

Barbara McClintock

American scientist and cytogeneticist.

Born June 16th, 1902 in Hartford. [ref]

Died September 2nd, 1992 at 90 years old in Huntington. [ref]

Bolaji Badejo

Nigerian actor (1953–1992).

Born August 23rd, 1953 in Lagos.

Died December 22nd, 1992 at 39 years old in Lagos (sickle-cell disease).

Robert Morley

English actor (1908-1992).

Born May 26th, 1908 in Semley. [ref]

Died June 3rd, 1992 at 84 years old in Reading (stroke). [ref]

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