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In the year 1996
737 Notable deaths
Lucille Teasdale-Corti
Canadian medical doctor and surgeon who worked in uganda (1929–1996).
Born January 30th, 1929 in Montreal. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1996 at 67 years old in Besana in Brianza (death from AIDS-related complications).
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
Dutch mathematician and historian of mathematics (1903–1996).
Born February 2nd, 1903 in Amsterdam.
Died January 12th, 1996 at 92 years old in Zurich.
Ryōtarō Shiba
Japanese writer (1923–1996).
Born August 7th, 1923 in Osaka.
Died February 12th, 1996 at 72 years old in Osaka.
Bob Flanagan
American writer, poet, musician, performance artist, and comic (1952–1996).
Born December 26th, 1952 in New York City.
Died January 4th, 1996 at 43 years old in Long Beach (cystic fibrosis).
Hernán Siles Zuazo
President of bolivia variously in the 20th century.
Born March 21st, 1914 in La Paz.
Died August 6th, 1996 at 82 years old in Montevideo.
Sorley MacLean
Scottish poet (1911–1996).
Born October 21st, 1911 in Isle of Raasay.
Died November 24th, 1996 at 85 years old in Inner Hebrides.
Phillip Reed
American actor (1908–1996).
Born March 25th, 1908 in New York City.
Died December 7th, 1996 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Sergey Kuryokhin
Russian musician (1954–1996).
Born June 16th, 1954 in Murmansk.
Died July 9th, 1996 at 42 years old in Saint Petersburg (heart cancer).
Ali Hatami
Iranian film director.
Born August 19th, 1944 in Tehran.
Died December 7th, 1996 at 52 years old in Tehran (pancreatic cancer).
Alejandro Agustín Lanusse
38th president of the argentine republic (1918–1996).
Born August 28th, 1918 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 26th, 1996 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires.
José Toribio Merino
Chilean politician and admiral (1915–1996).
Born December 14th, 1915 in La Serena.
Died August 30th, 1996 at 80 years old in Viña del Mar.
Bob Shaw
Irish science fiction writer (1931–1996).
Born December 31st, 1931 in Belfast.
Died February 12th, 1996 at 64 years old in Manchester (cancer).
Roger Crozier
Canadian ice hockey player (1942-1996).
Born March 16th, 1942 in Bracebridge.
Died January 11th, 1996 at 53 years old in Newark (cancer).
José Donoso
Chilean author and journalist (1924-1996).
Born October 5th, 1924 in Santiago.
Died December 7th, 1996 at 72 years old in Santiago.
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Japanese actor (1928-1996).
Born March 10th, 1928 in Tokyo.
Died August 4th, 1996 at 68 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Hubert Opperman
Australian racing cyclist (1904-1996).
Born May 29th, 1904 in Rochester.
Died April 18th, 1996 at 91 years old in City of Knox.
Ademir de Menezes
Brazilian footballer (1922–1996).
Born November 8th, 1922 in Recife.
Died May 11th, 1996 at 73 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Michel Pablo
Greek trotskyist leader (1911–1996).
Born August 24th, 1911 in Alexandria.
Died February 17th, 1996 at 84 years old in Athens (stroke).
František Plánička
Czech association football player (1904-1996).
Born June 2nd, 1904 in Prague.
Died July 20th, 1996 at 92 years old in Prague.
Olga Havlová
Czech first wife of the czech republic (1933-1996).
Born July 11th, 1933 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1996 at 62 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Karl Ullrich
Ss officer.
Born December 1st, 1910 in Sarreguemines.
Died May 8th, 1996 at 85 years old in Germany.
Tadeusz Reichstein
Polish-swiss chemist (1897-1996).
Born July 20th, 1897 in Włocławek.
Died August 1st, 1996 at 99 years old in Basel. [ref]
Raphael Patai
Hungarian academic (1910–1996).
Born November 22nd, 1910 in Budapest.
Died July 20th, 1996 at 85 years old in Tucson.
Ruggero Mastroianni
Italian film editor (1929-1996).
Born November 7th, 1929 in Turin.
Died September 9th, 1996 at 66 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Howard Vernon
Swiss actor (1908–1996).
Born July 15th, 1914 in Baden-Baden.
Died July 25th, 1996 at 82 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux (disease).
Deaths 301 to 325 of 737
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