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In the year 1993
633 Notable deaths
William L. Shirer
American journalist.
Born February 23rd, 1904 in Chicago.
Died December 28th, 1993 at 89 years old in Boston. [ref]
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 (1952–1993).
Born November 14th, 1952 in Brooklyn.
Died June 11th, 1993 at 40 years old in Brooklyn (death from AIDS-related complications).
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]
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]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 633
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