List of Famous people who died in 1995
Berl Kutchinsky
Berl Kutchinsky was a Danish Professor of Criminology at the University of Copenhagen. He became internationally famous for his studies in the public health effects of pornography.
Phil Harris
Wonga Philip Harris was an American bandleader, comedian, actor, voice actor, singer, and musician. He was an orchestra leader and a pioneer in radio situation comedy, first with The Jack Benny Program, then in The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show in which he co-starred with his wife, singer-actress Alice Faye, for eight years. Harris is also noted for his voice acting in animated films. As a voice actor, he played Baloo in The Jungle Book (1967), Thomas O'Malley in The Aristocats (1970), Little John in Robin Hood (1973), and Patou in Rock-a-Doodle (1991). As a singer, he recorded a #1 novelty hit record, "The Thing" (1950).
Leonid Derbenyov
Leonid Petrovich Derbenyov was a Russian poet and lyricist widely regarded as one of the stalwarts of the 20th century Soviet and Russian pop music.
Trekkie Parsons
Trekkie Ritchie Parsons was an English artist and lithographer, perhaps best known as the lover of Leonard Woolf after his wife Virginia's death.
Wim Thoelke
Georg Heinrich Willem (Wim) Thoelke was a German TV entertainer.
Jean-Luc Lagarce
Jean-Luc Lagarce was a French actor, theatre director and playwright. Although only moderately successful during his lifetime, since his death he has become one of the most widely-produced contemporary French playwrights.
Killing of Alton Manning
On 8 December 1995, Alton Manning, a 33-year-old black man, was killed whilst being processed at HMP Blakenhurst in Worcestershire, England. An inquest in March 1998 found that the killing was unlawful. The Crown Prosecution Service refused to bring charges against any officers; consequently, no officers have been charged in the killing.
Ilse Hess
Ilse Hess, née Pröhl was the wife of Rudolf Hess. After World War II she became a well-known author.
Viktoria Brezhneva
Viktoria Petrovna Brezhneva was the wife of Soviet politician and longtime General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev. She was the mother of Yuri Brezhnev and Galina Brezhneva.
Raimundo Tupper
Raimundo Tupper Lyon was a Chilean professional football player, best known for his years with Universidad Católica. He was a left back.