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Deaths

Saturday 02 October 1993 23:02 BST
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September 30, 1993: Two earth tremors, lasting less than five seconds, kill 25,000 people in central India.

Nina Berberova, aged 93, Russian novelist.

Alex Lyon, aged 61, Labour MP for York 1966-83, husband of Clare Short MP.

Sir John Moores, aged 97, founder of Littlewoods.

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