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One of the USA's most notorious serial killers, Jeffrey Dahmer was born and raised in Bath Township, Ohio, a middle-class suburb of Akron. Much has been made of his childhood tendencies -including cases of cruelty to animals- but to outward appearances, at least, he seemed to be a normal child. As an adult he was always gainfully employed and was perceived as quiet and polite by co-workers. At the time of his arrest he had been working at a chocolate factory in Milwaukee and living alone in a small one-bedroom apartment. Dahmer's home was searched on July 22, 1991, after a young man fled his apartment and flagged down a police car. An investigation revealed that the apartment contained the remains of 11 young men, most of them black, Hispanic, or Asian. The bodies had been dismembered, and Dahmer confessed that he had cooked and eaten some of the remains. Asked why he committed such heinous acts, Dahmer told police that he killed because he was "lonely" and did not want his victims to leave him. He explained that he would meet potential victims in bars, shopping malls, or adult bookstores, and invite them back to his apartment where, in exchange for money or beer, he would photograph them naked. He would then drug the beer and, once the victim was unconscious, strangle and dismember the body. Dahmer's victims ranged in age from 14 to 33. On February 15, 1992, Dahmer was found guilty on 15 murder counts in Wisconsin. He was subsequently convicted of another killing in his Ohio hometown. Charges linking him to other murders were dropped for lack of evidence. He was sent to prison in Wisconsin with 15 mandatory life sentences to serve. The first year of his sentence, Dahmer was isolated from the general prison population for his own protection. In 1994 he was sent to a maximum security facility in Portage and was allowed some contact with the other inmates. He died after a brutal beating to death late night November 28, 1994, by Christopher Scarver, a fellow inmate who claimed God had instructed him to murder Jeffrey Dahmer. Even after Dahmer's death, legal battles continue over his estate. Several families of his victims sued him and were awarded millions of dollars in restitution. Those families have since been trying to gain control of the contents of Dahmer's apartment, including a 55-gallon vat he used to decompose bodies and the refrigerator where he stored his victims' hearts.

Frieda Liappa was born on 10 February 1948 in Messini, Greece. She was a writer and director, known for Apetaxamin (1980), Love Wanders in the Night (1981) and A Quiet Death (1986). She died on 28 November 1994.

Bhalji Pendharkar was born on 3 May 1898 in Kolhapur, Bombay Presidency, British India. He was a director and writer, known for Thoratanchi Kamla (1941), Netaji Palkar (1939) and Shyam Sundar (1932). He died on 28 November 1994 in India.

Luiz Carlos Braga was born on 8 December 1935 in São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Entrei de Gaiato (1959). He died on 28 November 1994 in São Paulo, Brazil.

Rufina Nifontova was born on 15 September 1931 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She was an actress, known for Flames on the Volga (1956), Opasnyy povorot (1972) and Den, kogda ispolnyaetsya 30 let (1962). She died on 28 November 1994 in Moscow, Russia.

Ernest F. Smith was born on 17 July 1896 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a cinematographer and producer, known for The Midnight Limited (1926), The Silent Hero (1927) and Smiling Billy (1927). He died on 28 November 1994 in Glendale, Arizona, USA.

Jerry Rubin was born on 14 July 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Panther (1995), Rude Awakening (1989) and Dem Tinseltown Homiez, the Hollywood Guys (2021). He was married to Julia Clifton (Mimi) Leonard. He died on 28 November 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Franklin 'Frank' Robbins (1917-1994) was a notable American comic book and comic strip artist and writer, as well as a prominent painter whose work appeared in museums including the Whitney Museum of American Art. Characters created by Frank Robbins: Man-Bat, Daphne Pennyworth, The Spook, Jason Bard, The 10-eyed Man, Warrior Woman. In the mid 1970s Robbins took on more art jobs, penciling a wide variety of issue-length stories for Marvel titles: Ghost Rider, Captain America, Morbius the Living Vampire, The Invaders, The Human Fly, Daredevil.

Franco Fortini was born on 10 September 1917 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He was a writer and actor, known for All'armi siam fascisti! (1962), Communists (2014) and Scioperi a Torino (1962). He was married to Ruth Leiser. He died on 28 November 1994 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

Ralph Hoge was born on 28 November 1909 in California, USA. He was an assistant director, known for The Black Book (1929), The Sharkfighters (1956) and Sudden Fear (1952). He died on 28 November 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Alfredo Álvarez was born on 7 November 1928 in Gijon, Spain. He was a cinematographer, known for Semeynoe schaste (1970), Staryy znakomyy (1969) and Wild Honey (1967). He died on 28 November 1994 in Barcelona, Spain.

Alexandre Marques was born on 21 April 1950 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro [ex-Distrito Federal], Brazil. He was an actor, known for Planet of the Pantanal (1990), Final Feliz (1982) and Corpo Santo (1987). He died on 28 November 1994 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.