Deaths Date 1993 May | History by KabAstro

May 9 Mary Duncan Sanford, American actress, dies at 98
May 9 Penelope Gilliatt, British author, dies at 61
May 10 Lester del Rey, American sci-fi author (Moon Trilogy, Marooned on Mars), dies at 77
May 12 Zeno Colò, Italian downhill skier (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 72
May 13 Evert "Eef" Dolman, Dutch cyclist (Olympic gold 1964), dies at 47
May 13 Joaquin Garcia [Vargas] "Borolas", Mexican comedian and actor (Santa Sangre), dies at 71
May 14 Patrick Haemers, Belgian criminal, commits suicide at 40
May 14 William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American newspaper magnate (Hearst Newspapers) and 1955 Pulitzer Prize winner, dies at 85
May 15 Salah Ahmed Ibrahim, Sudanese writer, poet, and diplomat (b. 1933)
May 16 Madan Kumar Bhandari, Nepalese politician (Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)), dies at 41
May 16 Marv Johnson, American R&B pianist, songwriter, and singer ("You Got What It Takes"; "(You've Got To) Move Two Mountains"), dies of a stroke at 54
May 18 Heinrich Albertz, German theologist & mayor of Berlin (1966-67), dies at 78
May 18 Pamela Cunnington, English architect, historic preservationist, and author (Change of Use), dies at 67
May 19 Nemesio Antunes, Chilean painter, dies at 75
May 19 Ranga Sohoni, Indian cricket all-rounder (4 Tests, top score 29 no, 2 wickets), dies from a heart attack at 75

May 19 Richard Murphy, director (3 Stripes in the Sun), dies of stroke at 81
May 19 S W Sohoni, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies
May 20 Max Klein, inventor (paint by numbers), dies at 77
May 21 John Frost, English soldier who led the defence of Arnhem Bridge during Operation Market Garden, dies at 80
May 21 John Holland, American actor (My Fair Lady, Chinatown), dies at 85
May 22 Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Polish-American pianist, dies at 100
May 23 James Millhollin, actor (Anston Foster-Grindl), dies at 77
May 24 Jesus Posadas Ocampo, Mexican cardinal/archbishop, shot dead at 66
May 25 Dan Seymour [Daniel Seymour Katz], American actor (To Have and Have Not, We the People, Sing It Again), dies following a stroke at 78
May 26 Carleton Morse, American radio dramatist (One Man's Family), dies at 91
May 26 Cor de Groot, Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer (Vernissage), dies at 78
May 26 Marvin Young, American producer and silent film child actor (Player), dies at 90
May 27 Jan Wiley, actress (Underdog, Brute Man, She Wolf of London), dies
May 27 Roger MacDougall, Scottish playwright and screenwriter (The Man in the White Suit), dies at 82
May 28 (Isiah) "Doctor" Ross, American blues singer and one-man band, known as 'the Harmonica Boss' ("Cat Squirrel"), dies at 67
May 28 Charles Barnett, English cricketer (20 Tests for England), dies at 82

Billy Conn (1917-1993)

May 29 American boxer (World Light Heavyweight Champion 1939-40), dies of pneumonia at 75

May 29 Tiny Hofman, Amsterdam activist (Nieuwmarkt), dies at 68
May 30 Marge [Marjorie Henderson Buell], American cartoonist (created Little Lulu), dies of lymphoma at 88
May 30 Sun Ra [Herman Blount], American jazz pianist (The Arkestra), dies at 79
May 31 John Granger, American actor (Advise & Consent), dies at 69
May 31 Spuds Mackenzie [real name Honey Tree Evil Eye "Evie"], American advertisement dog for Bud Light beer, dies at 9