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In the year 1993
596 Notable deaths
Ishirō Honda
Japanese filmmaker (1911–1993).
Born May 7th, 1911 in Yamagata.
Died February 28th, 1993 at 81 years old in Tokyo (respiratory failure).
Ann Todd
British actress (1909-1993).
Born January 24th, 1909 in Hartford. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1993 at 84 years old in London (stroke).
Kōbō Abe
Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor.
Born March 7th, 1924 in Kita-ku. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1993 at 68 years old in Tokyo (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Danny Chan
Hong kong singer-songwriter and actor (1958-93).
Born September 7th, 1958 in British Hong Kong.
Died October 25th, 1993 at 35 years old in British Hong Kong.
John Hersey
American journalist, novelist, professor (1914-1993).
Born June 17th, 1914 in Tianjin. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1993 at 78 years old in Key West (cancer). [ref]
James Bridges
American film director and screenwriter (1936-1993).
Born February 3rd, 1936 in Paris. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1993 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Hans Baur
German military aviator.
Born June 19th, 1897 in Ampfing.
Died February 17th, 1993 at 95 years old in Herrsching am Ammersee.
Michael Clarke
American drummer (1946–1993).
Born June 3rd, 1946 in Spokane.
Died December 19th, 1993 at 47 years old in Treasure Island.
John Frost
British airborne officer (1912-1993).
Born December 31st, 1912 in Pune.
Died May 21st, 1993 at 80 years old in West Sussex.
Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo
Murdered catholic cardinal.
Born November 11th, 1926 in Guanajuato.
Died May 24th, 1993 at 66 years old in Guadalajara.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 596
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