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In the year 1995
618 Notable deaths
Burl Ives
American singer, actor, and author (1909–1995).
Born June 14th, 1909 in Hunt City. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1995 at 85 years old in Anacortes (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
Jeremy Brett
English actor (1933-1995).
Born November 3rd, 1933 in Berkswell. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1995 at 61 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kenny Everett
British comedian and broadcaster (1944-1995).
Born December 25th, 1944 in Seaforth.
Died April 4th, 1995 at 50 years old in London (death from AIDS-related complications).
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Indian-american astrophysicist.
Born October 19th, 1910 in Lahore. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1995 at 84 years old in Chicago (cardiac arrest). [ref]
James Herriot
Veterinary surgeon and writer (1916-1995).
Born October 3rd, 1916 in Sunderland. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1995 at 78 years old in Thirsk (prostate cancer). [ref]
Shannon Hoon
Singer-songwriter.
Born September 26th, 1967 in Lafayette.
Died October 21st, 1995 at 28 years old in New Orleans (drug overdose).
Madge Sinclair
Jamaican actress (1938–1995).
Born April 28th, 1938 in Kingston.
Died December 20th, 1995 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Edward Bernays
American public relations pioneer.
Born November 22nd, 1891 in Vienna.
Died March 9th, 1995 at 103 years old in Cambridge.
Peter Cook
British actor, satirist, writer and comedian (1937-1995).
Born November 17th, 1937 in Torquay. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1995 at 57 years old in Hampstead (gastrointestinal bleeding). [ref]
Ida Lupino
British actress.
Born February 4th, 1918 in London. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1995 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
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