In the year 1996
750 Notable deaths
George Davis Snell
American geneticist.
Born December 19th, 1903 in Bradford.
Died June 6th, 1996 at 92 years old in Bar Harbor.
Edison Denisov
Soviet and russian composer (1929–1996).
Born April 6th, 1929 in Tomsk.
Died November 25th, 1996 at 67 years old in Paris.
San Yu
Burmese general (1918–1996).
Born March 3rd, 1918 in Bago Region.
Died January 30th, 1996 at 77 years old in Yangon.
Christine Pascal
French actress, screenwriter, director (1953–1996).
Born November 29th, 1953 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died August 31st, 1996 at 42 years old in Garches (suicide by jumping from height).
Goliarda Sapienza
Italian actress and writer (1924–1996).
Born May 10th, 1924 in Catania.
Died August 30th, 1996 at 72 years old in Gaeta (falling from height).
Victor Ambartsumian
Soviet armenian astrophysicist (1908–1996).
Born September 18th, 1908 in Tbilisi.
Died August 12th, 1996 at 87 years old in Byurakan. [ref]
Alfred Vogel
Swiss writer (1902-1996).
Born October 26th, 1902 in Aesch.
Died October 1st, 1996 at 93 years old in Feusisberg.
Julio César Méndez Montenegro
Guatemalan president (1915-1996).
Born November 23rd, 1915 in Guatemala City.
Died April 30th, 1996 at 80 years old in Guatemala City.
Dante Giacosa
Italian automobile designer (1905–1996).
Born January 3rd, 1905 in Rome.
Died March 31st, 1996 at 91 years old in Turin.
Petro Shelest
Ukrainian politician (1908-1996).
Born February 14th, 1908 in Andriivka, Balakliia Raion.
Died January 22nd, 1996 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Renzo De Felice
Italian historian (1929–1996).
Born April 8th, 1929 in Rieti.
Died May 25th, 1996 at 67 years old in Rome.
Dev Kant Baruah
Indian politician (1914-1996).
Born February 22nd, 1914 in Dibrugarh.
Died January 28th, 1996 at 81 years old in Delhi.
Leon Garfield
English children's writer (1921-1996).
Born July 14th, 1921 in Brighton.
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 74 years old in London (cancer).
Neil Franklin
English footballer and manager (1922-1996).
Born January 24th, 1922 in Stoke-on-Trent. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1996 at 74 years old in Stoke-on-Trent.
Meridel Le Sueur
American writer and social activist (1900–1996).
Born February 21st, 1900 in Murray.
Died November 14th, 1996 at 96 years old in Hudson.
Teodoro Fernández
Peruvian footballer (1913-1996).
Born May 20th, 1913 in San Vicente de Cañete. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1996 at 83 years old in Lima. [ref]
Onno Tunç
Turkish singer-songwriter of armenian ancestry (1948–1996).
Born December 20th, 1948 in Şişli.
Died January 14th, 1996 at 47 years old in Armutlu.
Alifa Rifaat
Egyptian muslim feminist and writer (1930–1996).
Died January 1st, 1996 at 65 years old in Cairo.
Prince Eugenio, 5th Duke of Genoa
Italian prince (1906–1996).
Born March 13th, 1906 in Turin.
Died December 8th, 1996 at 90 years old in São Paulo.
Nikolai Starostin
Soviet footballer (1902-1996).
Born February 26th, 1902 in Moscow.
Died February 17th, 1996 at 93 years old in Moscow.
Gilda
Argentine singer and songwriter (1961–1996).
Born October 11th, 1961 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 7th, 1996 at 34 years old in Villa Paranacito (traffic collision).
Anselm Strauss
American sociologist (1916-1996).
Born December 18th, 1916 in New York City.
Died September 5th, 1996 at 79 years old in San Francisco.
Peter Glenville
English actor director and producer (1913-1996).
Born October 28th, 1913 in Hampstead.
Died June 3rd, 1996 at 82 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Georgios Zoitakis
Regent of greece (1910-1996).
Born March 3rd, 1910 in Nafpaktos. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1996 at 86 years old in Athens.
Akiji Kobayashi
Japanese actor (1930–1996).
Born September 6th, 1930 in Tokyo.
Died August 27th, 1996 at 65 years old in Yokohama (lung cancer).
Deaths 351 to 375 of 750
Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau