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In the year 1995
700 Notable deaths
Gale Gordon
American actor (1906–1995).
Born February 20th, 1906 in New York City.
Died June 30th, 1995 at 89 years old in Escondido (lung cancer).
Gerard John Schaefer
American serial killer (1946–1995).
Born March 25th, 1946 in Wisconsin.
Died December 3rd, 1995 at 49 years old in Raiford (stabbing).
Butterfly McQueen
American actress (1911-1995).
Born January 7th, 1911 in Tampa.
Died December 22nd, 1995 at 84 years old in Augusta.
Sergei Grinkov
Russian pair skater (1967–1995).
Born February 4th, 1967 in Moscow.
Died November 20th, 1995 at 28 years old in Lake Placid (myocardial infarction).
Rick Aviles
American actor, stand-up comedian (1952-1995).
Born October 14th, 1952 in Manhattan.
Died March 17th, 1995 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (death from AIDS-related complications).
Iftekhar
Indian actor (1920–1995).
Born February 22nd, 1920 in Kanpur.
Died March 4th, 1995 at 75 years old in Nellore.
Kingsley Amis
English novelist, poet, critic and teacher (1922-1995).
Born April 16th, 1922 in Clapham Common.
Died October 22nd, 1995 at 73 years old in London.
Michael Hordern
British actor (1911–1995).
Born October 3rd, 1911 in Berkhamsted.
Died May 2nd, 1995 at 83 years old in Oxford (kidney disease).
Konrad Zuse
German computer scientist and engineer (1910-1995).
Born June 22nd, 1910 in Berlin, Wilmersdorf. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1995 at 85 years old in Hünfeld. [ref]
David Wayne
American actor (1914–1995).
Born January 30th, 1914 in Traverse City.
Died February 9th, 1995 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 700
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