The 1990s

1993

Michael Gordon, American actor and director (born 1909)

Michael Gordon was an American stage actor and stage and film director.

Michael Gordon, American actor and director (born 1909)

1993

Mick Ronson, English guitarist, songwriter and producer (born 1946)

Michael Ronson was an English musician, songwriter, arranger, and producer. He achieved critical and commercial success working with David Bowie as the guitarist of the Spiders fro…

Mick Ronson, English guitarist, songwriter and producer (born 1946)

1993

Tommy Caton, English footballer (born 1962)

Thomas Stephen Caton was an English footballer who played as a centre half for Manchester City, Arsenal, Oxford United and Charlton Athletic. Caton captained both Manchester City a…

Tommy Caton, English footballer (born 1962)

1993

Pierre Bérégovoy, French metallurgist and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1925)

Pierre Eugène Bérégovoy was a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France under President François Mitterrand from 2 April 1992 to 29 March 1993. He was a member of th…

Pierre Bérégovoy, French metallurgist and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1925)

1993

Ranasinghe Premadasa, Sri Lankan politician, 3rd President of Sri Lanka (born 1924)

Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa was a Sri Lankan politician and statesman who served as the third president of Sri Lanka from 1989 until his assassination in 1993. He previo…

Ranasinghe Premadasa, Sri Lankan politician, 3rd President of Sri Lanka (born 1924)

1993

André Moynet, French race car driver, pilot, and politician (born 1921)

André Moynet was a much decorated French wartime fighter pilot who moved on to become a test pilot and an entrepreneur-businessman. He was also a politician.

André Moynet, French race car driver, pilot, and politician (born 1921)

1993

France Štiglic, Slovenian film director and screenwriter (born 1919)

France Štiglic was a Slovenian film director and screenwriter. His 1948 film On Our Own Land was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival. His film The Ninth Circle (1960) was Yu…

France Štiglic, Slovenian film director and screenwriter (born 1919)

1993

Irving Howe, American literary and social critic (born 1920)

Irving Howe was an American author, literary and social critic, and a key figure in the democratic socialist movement in the U.S. He co-founded and served as longtime editor of Dis…

Irving Howe, American literary and social critic (born 1920)

1993

Ann Todd, English actress and producer (born 1909)

Dorothy Ann Todd was an English film, television and stage actress who achieved international fame when she starred in The Seventh Veil (1945). From 1949 to 1957 she was married to…

Ann Todd, English actress and producer (born 1909)

1993

Avram Davidson, American soldier and author (born 1923)

Avram Davidson was an American writer of fantasy fiction, science fiction, and crime fiction, as well as the author of many stories that do not fit into a genre niche. He won a Hug…

Avram Davidson, American soldier and author (born 1923)

1993

Penelope Gilliatt, English novelist, short story writer, and critic (born 1932)

Penelope Gilliatt was an English novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and film critic. As one of the main film critics for The New Yorker magazine in the 1960s and 1970s, Gi…

Penelope Gilliatt, English novelist, short story writer, and critic (born 1932)

1993

Zeno Colò, Italian Olympic alpine skier (born1920)

Zeno Colò was a champion alpine ski racer from Italy. Born in La Consuma (Abetone), Tuscany, he was among the top ski racers of the late 1940s and early 1950s.

Zeno Colò, Italian Olympic alpine skier (born1920)

1993

William Randolph Hearst, Jr

William Randolph Hearst Jr. was an American businessman, newspaper publisher and member of the wealthy Hearst family.

William Randolph Hearst, Jr

1993

Salah Ahmed Ibrahim, Sudanese poet and diplomat (born 1933)

Salah Ahmed Ibrahim, was a Sudanese literary writer, poet and diplomat. He is considered one of the most important Sudanese poets of the first generation after the country's indepe…

Salah Ahmed Ibrahim, Sudanese poet and diplomat (born 1933)

1993

Zeno Colò, Italian Olympic alpine skier (born 1920)

Zeno Colò was a champion alpine ski racer from Italy. Born in La Consuma (Abetone), Tuscany, he was among the top ski racers of the late 1940s and early 1950s.

Zeno Colò, Italian Olympic alpine skier (born 1920)

1993

Marv Johnson, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1938)

Marvin Earl Johnson was an American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist. He was influential in the development of the Motown style of music, primarily for the song "Come to Me," whi…

Marv Johnson, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1938)

1993

Mieczysław Horszowski, Polish-American pianist and composer (born 1892)

Mieczysław Horszowski was a Polish and American pianist who had one of the longest careers in the history of the performing arts.

Mieczysław Horszowski, Polish-American pianist and composer (born 1892)

1993

Billy Conn, American boxer (born 1917)

William David Conn was an American professional boxer and Light Heavyweight Champion famed for his fights with Joe Louis. He had a professional boxing record of 63 wins, 11 losses …

Billy Conn, American boxer (born 1917)

1993

Sun Ra, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1914)

Le Sony'r Ra, better known as Sun Ra, was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his experimental music, "cosmic" philosophy, proli…

Sun Ra, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1914)

1993

Johnny Mize, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1913)

John Robert Mize, nicknamed "Big Jawn" and "the Big Cat", was an American professional baseball first baseman. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis…

Johnny Mize, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1913)

1993

Tahar Djaout, Algerian journalist, writer and poet (born 1954)

Tahar Djaout was an Algerian journalist, poet, and fiction writer. He was assassinated in 1993 by the Armed Islamic Group.

Tahar Djaout, Algerian journalist, writer and poet (born 1954)

1993

Yeoh Ghim Seng, Singaporean politician, acting President of Singapore (born 1918)

Yeoh Ghim Seng was a Singaporean politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 1970 and 1988.

Yeoh Ghim Seng, Singaporean politician, acting President of Singapore (born 1918)

1993

Bernard Evslin, American writer (born 1922)

Bernard Evslin was an American author best known for his adaptations of Greek mythology.

Bernard Evslin, American writer (born 1922)

1993

Honey Tree Evil Eye, or, Spuds MacKenzie, Bud Light Bull Terrier mascot (born 1983)

Spuds MacKenzie is a bull terrier dog character used for an extensive advertising campaign marketing Bud Light beer in the late 1980s. The Spuds MacKenzie mascot and campaign was t…

Honey Tree Evil Eye, or, Spuds MacKenzie, Bud Light Bull Terrier mascot (born 1983)