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In the year 1994
675 Notable deaths
Howard Temin
American geneticist.
Born December 10th, 1934 in Philadelphia.
Died February 9th, 1994 at 59 years old in Madison (lung cancer).
Irwin Kostal
American musical arranger of films (1911–1994).
Born October 1st, 1911 in Chicago.
Died November 23rd, 1994 at 83 years old in Studio City.
Nadia Gray
Romanian actress (1923–1994).
Born November 23rd, 1923 in Bucharest.
Died June 13th, 1994 at 70 years old in New York City (stroke).
Chaim Bar-Lev
Israeli military officer and politician (1924-1994).
Born November 16th, 1924 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1994 at 69 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer).
György Cziffra
Hungarian-french virtuoso pianist and composer (1921-1994).
Born November 5th, 1921 in Budapest.
Died January 15th, 1994 at 72 years old in Longpont-sur-Orge.
Edward Kienholz
American artist (1927-1994).
Born October 23rd, 1927 in Fairfield.
Died June 10th, 1994 at 66 years old in Hope.
Duncan Hamilton
British racecar driver (1920-1994).
Born April 30th, 1920 in Cork.
Died May 13th, 1994 at 74 years old in Dorset.
Jean-Louis Barrault
French actor and theatre director (1910–1994).
Born September 8th, 1910 in Le Vésinet. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1994 at 83 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Chung Il-kwon
South korean general, politician (1917–1994).
Born November 21st, 1917 in Ussuriysk.
Died January 17th, 1994 at 76 years old in Honolulu (lymphoma).
Elga Andersen
German actress and singer (1935–1994).
Born February 2nd, 1935 in Dortmund.
Died December 7th, 1994 at 59 years old in New York City (cancer).
Deaths 241 to 250 of 675
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon