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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1993 January 1 June Clayworth, actress (Bodyguard, Criminal Court), dies of lymphoma. [1] Phyllis Hill, actress (Singing in the Dark), dies of lung cancer at age 72. [1] January 3 Peter Brocco, blacklisted in the 1950s, dies of heart attack at age 89. [1] Death of Sean Devereux, English Salesian missionary and aid worker (born 1965). [31] January 4 Daniel H Craven, South African rugby coach, dies. [1] Joe Keenan, actor (Conviction of Kitty Dodd), dies of cancer at age 69. [1] January 5 George L George, Russian/US journalist/director/producer, dies at age 85. [1] Henk Knol, Suriname Member of Parliament (PvdA), dies at age 61. [1] Jennifer Raine Bissell, daughter of Alan Napier, dies 60. [1] Juan Benet, Goitia Spanish writer (Herrumbrosas Lanzas), dies at age 65. [1] Klaas Wiersma, Dutch Secretary of Justice (VVD), dies. [1] Leonce Gras, Flemish singer/conductor, dies at age 84. [1] Nyamuisi Muvingi, Zaire minister of Culture, murdered. [1] Ronnie Welsh, actor (Patterns), dies of brain cancer at age 52. [1] In the USA, the state of Washington executes Westley Allan Dodd by hanging (the first legal hanging in America since 1965). [1] [31] January 6 Elisabeth, arch duchess of Austria/princess of Liechtenstein, dies at age 70. [1] John B "Dizzy" Gillespe, American blues trumpeter/bandleader/composer, dies of cancer at age 75 (born 1917). [1] [31] Rudolph Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer (Kirov), dies of AIDS at age 54. [1] January 7 Richard Branda, actor (Two Minute Warning), dies of colon cancer at age 57. [1] January 8 Asif Nawaz, Pakistani General, dies. [1] Hakija Turajlic, Bosnian vice-premier, murdered. [1] Theo Bruins, Dutch pianist/composer (Syncope), dies at age 63. [1] January 9 Alois Brunner, German/Syrian commandant of KZ-Lower Drancy, dies. [1] Felix Grucci, fireworks expert, dies of Alzheimer's disease at age 87. [1] January 10 Diana Adams, ballerina, dies. [1] January 11 Lacey Fosburgh, author (Closing Time), dies of breast cancer at age 50. [1] January 12 Carles Mira, Spanish director (Que Nos Quiten Lo Bailao), dies at age 45. [1] January 13 Rene Pleven, Prime Minister of France (1950-51, 1951-52), dies. [1] Death of Hugh Walters, British juvenile science fiction author (born 1910). [31] January 14 Elisabeth A de Vreugd, chambermaid for Dutch Queen, dies at age 98. [1] Manfred Lachs, Polish lawyer (International Court of Justice), dies. [1] January 15 Henry Iba, basketball coach, dies at age 88. [1] Huub H Jacobse, Dutch Member of Parliament (VVD), dies at age 68. [1] Ken Cory dies of AIDS at age 51. [1] Sammy Cahn [Cohen], US songwriter (Bei Mir Bist Du Schön), dies at age 79. [1] January 16 Florence Desmond [Dawson], actress (Sally in Our Alley), dies at age 87. [1] Glenn Corbett, US actor (Shenandoah, Chisum, Midway), dies at age 63. [1] Sathasivam Krishnakumar, Sri Lanka commander, commits suicide. [1] Death of Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandian strongman. [31] January 17 Ger ter Horst, Dutch soccer trainer (Sparta), dies. [1] January 18 M Eleonore Lippits, first Dutch female missionary doctor, dies at age 85. [1] Mia Meijer, Dutch playwright/director (Machine Child), dies. [1] Mike Templeton, second person to receive a heart pump, dies at age 34. [1] January 19 Chris Street, basketball player, dies at age 20. [1] Kees Scherer, Dutch photographer (World Press Photo), dies at age 72. [1] Reginald Lewis, CEO (Beatrice), dies of brain cancer at age 50. [1] William LeMassena, actor (All that Jazz), dies of lung cancer at age 76. [1] January 20 Audrey Hepburn, actress (Breakfast at Tiffany's, Roman Holiday), dies of colon cancer in Tolochenaz, Switzerland at age 63 (born 1929). [1] [31] Joseph Anthony [Deuster], US director/actor (Rainmaker), dies at age 80. [1] Mercer McCleod, entertainer, dies of heart failure at age 86. [1] January 22 Alexander Bodon Hung, Dutch architect (RAI, Dollywood), dies at age 86. [1] Charlie Gehringer, baseball player, dies at age 89. [1] Kobo Abe, Japanese writer (Wife in the Sand), dies at age 68. [1] Maria Vlamynck, Flemish author, dies at age 75. [1] January 23 Dudley Stevens, entertainer, dies of AIDS at age 57. [1] Thomas A Dorsey, jazz pianist (Take My Hand, Precious Lord), dies. [1] January 24 Thurgood Marshall, first black supreme court justice (1967-91), dies 84. [1] Ugur Mumcu, Turkish journalist (Cumhuriyet Murder), dies. [1] January 26 Axel Von Dem Bussche, German aristocrat, dies. [1] Jan Gies, Dutch resistance fighter (helped Anne Frank), dies at age 87. [1] Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor (large iron sculptures), dies at age 80. [1] January 27 Andre "the Giant" Roussimoff, French professional wrestler, dies of heart attack at age 49 (born 1946). [1] [31] Erik Mörk, Danish actor (Europe), dies at age 67. [1] January 28 Aben Kandel, screenwriter (Dinner at 8), dies of heart failure at age 96. [1] John Steadman, actor (Gator, Fade to Black), dies of lung ailment 83. [1] January 29 Hank Werba [Herman Werblowski], US journalist (Variety), dies at age 79. [1] Michel Renault, French ballet dancer (Giselle), dies. [1] January 30 Taikichiro Mori, Japanese real estate developer, dies at age 88. [1] February 2 François Reichenbach, French director (L'Amérique Insolite), dies at age 70. [1] February 3 Karel Goeyvaerts, Flemish composer (8 Horse Bet), dies at age 69. [1] February 5 Jack Young, cricketer (8 Tests for England 1947-49, 17 wickets), dies. [1] Joseph L Mankiewicz, US writer/director/producer (All about Eve), dies at age 83 (born 1909). [1] [31] Tip Tipping [Tim], American actor and stuntman, dies in sky-diving accident at age 34 (born 1958). [1] [31] February 6 Frances Hunt, actress (You're a Sweetheart), dies of stroke at age 77. [1] February 7 Arthur Ashe, tennis star (Wimbledon 1975), dies of AIDS at age 49 (born 1943). [1] [31] W Sybout A Colenbrander, Dutch historian/journalist, dies at age 82. [1] February 8 Casper van den Berg, Dutch poet (Fashionable inconvenience), dies. [1] Douglas Heyes, director/writer (Kitten with a Whip), dies at age 73. [1] Eliot Janeway, financial columnist (Eliot Doomsday), dies at age 80. [1] Franz Schnyder, Swiss director (10th of May), dies at age 82. [1] Paul Brickhill, Dutch/US WWII pilot/physician, dies. [1] February 9 David Willis, British journalist (BBC World Service), dies at age 54. [1] Kate Wilkinson, actress (Clara - Another World), dies of cancer at age 76. [1] Nasrullah Mansoor, Afghan guerilla leader/governor of Paktia, dies. [1] February 10 John Grossman, Czechoslovakian director (Process, Revisor), dies. [1] Maurice Bourges-Maunoury, Prime Minister of France (1957), dies. [1] February 11 George A Stephen, inventor (Weber Kettle Grill), dies at age 71. [1] Joy Garrett, actress (Days of Our Lives), dies of liver failure at age 47. [1] Oksana Kostina, Russian gymnast, dies in an auto accident. [1] Death of Robert W. Holley, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born 1922). [31] February 13 Agatha Hagtingius-Seger, Dutch author (Sparkles Chain), dies at age 91. [1] February 14 Buddy Pepper, composer, dies of heart failure at age 70. [1] February 15 George Wallington [Giacinto Figlia], Italian bebop-pianist, dies. [1] February 16 Donald Phelps dies of AIDS at age 61. [1] Richard Salant, news president (CBS-60 Minutes), dies at age 78. [1] Sharon Disney, adopted daughter of Walt and Lillian Disney, dies of complications from cancer. [6] February 17 Alfredo de Leon, leader (Philippines Red Scorpio Gang), killed. [1] George E Wilburn, film editor, dies of emphysema at age 77. [1] Leslie Townsend, cricket all-rounder (England in four Tests 1930-34), dies. [1] February 18 Edward S "Ted" Haworth, US set designer (Sayonara, Marty), dies at age 76. [1] Jacqueline Hill, British actress, dies of cancer at age 63 (born 1929). [1] [31] Leslie Norman, English director/producer (Dunkirk), dies at age 82. [1] Death of Kerry Von Erich, American professional wrestler (suicide) (born 1960). [31] February 19 Gerhard Gesell, judge (Pentagon Papers), dies of liver cancer at age 82. [1] Michael David Morrison, actor (Caleb - As the World Turns), dies at age 33. [1] February 20 Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian auto-designer and manufacturer, dies at age 76 (born 1916). [1] [31] February 22 Jean Lecanuet, French UDF-presidential candidate, dies at age 72. [1] Pieter A H Bos, Dutch lawyer/procureur-General (Aruba), dies at age 63. [1] February 23 Edwin Louis Battle, actor (Almost Blue, Chase), dies of stroke at age 33. [1] February 24 Bobby Moore, English soccer team captain (World champions 1966), dies (born 1941). [1] [31] February 25 Eddie Constantine, actor (Alphaville, License to Kill), dies at age 75. [1] Jan D Boeke, Dutch organist/conductor, dies. [1] Jean G H "Sjeng" Tans, Dutch Prime Minister (Social Democrat, 1965-69), dies. [1] John D Boeke, organist/conductor, dies. [1] Troy Caldwell, country musician (Marshall Tucker Band), dies at age 45. [1] February 26 Constance Ford, US actress (Another World, Burden Hunt), dies at age 64. [1] Fletcher Knebel, author (7 Days in May), commits suicide at age 81. [1] Mark Kolthoff, Dutch painter/photographer, dies at age 92. [1] February 27 José Duval, actor (Juan Valdez), dies at age 72. [1] Lillian Gish, American actress (Birth of a Nation), dies at age 96 (born 1893). [1] [31] Ruby Keeler, actress (42nd Street), dies of cancer at age 83. [1] February 28 Fer A Olthoff, Dutch WWII resistance fighter (Het Parool), dies. [1] Franco Brusati, Italian director/writer (Bread and Chocolate), dies at age 70. [1] Ishiro Honda, Japanese director/producer (Godzilla), dies at age 81. [1] Joyce Carey [Lawrence], English actress (Number 27), dies at age 94. [1] Ruby Keeler, Canadian actress (42nd Street, Dames), dies of cancer at age 82 (born 1910). [1] [31] March 1 Luis Kutner, US co-founder (Amnesty International), dies at age 84. [1] Terry Frost, actor (Waterfront, Dead Man's Trail), dies at age 86. [1] March 2 Floortje Peneder, Dutch poet (Diary), dies at age 15. [1] Paul D Zimmerman, US screenwriter (King of Comedy), dies at age 54. [1] March 3 Albert Sabin, physician (oral polio vaccine), dies at age 86. [1] Carlos Montoya, flamenco guitarist, dies at age 89. [1] Cyril Collard, French composer/director/actor (A Nos Amours), dies at age 35. [1] March 4 Art Hodes, Russian/US jazz/blues pianist/editor (Jazz Record), dies. [1] Richard Sale, writer/director (Oscar, Torpedo Run), dies at age 80. [1] March 5 Diana Ochoa dies after long illness at age 80. [1] Peter Bierdrager, Dutch Fokker's-test pilot, dies in air crash. [1] March 6 Cyril Collard, French director (Lesson nuits fauves), dies at age 35. [1] Douglas Marland, soap writer (As the World Turns), dies at age 58. [1] Nicholas Ridley, English Minister of Finance, dies at age 64. [1] March 7 Arnold Franchetti, Italian/US composer, dies. [1] Earl Wrightson, singer/actor (Pinafore), dies of heart failure at age 77. [1] Tony Harris, cricketer (8 Tests for South Africa 1947-49, 100 runs), dies. [1] March 8 Billy Eckstine, jazz singer (Fools Rush In), dies at age 78 of stroke (born 1914). [1] [31] Johan Bodegraven, radio host (Purses Open, Dikes Closed), dies at age 78. [1] Joop Scheltens, TV host/director (Explore Your Place), dies at age 69. [1] Wells Root, US screenwriter (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at age 92. [1] March 9 Ad van Gessel, Dutch actor (Everything For Our Soldiers), dies. [1] Bob Crosby, swing-era bandleader (Bobcats), dies of cancer at age 79. [1] March 10 C Northcote Parkinson, English historian/sociologist (Law of P), dies. [1] David Gunn, abortion doctor, killed by Michael Griffin at age 47. [1] March 11 Death of Adolfo "Dino Bravo" Bresciano, Italian-born professional wrestler (born 1949). [1] [31] Edgar Nelson Barclift, dancer, dies after lengthy illness at age 76. [1] Manuel da Fonseca, Portuguese writer (Cerro Maior), dies at age 81. [1] March 12 Andreas J A I Bruggeman, Dutch mayor (Leiderdorp), dies at age 62. [1] June Valli, singer (Crying in the Chapel), dies of cancer at age 62. [1] Michael Kanin, screenwriter (Woman of the Year), dies at age 83. [1] Wang Zhen, marxist/vice-premier of China (1988), dies. [1] March 13 Ralph Smith Fults, US gangster (Bonnie and Clyde gang), dies at age 82. [1] March 15 Anthony Bowles, music writer (Jesus Christ Superstar), dies at age 61. [1] Dennis Gregory, actor (Village of the Damn), dies of pneumonia at age 40. [1] Ricardo M Arias Espinosa, President of Panamá (1955-56), dies. [1] March 16 Chishu Ryu, Japanese actor (Autumn Afternoon), dies of cancer at age 86. [1] Djilalli Lyabès, Algerian minister of Higher Education, murdered. [1] Don Randolph, actor (Harem Girl), dies of pneumonia at age 87. [1] Giovanni Testori, Italian writer (Arialda), dies at age 69. [1] Mohammed Hussein Nagdi, Iran diplomat/resistance fighter, murdered. [1] March 17 Helen Hayes, actress (Airport), dies of congestive heart failure at age 92 (born 1900). [1] [31] Laadi Flici, Algerian Member of Parliament, murdered. [1] Skip Young, actor (Smokey and Hotwire Gang), dies at age 62. [1] March 19 Barend P Tammeling, journalist (Trouw, Peek on the North), dies at age 58. [1] Jeff Ward, drummer (9 Inch Nails), commits suicide at age 30. [1] March 20 Claudia Yeltsin, mother of Russian President Yeltsin, dies at age 85. [1] An Irish Republican Army bomb explodes in Warrington Town Centre, England, killing two children, Jonathan Ball (age 3) and Tim Parry. [1] [31] Death of Polykarp Kusch, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911). [31] March 22 Cec Pepper, cricketer (New South Wales and Commonwealth XI leggie), dies. [1] Gret Palucca, German dancer/choreographer (Entartet), dies at age 91. [1] Phia [Sophia R] Berghout, Dutch harpist, dies at age 83. [1] Steve Olin, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), drowns at age 27. [1] [56] Tim Crews, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), drowns at age 31. [1] [56] March 23 Hans Werner Richter, German writer/founder (Gruppe 47), dies at age 84. [1] March 24 Erik Andriesse, Dutch painter (skulls, skeletons), dies at age 35. [1] John Hersey, Pulitzer prize author (Hiroshima), dies at age 78 (born 1914). [1] [31] Peter Roovers, Dutch sculptor/teacher (war monuments), dies at age 90. [1] Taylor Reed, actor (Easy Money), dies of heart attack at age 60. [1] March 26 Luis Falco, US choreographer (Fame, Angel Heart), dies at age 50. [1] Roy Riegels, University of California football player who ran wrong way, dies at age 84. [1] March 27 Carlos Gimenez, director (Theater Festival of Caracas), dies at age 47. [1] Clifford Jordan, tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at age 61. [1] Kate Reid, British actress (Lil-Dallas), dies of cancer at age 62. [1] Katherine Hynes De Groot dies of stroke at age 88. [1] Wilhelmus M J Russell, Dutch Member of Parliament (KVP, CDA), dies at age 74. [1] March 30 Jeremy Siegrist, actor (Adventures of Darly and Samy), dies hiking at age 20. [1] Richard C Diebenkorn Jr, US painter (Ocean Park Paintings), dies at age 70. [1] March 31 Brandon Lee, US actor (Crow)/son of Bruce Lee, accidentally shot at age 28. [1] [31] Jose Maria Lemus, President of El Salvador (1956-60), dies. [1]