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In the year 1995
700 Notable deaths
Viveca Lindfors
Swedish actress (1920–1995).
Born December 29th, 1920 in Uppsala.
Died October 25th, 1995 at 74 years old in Uppsala (rheumatoid arthritis).
Ken Saro-Wiwa
Nigerian author and environmental activist.
Born October 10th, 1941 in Bori.
Died November 10th, 1995 at 54 years old in Port Harcourt (hanging). [ref]
Elisha Cook Jr.
American actor (1903-1995).
Born December 26th, 1903 in San Francisco.
Died May 18th, 1995 at 91 years old in Big Pine (stroke).
Roger Zelazny
U.s. science fiction and fantasy writer and poet (1937–1995).
Born May 13th, 1937 in Euclid. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1995 at 58 years old in Santa Fe (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Mária Telkes
Hungarian–american scientist and inventor.
Born December 12th, 1900 in Budapest.
Died December 2nd, 1995 at 94 years old in Grenada.
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter (1936–1995).
Born November 18th, 1936 in Oklahoma City.
Died October 19th, 1995 at 58 years old in Málaga (hepatitis, liver cancer).
Rosalind Cash
American actress (1938-1995).
Born December 31st, 1938 in Atlantic City.
Died October 31st, 1995 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Friz Freleng
American animator, cartoonist, director, and producer.
Born August 21st, 1906 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1995 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Peter Grant
British music manager (1935-1995).
Born April 5th, 1935 in London.
Died November 21st, 1995 at 60 years old in Eastbourne (heart failure).
Ed Flanders
American actor (1934–1995).
Born December 29th, 1934 in Minneapolis.
Died February 22nd, 1995 at 60 years old in Denny.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 700
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson