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In the year 1994
651 Notable deaths
Wilma Rudolph
African american athlete.
Born June 23rd, 1940 in Clarksville.
Died November 12th, 1994 at 54 years old in Brentwood (brain cancer).
Sebastian Shaw
Stage actor; movie actor; author.
Born May 29th, 1905 in Norfolk.
Died December 23rd, 1994 at 89 years old in Brighton.
Kuvempu
Indian poet, playwright, novelist, critic, and prolific thinker (1904–1994).
Born December 29th, 1904 in Hirekodige.
Died November 11th, 1994 at 89 years old in Mysore. [ref]
Hal Smith
American actor (1916-1994).
Born August 24th, 1916 in Petoskey.
Died January 28th, 1994 at 77 years old in Santa Monica, Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Sorrell Booke
American actor (1930–1994).
Born January 4th, 1930 in Buffalo.
Died February 11th, 1994 at 64 years old in Sherman Oaks (colorectal cancer).
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Russian-american orthodox jewish rabbi.
Born April 18th, 1902 in Mykolaiv. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1994 at 92 years old in Beth Israel Medical Center. [ref]
James Clavell
American novelist (1921-1994).
Born October 10th, 1921 in Sydney. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1994 at 72 years old in Vevey (cancer).
Roland Ratzenberger
Austrian racing driver.
Born July 4th, 1960 in Salzburg.
Died April 30th, 1994 at 33 years old in Bologna (basilar skull fracture).
Lynne Frederick
British actress (1954-1994).
Born July 25th, 1954 in Hillingdon. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1994 at 39 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Woody Strode
American athlete and actor (1914-1994).
Born July 25th, 1914 in Los Angeles.
Died December 31st, 1994 at 80 years old in Glendora (lung cancer). [ref]
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