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In the year 1993
596 Notable deaths
Vishnudevananda Saraswati
Author, peace activist, founder of a multinational network of yoga centers.
Born December 31st, 1927 in Kerala. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1993 at 65 years old in Mangalore. [ref]
Charles Moore
American architect (1925-1993).
Born October 31st, 1925 in Benton Harbor. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1993 at 68 years old in Austin. [ref]
Chishū Ryū
Japanese actor (1904–1993).
Born May 13th, 1904 in Tamana. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1993 at 88 years old in Yokohama. [ref]
Leonid Gaidai
Soviet film director (1923-1993).
Born January 30th, 1923 in Svobodny. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1993 at 70 years old in Moscow (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Tony Barton
English footballer and manager (1937-1993).
Born April 8th, 1937 in Sutton.
Died August 20th, 1993 at 56 years old in Hampshire (myocardial infarction).
Kenny Drew
American jazz pianist.
Born August 28th, 1928 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1993 at 64 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Innes Ireland
British racecar driver.
Born June 12th, 1930 in Mytholmroyd.
Died October 22nd, 1993 at 63 years old in Reading (cancer).
Lester del Rey
American science fiction author (1915–1993).
Born June 2nd, 1915 in Saratoga Township. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1993 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Alfred Mosher Butts
American designer and architect; creator of scrabble.
Born April 13th, 1899 in Poughkeepsie.
Died April 4th, 1993 at 93 years old in Rhinebeck.
Hannah Wilke
American artist (1940-1993).
Born March 1st, 1940 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1993 at 52 years old in Houston (lymphoma). [ref]
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy