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In the year 1996
688 Notable deaths
Anna Larina
Russian writer (1914–1996).
Born January 27th, 1914 in Russian Empire.
Died February 26th, 1996 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Károly Grósz
Former general secretary of the hungarian socialist workers' party.
Born August 1st, 1930 in Miskolc.
Died January 7th, 1996 at 65 years old in Gödöllő (kidney cancer).
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).
Obdulio Varela
Uruguayan footballer (1917–1996).
Born September 20th, 1917 in Montevideo.
Died August 2nd, 1996 at 78 years old in Montevideo.
Marcia Davenport
American author and music critic.
Born June 9th, 1903 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1996 at 92 years old in Monterey. [ref]
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]
Efua Theodora Sutherland
Ghanaian writer (1924-1996).
Born June 27th, 1924 in Cape Coast. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1996 at 71 years old in Accra.
Ai Qing
Chinese poet (1910-1996).
Born March 27th, 1910 in Jinhua.
Died May 5th, 1996 at 86 years old in Beijing.
John Williamson
American basketball player (1951-1996).
Born November 10th, 1951 in New Haven.
Died November 30th, 1996 at 45 years old in New Haven (kidney failure).
George Mackay Brown
Poet (1921–1996).
Born October 17th, 1921 in Stromness.
Died April 13th, 1996 at 74 years old in Stromness. [ref]
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]
Adolf von Thadden
German politician (1921-1996).
Born July 7th, 1921 in Trzygłów, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1996 at 75 years old in Bad Oeynhausen.
Donald T. Campbell
American social scientist (1916–1996).
Born November 20th, 1916 in Grass Lake. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1996 at 79 years old in Bethlehem. [ref]
Roger Tory Peterson
American naturalist, ornithologist and writer (1908–1996).
Born August 28th, 1908 in Jamestown. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1996 at 87 years old in Old Lyme. [ref]
Laura La Plante
American actress (1904-1996).
Born November 1st, 1904 in St. Louis.
Died October 15th, 1996 at 91 years old in Woodland Hills (Alzheimer's disease).
Alex Manoogian
American businessman (1901-1996).
Born June 28th, 1901 in Old Smyrna.
Died July 10th, 1996 at 95 years old in Detroit.
Evelyn Hooker
Psychologist famous for demonstrating homosexuality is not a mental disorder (1907-1996).
Born September 2nd, 1907 in North Platte.
Died November 18th, 1996 at 89 years old in Santa Monica.
Bill Doggett
American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist (1916-1996).
Born February 16th, 1916 in Philadelphia.
Died November 13th, 1996 at 80 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
John Alton
American cinematographer of austrian-hungarian origin (1901-1996).
Born October 5th, 1901 in Sopron.
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 94 years old in Santa Monica.
Rio Reiser
German rock musician (1950–1996).
Born January 9th, 1950 in East Berlin.
Died August 20th, 1996 at 46 years old
Ernest Manning
Canadian politician (1908-1996).
Born September 20th, 1908 in Carnduff.
Died February 19th, 1996 at 87 years old in Calgary.
Chen Jingrun
Chinese mathematician (1933-1996).
Born May 22nd, 1933 in Minhou County.
Died March 19th, 1996 at 62 years old in Beijing (pneumonia).
David Tudor
American pianist and composer (1926–1996).
Born January 20th, 1926 in Philadelphia.
Died August 13th, 1996 at 70 years old in New York City.
Alexander D'Arcy
Actor.
Born August 10th, 1908 in Cairo.
Died April 20th, 1996 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Frank Kurtz
Diver and air force officer.
Born September 9th, 1911 in Davenport.
Died October 31st, 1996 at 85 years old in North Hollywood (falling from height).
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