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In the year 1996
750 Notable deaths
Tupac Shakur
American rapper and actor (1971–1996).
Born June 16th, 1971 in East Harlem.
Died September 13th, 1996 at 25 years old in University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (drive-by shooting).
N. T. Rama Rao
Indian, tollywood(telugu film industry) actor and former chief minister of the state of andhra pradesh (1923–1996).
Born May 28th, 1923 in Nemmikuru.
Died January 18th, 1996 at 72 years old in Hyderabad (myocardial infarction).
Carl Sagan
American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996).
Born November 9th, 1934 in Brooklyn.
Died December 20th, 1996 at 62 years old in Seattle (pneumonia).
Gene Kelly
American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912–1996).
Born August 23rd, 1912 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 2nd, 1996 at 83 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke).
Spiro Agnew
Vice president of the united states from 1969 to 1973.
Born November 9th, 1918 in Baltimore.
Died September 17th, 1996 at 77 years old in Berlin (leukemia).
Marianne Bachmeier
Vigilante justice in germany (1950-1996).
Born June 3rd, 1950 in Sarstedt.
Died September 17th, 1996 at 46 years old in Lübeck (pancreatic cancer).
James Burke
American gangster (1931–1996).
Born July 5th, 1931 in Brooklyn.
Died April 13th, 1996 at 64 years old in Buffalo (lung cancer).
Jonathan Larson
American composer and playwright (1960–1996).
Born February 4th, 1960 in White Plains.
Died January 25th, 1996 at 35 years old in New York City (aortic dissection).
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer (1917–1996).
Born April 25th, 1918 in Newport News.
Died August 15th, 1996 at 78 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke).
Tiny Tim
American singer and musician (1932–1996).
Born April 12th, 1932 in Manhattan.
Died November 30th, 1996 at 64 years old in Minneapolis (myocardial infarction).
Timothy Leary
American psychologist (1920–1996).
Born October 22nd, 1920 in Springfield.
Died May 31st, 1996 at 75 years old in Beverly Hills (prostate cancer).
Baba Vanga
Bulgarian psychic (1911-1996).
Born October 3rd, 1911 in Strumica. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1996 at 85 years old in Sofia (breast cancer).
Rob Hall
New zealand mountaineer (1961-1996).
Born January 14th, 1961 in Christchurch.
Died May 11th, 1996 at 35 years old in Mount Everest (hypothermia).
Silk Smitha
Indian actress (1960-1996).
Born December 2nd, 1960 in Eluru.
Died September 23rd, 1996 at 35 years old in Chennai (hanging to death).
Ottis Toole
American serial killer (1947–1996).
Born March 5th, 1947 in Jacksonville.
Died September 15th, 1996 at 49 years old in Raiford (liver cirrhosis).
Bradley Nowell
American musician (1968–1996).
Born February 22nd, 1968 in Belmont Shore.
Died May 25th, 1996 at 28 years old in San Francisco (heroin overdose).
Eva Cassidy
American singer (1963–1996).
Born February 2nd, 1963 in Washington Hospital Center.
Died November 2nd, 1996 at 33 years old in Bowie (melanoma).
P. L. Travers
Australian-british novelist, actress and journalist (1899–1996).
Born August 9th, 1899 in Maryborough.
Died April 23rd, 1996 at 96 years old in London (epilepsy).
George Burns
American comedian, actor, writer and singer (1896–1996).
Born January 20th, 1896 in New York City.
Died March 9th, 1996 at 100 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure).
Raaj Kumar
Indian actor (1926-1996).
Born October 8th, 1920 in Loralai.
Died July 3rd, 1996 at 75 years old in Mumbai.
Margaux Hemingway
American fashion model and actress.
Born February 16th, 1955 in Portland.
Died July 2nd, 1996 at 41 years old in Santa Monica (barbiturate overdose).
Christopher Robin Milne
English author and bookseller (1920–1996).
Born August 21st, 1920 in Chelsea.
Died April 20th, 1996 at 75 years old in Totnes (myasthenia gravis).
Joan Clarke
English cryptanalyst.
Born June 24th, 1917 in West Norwood. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1996 at 79 years old in Headington.
Jack Churchill
British soldier who fought throughout world war ii armed with a longbow, arrows, and a scottish broadsword (1906–1996).
Born September 16th, 1906 in Colombo.
Died March 8th, 1996 at 89 years old in Surrey. [ref]
McLean Stevenson
American actor (1927–1996).
Born November 14th, 1927 in Normal.
Died February 15th, 1996 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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