In the year 1996
750 Notable deaths
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.
Michel Pablo
Greek trotskyist leader (1911–1996).
Born August 24th, 1911 in Alexandria.
Died February 17th, 1996 at 84 years old in Athens (stroke).
John Krol
American catholic cardinal (1910–1996).
Born October 26th, 1910 in Cleveland.
Died March 3rd, 1996 at 85 years old in Philadelphia.
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).
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]
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).
Karl Ullrich
Ss officer.
Born December 1st, 1910 in Sarreguemines.
Died May 8th, 1996 at 85 years old in Germany.
František Plánička
Czech association football player (1904-1996).
Born June 2nd, 1904 in Prague.
Died July 20th, 1996 at 92 years old in Prague.
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.
Irving Caesar
American composer and lyricist (1895–1996).
Born July 4th, 1895 in New York City.
Died December 18th, 1996 at 101 years old in New York City.
Andrey Lukanov
Bulgarian political figure (1938-1996).
Born September 26th, 1938 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1996 at 58 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Robert F. Overmyer
American astronaut (1936–1996).
Born July 14th, 1936 in Lorain.
Died March 22nd, 1996 at 59 years old in Duluth (aviation accident).
Joseph W. Barr
American politician (1918-1996).
Born January 17th, 1918 in Bicknell.
Died February 23rd, 1996 at 78 years old in Playa del Carmen.
Leo Joseph Suenens
Roman catholic cardinal (1904–1996).
Born July 16th, 1904 in Ixelles.
Died May 6th, 1996 at 91 years old in Brussels-Capital Region (thrombosis).
Hamlet Mkhitaryan
Armenian footballer (1962–1996).
Born September 14th, 1962 in Yerevan.
Died May 6th, 1996 at 33 years old in Yerevan (brain cancer).
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Film director (1928-1996).
Born December 11th, 1928 in Havana.
Died April 16th, 1996 at 67 years old in Havana.
Yelena Mazanik
Partisan and hero of the soviet union who assassinated wilhelm kube (1914–1996).
Born April 4th, 1914 in Paddziahciarnia.
Died April 7th, 1996 at 82 years old in Minsk.
Harry Kemelman
American writer (1908-1996).
Born November 24th, 1908 in Boston.
Died December 15th, 1996 at 88 years old in Marblehead (kidney failure).
Kwan Tak-hing
Hong kong actor (1905–1996).
Born June 27th, 1905 in Guangzhou.
Died June 28th, 1996 at 91 years old in Hong Kong (pancreatic cancer).
Elman Service
American anthropologist (1915-1996).
Born May 18th, 1915 in Tecumseh.
Died November 14th, 1996 at 81 years old in Santa Barbara.
Józef Czapski
Polish artist, author, critic and polish army officer during wwii (1896-1993).
Born April 3rd, 1896 in Prague.
Died January 12th, 1996 at 99 years old in Le Mesnil-le-Roi.
Edward Gurney
American politician (1914–1996).
Born January 12th, 1914 in Portland.
Died May 14th, 1996 at 82 years old in Winter Park.
Cheng Heng
Cambodian politician (1916-1996).
Born January 10th, 1916 in Takéo Province.
Died March 15th, 1996 at 80 years old in Takéo Province.
Jane Drew
British architect and town planner (1911–1996).
Born March 24th, 1911 in Thornton Heath.
Died July 27th, 1996 at 85 years old in Barnard Castle (cancer).
Deaths 326 to 350 of 750
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain