In the year 1996
750 Notable deaths
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).
Mohamed Amin
Kenyan photojournalist (1943–1996).
Born August 29th, 1943 in Nairobi.
Died November 23rd, 1996 at 53 years old in Indian Ocean (aviation accident).
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).
Mary Field
American film actress and director (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.
Ray Lindwall
Australian cricketer (1921-1996).
Born October 3rd, 1921 in New South Wales.
Died June 23rd, 1996 at 74 years old in Brisbane.
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).
Harold Hughes
American politician (1922-1996).
Born February 10th, 1922 in Ida Grove.
Died October 24th, 1996 at 74 years old in Glendale. [ref]
Brenda Bruce
British actress (1918–1996).
Born July 7th, 1919 in Manchester.
Died February 19th, 1996 at 76 years old in London (disease).
Infanta María Cristina of Spain
Spanish infanta, daughter of alfonso xiii of spain and victoria eugenie of battenberg (1911–1996).
Born December 12th, 1911 in Royal Palace of Madrid.
Died December 23rd, 1996 at 85 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Károly Grósz
Former general secretary of the hungarian socialist workers' party (1930–1996).
Born August 1st, 1930 in Miskolc.
Died January 7th, 1996 at 65 years old in Gödöllő (kidney cancer).
June Gale
American actress (1911-1996).
Born July 6th, 1911 in San Francisco.
Died November 13th, 1996 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Lars Ahlfors
Finnish mathematician (1907-1996).
Born April 18th, 1907 in Helsinki.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 89 years old in Pittsfield (pneumonia).
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..
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).
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.
Tarō Okamoto
Japanese artist (1911–1996).
Born February 26th, 1911 in Futago.
Died January 7th, 1996 at 84 years old in Keio University Hospital (Parkinson's disease).
Adolf von Thadden
German politician (nsdap, drp, npd), mdb, mdl (1921–1996).
Born July 7th, 1921 in Trzygłów, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1996 at 75 years old in Bad Oeynhausen.
Anna Larina
Russian writer (1914–1996).
Born January 27th, 1914 in Russian Empire.
Died February 26th, 1996 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Herk Harvey
American actor and director (1924-1996).
Born June 3rd, 1924 in Fort Collins.
Died April 3rd, 1996 at 71 years old in Lawrence (pancreatic cancer).
Yulii Khariton
Soviet and russian physicist (1904-1996).
Born February 27th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1996 at 92 years old in Sarov. [ref]
Obdulio Varela
Uruguayan footballer (1917–1996).
Born September 20th, 1917 in Montevideo.
Died August 2nd, 1996 at 78 years old in Montevideo.
Rafael Kubelík
Czech conductor, violinist and composer (1914–1996).
Born June 29th, 1914 in Býchory. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1996 at 82 years old in Kastanienbaum (disease). [ref]
Efua Theodora Sutherland
Ghanaian writer (1924-1996).
Born June 27th, 1924 in Cape Coast.
Died January 2nd, 1996 at 71 years old in Accra. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 275 of 750
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus