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In the year 1993
596 Notable deaths
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).
Ray Sharkey
American stage, film and television actor.
Born November 14th, 1952 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1993 at 40 years old in Brooklyn (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Doctor, ivorian politician, first president of côte d'ivoire (1905-1993).
Born October 18th, 1905 in N’Gokro.
Died December 7th, 1993 at 88 years old in Yamoussoukro (cancer). [ref]
James Donald
Scottish actor.
Born May 18th, 1917 in Aberdeen. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1993 at 76 years old in Wiltshire (stomach cancer). [ref]
Wallace Stegner
American historian, writer, and environmentalist (1909-1993).
Born February 18th, 1909 in Lake Mills. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1993 at 84 years old in Santa Fe (traffic collision). [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).
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]
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]
E. P. Thompson
British historian, writer, socialist and peace campaigner (1924-1993).
Born February 3rd, 1924 in Oxford. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1993 at 69 years old in Worcester. [ref]
Luciano Leggio
Italian criminal with murder conviction.
Born January 6th, 1925 in Corleone.
Died November 15th, 1993 at 68 years old in Nuoro (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 101 to 110 of 596
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz