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In the year 1993
659 Notable deaths
Jim Holton
Scottish footballer (1951-1993).
Born April 11th, 1951 in Lesmahagow.
Died October 4th, 1993 at 42 years old in Warwick.
Edward Bernard Raczyński
Polish aristocrat, diplomat, writer and politician (1891-1993).
Born December 19th, 1891 in Zakopane.
Died July 30th, 1993 at 101 years old in London.
Maurice Abravanel
Ottoman-american jewish conductor.
Born January 6th, 1903 in Thessaloniki.
Died September 22nd, 1993 at 90 years old in Salt Lake City.
Gu Cheng
Chinese poet (1956–1993).
Born September 24th, 1956 in Beijing.
Died October 8th, 1993 at 37 years old in Auckland (hanging).
Margaret Landon
American writer, missionary.
Born September 7th, 1903 in Somers. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1993 at 90 years old in Alexandria. [ref]
Adetokunbo Ademola
Nigerian jurist (1906–1993).
Born February 1st, 1906 in Abeokuta.
Died January 29th, 1993 at 86 years old in Lagos.
René Pleven
French politician (1901-1993).
Born April 15th, 1901 in Rennes. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1993 at 91 years old in Paris (heart failure).
Dumitru Stăniloae
Orthodox christian theologian (1903-1993).
Born November 29th, 1903 in Vlădeni.
Died October 4th, 1993 at 89 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Wallace F. Bennett
American businessman and politician (1898–1993).
Born November 13th, 1898 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1993 at 95 years old in Salt Lake City.
Robert Kempner
German-american lawyer (1899–1993).
Born October 17th, 1899 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died August 15th, 1993 at 93 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe