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In the year 1993
658 Notable deaths
William L. Shirer
American journalist (1904–1993).
Born February 23rd, 1904 in Chicago.
Died December 28th, 1993 at 89 years old in Boston.
Alan Kulwicki
American racecar driver (1954–1993).
Born December 14th, 1954 in Greenfield.
Died April 1st, 1993 at 38 years old in Blountville.
A. K. Ramanujan
Indian linguist (1929-1993).
Born March 16th, 1929 in Mysore. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1993 at 64 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Chinmayananda Saraswati
Indian hindu spiritual teacher (1916-1993).
Died August 3rd, 1993 at 77 years old in San Diego.
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).
Masahiko Kimura
Japanese judoka and professional wrestler (1917–1993).
Born September 10th, 1917 in Kumamoto.
Died April 18th, 1993 at 75 years old in Japan (lung cancer).
Ray Gillen
American singer (1959–1993).
Born May 12th, 1959 in New York City.
Died December 1st, 1993 at 34 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
Turgut Özal
President of turkey from 1989 to 1993.
Born October 13th, 1927 in Malatya.
Died April 17th, 1993 at 65 years old in Hacettepe Adult Hospital (myocardial infarction).
Lisa De Leeuw
American pornographic actress.
Born July 3rd, 1958 in Moline.
Died November 11th, 1993 at 35 years old in Illinois (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Albert Collins
American blues musician, recording artist, songwriter (1932–1993).
Born October 1st, 1932 in Leona.
Died November 24th, 1993 at 61 years old in Las Vegas (lung cancer).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 658
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler