In the year 1993
659 Notable deaths
Albert Sabin
Polish-american physician and epidemiologist who developed oral polio vaccines (1906-1993).
Born August 26th, 1906 in Białystok.
Died March 3rd, 1993 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Ann Todd
British actress (1907–1993).
Born January 24th, 1909 in Hartford.
Died May 6th, 1993 at 84 years old in London (stroke).
E. P. Thompson
British historian & peace activist (1924-1993).
Born February 3rd, 1924 in Oxford.
Died August 28th, 1993 at 69 years old in Worcester.
Jan Gies
Dutch resistance member; dutch righteous among the nations; world war ii humanitarian.
Born August 18th, 1905 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1993 at 87 years old in Amsterdam (diabetes).
Thomas A. Dorsey
American musician, composer, and christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music.
Born July 1st, 1899 in Villa Rica. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1993 at 93 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Leon Ames
American actor (1902-1993).
Born January 20th, 1902 in Portland.
Died October 12th, 1993 at 91 years old in Laguna Beach (stroke).
Michael Clarke
American drummer (1946–1993).
Born June 3rd, 1946 in Spokane.
Died December 19th, 1993 at 47 years old in Treasure Island.
Karen Dalton
American musician (1937-1993).
Born July 19th, 1937 in Bonham. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1993 at 55 years old in Hurley (laryngeal cancer).
James Bridges
American film director and screenwriter (1936-1993).
Born February 3rd, 1936 in Paris. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1993 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Kōbō Abe
Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor.
Died January 22nd, 1993 at 68 years old in Tokyo (cardiac arrest).
Deaths 111 to 120 of 659
Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé