In the year 1996
688 Notable deaths
Ross Hunter
American film and television producer, actor (1920-1996).
Born May 6th, 1920 in Cleveland.
Died March 10th, 1996 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Helmut Schön
German football player and manager (1915-1996).
Born September 15th, 1915 in Dresden.
Died February 23rd, 1996 at 80 years old in Wiesbaden.
Tamara Toumanova
Russian ballet dancer (1919-1996).
Born March 2nd, 1919 in Tyumen.
Died May 29th, 1996 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
Steve Tesich
Serbian-american screenwriter, playwright and novelist (1942-1996).
Born September 29th, 1942 in Užice.
Died July 1st, 1996 at 53 years old in Sydney (myocardial infarction).
Morton Gould
American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist (1913–1996).
Born December 10th, 1913 in Richmond Hill.
Died February 21st, 1996 at 82 years old in Orlando.
Jean Muir
American actress and educator (1911–1996).
Born February 13th, 1911 in Suffern.
Died July 23rd, 1996 at 85 years old in Mesa.
Mohammed al-Ghazali
Egyptian islamic scholar (1917–1996).
Born September 22nd, 1917 in Nekla El Enab.
Died March 10th, 1996 at 78 years old in Mecca.
Jordan Cronenweth
American cinematographer (1935–1996).
Born February 20th, 1935 in Los Angeles.
Died November 29th, 1996 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Josef Müller-Brockmann
Swiss graphic designer (1914-1996).
Born May 9th, 1914 in Rapperswil. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1996 at 82 years old in Zürich, Unterengstringen. [ref]
Piet Hein
20th-century danish mathematician, inventor, designer, writer and poet (1905–1996).
Born December 16th, 1905 in Copenhagen.
Died April 18th, 1996 at 90 years old in Middelfart.
William Vickrey
Canadian economist (1914-1996).
Born June 21st, 1914 in Victoria.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 82 years old in New York City, Harrison (heart failure).
Lo Wei
Chinese film director (1918–1996).
Born December 12th, 1918 in Jiangsu.
Died January 20th, 1996 at 77 years old in Hong Kong (heart failure).
Fujiko F. Fujio
Japanese mangaka, fujimoto hiroshi (1933–1996), pen name since 1989.
Born December 1st, 1933 in Takaoka.
Died September 23rd, 1996 at 62 years old in Shinjuku (liver failure).
Mohamed Amin
Kenyan photojournalist.
Born August 29th, 1943 in Nairobi.
Died November 23rd, 1996 at 53 years old in sea (aviation accident).
Mary Field
American film actress (1909-1996).
Born June 10th, 1909 in New York City.
Died June 12th, 1996 at 87 years old in Fairfax (stroke).
Garth Williams
American children's illustrator (1912-1996).
Born April 16th, 1912 in New York City.
Died May 8th, 1996 at 84 years old in Guanajuato.
Willard Parker
American actor (1912-1996).
Born February 5th, 1912 in New York City.
Died December 4th, 1996 at 84 years old in Rancho Mirage (myocardial infarction).
Ray Lindwall
Australian cricketer (1921-1996).
Born October 3rd, 1921 in New South Wales.
Died June 23rd, 1996 at 74 years old in Brisbane.
Harold Hughes
American politician (1922-1996).
Born February 10th, 1922 in Ida Grove.
Died October 24th, 1996 at 74 years old in Glendale. [ref]
Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen
First person born on south georgia (1913–1996).
Born October 8th, 1913 in Grytviken. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1996 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Frida Boccara
French singer.
Born October 29th, 1940 in Casablanca.
Died August 1st, 1996 at 55 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (respiratory disease).
Lars Ahlfors
Finnish mathematician (1907-1996).
Born April 18th, 1907 in Helsinki.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 89 years old in Pittsfield (pneumonia).
Patsy Montana
American country music singer-songwriter.
Born October 30th, 1908 in Hot Springs.
Died May 3rd, 1996 at 87 years old in San Jacinto.
Rafael Kubelík
Czech conductor, violinist and composer.
Born June 29th, 1914 in Býchory. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1996 at 82 years old in Kastanienbaum (disease). [ref]
Robert Nisbet
American sociologist (1913–1996).
Born September 30th, 1913 in Los Angeles.
Died September 9th, 1996 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C..
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For some moments in life there are no words. David Seltzer