In the year 1996
750 Notable deaths
Duke Christian Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German noble (1912-1996).
Born September 29th, 1912 in Ludwigslust.
Died July 18th, 1996 at 83 years old in Gut Hemmelmark.
Burne Hogarth
American cartoonist (1911-1996).
Born December 25th, 1911 in Chicago.
Died January 28th, 1996 at 84 years old in Paris.
Geoffrey Wilkinson
British nobel laureate in chemistry.
Born July 14th, 1921 in Todmorden.
Died September 26th, 1996 at 75 years old in London.
George Boolos
Philosopher and mathematical logician (1940-1996).
Born September 4th, 1940 in New York City.
Died May 27th, 1996 at 55 years old in Cambridge.
Georges Duby
French historian (1919–1996).
Born October 7th, 1919 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 3rd, 1996 at 77 years old in Le Tholonet.
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.
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.
Evelyn Laye
Actress (1900-1996).
Born July 10th, 1900 in Bloomsbury.
Died February 17th, 1996 at 95 years old in London (respiratory failure).
Peter Leeds
American actor (1917-1996).
Born May 30th, 1917 in Bayonne.
Died November 12th, 1996 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Garrett Birkhoff
American mathematician (1911–1996).
Born January 19th, 1911 in Princeton.
Died November 22nd, 1996 at 85 years old in Water Mill.
Terrel Bell
United states secretary of education (1921-1996).
Born November 11th, 1921 in Lava Hot Springs.
Died June 22nd, 1996 at 74 years old in Salt Lake City (pulmonary fibrosis).
Ryōtarō Shiba
Japanese writer (1923–1996).
Born August 7th, 1923 in Osaka.
Died February 12th, 1996 at 72 years old in Osaka.
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.
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.
José Donoso
Chilean author and journalist (1924-1996).
Born October 5th, 1924 in Santiago.
Died December 7th, 1996 at 72 years old in Santiago.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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).
César Mendoza Durán
Chilean military (1918-1996).
Born September 11th, 1918 in Santiago.
Died September 13th, 1996 at 78 years old in Santiago (pancreatic cancer).
Ali Hatami
Iranian film director.
Born August 19th, 1944 in Tehran.
Died December 7th, 1996 at 52 years old in Tehran (pancreatic cancer).
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).
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Japanese actor (1928-1996).
Born March 10th, 1928 in Tokyo.
Died August 4th, 1996 at 68 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Deaths 301 to 325 of 750
Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. Arthur Miller