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In the year 1995
661 Notable deaths
Roxie Roker
Bahamian–american actress (1929-1995).
Born August 28th, 1929 in Miami.
Died December 2nd, 1995 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer).
Anatoly Dyatlov
Deputy chief-engineer of the chernobyl nuclear power plant at the time of the disaster (1931-1995).
Born March 3rd, 1931 in Atamanovo.
Died December 13th, 1995 at 64 years old in Kyiv (myocardial infarction).
Donald Pleasence
British actor (1919–1995).
Born October 5th, 1919 in Worksop.
Died February 2nd, 1995 at 75 years old in Saint-Paul-de-Vence (heart failure).
Edward Bernays
American propaganda and marketing pioneer (1891-1995).
Born November 22nd, 1891 in Vienna.
Died March 9th, 1995 at 103 years old in Cambridge.
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Indian-american astrophysicist.
Born October 19th, 1910 in Lahore.
Died August 21st, 1995 at 84 years old in Chicago (cardiac arrest).
Ida Lupino
British actress.
Born February 4th, 1918 in London. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1995 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Raúl Juliá
Puerto rican actor.
Born March 9th, 1940 in San Juan. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1995 at 55 years old in Manhasset (stroke). [ref]
Alec Douglas-Home
Former prime minister of the united kingdom (1903-1995).
Born July 2nd, 1903 in Mayfair. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1995 at 92 years old in The Hirsel. [ref]
Peter Cook
British actor, satirist, writer and comedian (1937-1995).
Born November 17th, 1937 in Torquay.
Died January 9th, 1995 at 57 years old in Hampstead (gastrointestinal bleeding).
Morarji Desai
Fourth prime minister of india.
Born February 29th, 1896 in Valsad district. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1995 at 99 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson