1994 suicides

Kurt Donald Cobain was an American musician. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and a founding member of the grunge band Nirvana. Through his angsty songwriting and anti-establishment persona, he widened the thematic conventions of mainstream rock music. He was heralded as a spokesman of Generation X, and is widely recognized as one of the most influential rock musicians.

French Marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker (1931–1994)

South African photojournalist

Spanish racing cyclist (1945-1994)

philosopher from France

Austrian serial killer (1950–1994)

American pornographic actress

Iranian activist

Italian footballer (1955–1994)

French fencer (1945–1994)

death of Nirvana singer and guitarist

Jewish Nazi collaborator

ski jumper (1965–1994)

German actor (1915–1994)

French writer (1940-1994)

Romanian writer (1913–1994)

American guitarist (1945–1994)

Australian philosopher (1927-1994)

German writer (1932–1994)

American author (1960–1994)

Journalist, writer

German writer and journalist (1935-1994)

American journalist

Belgian cult leader (1947–1994)

French psychic and cult leader (1924-1994)

Polish writer, literary critic, theatre critic and opinion journalist (1930–1994)

Lebanese neurosurgeon

actor (1934–1994)

Peruvian model and TV hostess (1972-1994)