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In the year 1993
596 Notable deaths
Carlos Montoya
Spanish musician.
Born December 13th, 1903 in Madrid. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1993 at 89 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Grès
French grand couturier.
Born November 30th, 1903 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1993 at 89 years old in La Valette-du-Var. [ref]
Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya
Indian marxist philosopher.
Born November 19th, 1918 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1993 at 74 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Avram Davidson
Novelist (1923-1993).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Yonkers. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1993 at 70 years old in Bremerton. [ref]
Denis Parsons Burkitt
British surgeon (1911-1993).
Born February 28th, 1911 in Enniskillen.
Died March 23rd, 1993 at 82 years old in Gloucester.
Boris Christoff
Bulgarian bass singer.
Born May 18th, 1918 in Plovdiv. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1993 at 75 years old in Rome. [ref]
Harrison Salisbury
American journalist (1908-1993).
Born November 14th, 1908 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1993 at 84 years old in Providence. [ref]
Gu Cheng
Chinese poet.
Born September 24th, 1956 in Beijing.
Died October 8th, 1993 at 37 years old in Auckland (hanging).
Maurice Abravanel
Ottoman-american jewish conductor.
Born January 6th, 1903 in Thessaloniki. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1993 at 90 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Toshihiko Izutsu
Japanese author of many books on islam and other religions.
Died January 7th, 1993 at 78 years old
Deaths 261 to 270 of 596
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore