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In the year 1993
596 Notable deaths
Masahiko Kimura
Japanese judoka and professional wrestler.
Born September 10th, 1917 in Kumamoto.
Died April 18th, 1993 at 75 years old in Japan (lung cancer).
Ian Stuart Donaldson
English neo-nazi musician (1957–1993).
Born August 11th, 1957 in Poulton-le-Fylde.
Died September 24th, 1993 at 36 years old in Derbyshire (traffic collision).
Larry Walters
Lawnchair balloon pilot.
Born April 19th, 1949 in Los Angeles.
Died October 6th, 1993 at 44 years old in Angeles National Forest (ballistic trauma).
Albert Collins
American blues musician, recording artist, songwriter.
Born October 1st, 1932 in Leona. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1993 at 61 years old in Las Vegas (lung cancer). [ref]
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.
Kodandera Madappa Cariappa
First indian commander-in-chief of the indian army (1899-1993).
Born January 28th, 1899 in Madikeri.
Died May 15th, 1993 at 94 years old in Bengaluru (arthritis, Cardiovascular disease).
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).
Turgut Özal
Turkish politician (1927-1993).
Born October 13th, 1927 in Malatya.
Died April 17th, 1993 at 65 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).
William L. Shirer
American journalist.
Born February 23rd, 1904 in Chicago.
Died December 28th, 1993 at 89 years old in Boston. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 596
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