In the year 1995
702 Notable deaths
Selena
American singer.
Born April 16th, 1971 in Lake Jackson.
Died March 31st, 1995 at 23 years old in Corpus Christi (gunshot wound).
Eazy-E
American rapper (1964–1995).
Born September 7th, 1964 in Compton. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1995 at 30 years old in Los Angeles (AIDS related disease). [ref]
Bob Ross
American painter, art instructor, television host, and air force master sergeant (1942–1995).
Born October 29th, 1942 in Daytona Beach.
Died July 4th, 1995 at 52 years old in Orlando (lymphoma).
Dean Martin
American singer, actor, comedian and film producer (1917-1995).
Born June 7th, 1917 in Steubenville. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1995 at 78 years old in Beverly Hills (pulmonary emphysema, small cell carcinoma). [ref]
Peter Townsend
British flying ace (1914-1995).
Born November 22nd, 1914 in Yangon.
Died June 19th, 1995 at 80 years old in Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines (stomach cancer).
Harold Wilson
Prime minister of the united kingdom from 1964-1970 and 1974-1976 (1916–1995).
Born March 11th, 1916 in Huddersfield.
Died May 24th, 1995 at 79 years old in London (colorectal cancer, Alzheimer's disease).
Elizabeth Montgomery
American actress (1933–1995).
Born April 15th, 1933 in Hollywood.
Died May 18th, 1995 at 62 years old in Beverly Hills (colorectal cancer).
Maurizio Gucci
Italian businessman (1948–1995).
Born September 26th, 1948 in Florence.
Died March 27th, 1995 at 46 years old in Milan (gunshot wound).
Fred West
English serial killer (1941–1995).
Born September 29th, 1941 in Much Marcle.
Died January 1st, 1995 at 53 years old in HM Prison Birmingham (hanging).
Jerry Garcia
American guitarist and singer (1942–1995).
Born August 1st, 1942 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1995 at 53 years old in Lagunitas-Forest Knolls (myocardial infarction, diabetes). [ref]
Stanley Ann Dunham
American anthropologist, mother of barack obama (1942–1995).
Born November 29th, 1942 in Wichita.
Died November 7th, 1995 at 52 years old in Honolulu (uterine cancer).
Lana Turner
American actress (1921–1995).
Born February 8th, 1921 in Wallace.
Died June 29th, 1995 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer).
Mickey Mantle
American baseball player (1931–1995).
Born October 20th, 1931 in Spavinaw.
Died August 13th, 1995 at 63 years old in Spavinaw (liver cancer).
Eva Gabor
Hungarian-american actress and socialite (1919–1995).
Born February 11th, 1919 in Budapest.
Died July 4th, 1995 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Raul Julia
Puerto rican actor (1940–1994).
Born March 9th, 1940 in San Juan.
Died October 24th, 1995 at 55 years old in Manhasset (stroke). [ref]
Ginger Rogers
American actress and dancer (1911-1995).
Born July 16th, 1911 in Independence. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1995 at 83 years old in Rancho Mirage (diabetes). [ref]
Yizhak Rabin
Israeli politician, statesman and general (1922–1995).
Born March 1st, 1922 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1995 at 73 years old in Tel-Aviv (gunshot wound). [ref]
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).
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).
Morarji Desai
Prime minister of india (1977-1979).
Born February 29th, 1896 in Valsad district.
Died April 10th, 1995 at 99 years old in Mumbai.
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). [ref]
Rose Kennedy
American philanthropist and mother of john f. kennedy.
Born July 21st, 1890 in Boston.
Died January 22nd, 1995 at 104 years old in Hyannis (pneumonia).
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
American atheist activist (1919–1995).
Born April 13th, 1919 in Pittsburgh.
Died September 29th, 1995 at 76 years old in Austin (asphyxia).
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]
Cheyenne Brando
Tahitian model and the daughter of marlon brando.
Born February 20th, 1970 in Tahiti.
Died April 16th, 1995 at 25 years old in Punaauia (hanging to death).
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No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett