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In the year 1994
620 Notable deaths
Samuel Selvon
Trinidad and tobago writer.
Born May 20th, 1923 in San Fernando. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1994 at 70 years old in Trinidad (respiratory failure). [ref]
Dixy Lee Ray
Seventeenth governor of washington (1914-1994).
Born September 3rd, 1914 in Tacoma.
Died January 2nd, 1994 at 79 years old in Fox Island (infection).
Nicolás Gómez Dávila
Colombian writer and philosopher.
Born May 18th, 1913 in Bogotá.
Died May 17th, 1994 at 80 years old in Bogotá (cardiovascular disease).
Iris Adrian
Actress (1912-1994).
Born May 29th, 1912 in Los Angeles.
Died September 17th, 1994 at 82 years old in Hollywood.
Cleanth Brooks
American literary critic and academic.
Born October 16th, 1906 in Murray. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1994 at 87 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Robert Hutton
American actor (1920-1994).
Born June 11th, 1920 in Kingston. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1994 at 74 years old in Kingston (pneumonia). [ref]
Ulrike Maier
Austrian alpine skier (1967-1994).
Born October 22nd, 1967 in Rauris.
Died January 29th, 1994 at 26 years old in Murnau am Staffelsee.
Roberto Eduardo Viola
Military, dictador and de facto president of argentina.
Born October 13th, 1924 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 30th, 1994 at 69 years old in Buenos Aires.
Heinz Rühmann
German actor (1902-1994).
Born March 7th, 1902 in Essen.
Died October 4th, 1994 at 92 years old in Aufkirchen.
Harold Acton
British writer and scholar.
Born July 5th, 1904 in Florence. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1994 at 89 years old in Florence. [ref]
Deaths 191 to 200 of 620
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