In the year 1993
659 Notable deaths
Billy Eckstine
American musician.
Born July 8th, 1914 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1993 at 78 years old in Pittsburgh (stroke). [ref]
Ranasinghe Premadasa
President of sri lanka from 1989 to 1993.
Born June 23rd, 1924 in Colombo.
Died May 1st, 1993 at 68 years old in Colombo.
Ishirō Honda
Japanese filmmaker (1911–1993).
Born May 7th, 1911 in Yamagata.
Died February 28th, 1993 at 81 years old in Tokyo (respiratory failure).
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
First president of ivory coast, from 1960 to 1993 (1905-1993).
Born October 18th, 1905 in Yamoussoukro, N’Gokro. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1993 at 88 years old in Yamoussoukro (prostate cancer). [ref]
Ray Sharkey
American stage, film and television actor (1952–1993).
Born November 14th, 1952 in Brooklyn.
Died June 11th, 1993 at 40 years old in Brooklyn (death from AIDS-related complications).
Sammy Cahn
American lyricist, songwriter, musician (1913-1993).
Born June 18th, 1913 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1993 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Wong Ka Kui
Hong kong singer-songwriter.
Born June 10th, 1962 in British Hong Kong.
Died June 30th, 1993 at 31 years old in Tokyo (cerebral hemorrhage).
James Donald
Scottish actor.
Born May 18th, 1917 in Aberdeen. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1993 at 76 years old in Wiltshire (stomach cancer). [ref]
George McFarland
American child actor (1928–1993).
Born October 2nd, 1928 in Dallas.
Died June 30th, 1993 at 64 years old in Grapevine (myocardial infarction).
Wallace Stegner
American historian, writer, and environmentalist (1909-1993).
Born February 18th, 1909 in Lake Mills.
Died April 13th, 1993 at 84 years old in Santa Fe (traffic collision).
Deaths 101 to 110 of 659
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan