In the year 1996
747 Notable deaths
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).
Dante Giacosa
Italian automobile designer (1905–1996).
Born January 3rd, 1905 in Rome.
Died March 31st, 1996 at 91 years old in Turin.
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.
Nikolai Starostin
Soviet footballer (1902-1996).
Born February 26th, 1902 in Moscow.
Died February 17th, 1996 at 93 years old in Moscow.
Cheng Heng
Cambodian politician (1916-1996).
Born January 10th, 1916 in Takéo Province.
Died March 15th, 1996 at 80 years old in Takéo Province.
Dev Kant Baruah
Indian politician (1914-1996).
Born February 22nd, 1914 in Dibrugarh.
Died January 28th, 1996 at 81 years old in Delhi.
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.
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).
Renzo De Felice
Italian historian (1929–1996).
Born April 8th, 1929 in Rieti.
Died May 25th, 1996 at 67 years old in Rome.
Petro Shelest
Ukrainian politician (1908-1996).
Born February 14th, 1908 in Andriivka, Balakliia Raion.
Died January 22nd, 1996 at 87 years old in Moscow.
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.
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.
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]
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.
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.
Victor Ambartsumian
Soviet armenian astrophysicist (1908–1996).
Born September 18th, 1908 in Tbilisi.
Died August 12th, 1996 at 87 years old in Byurakan. [ref]
Latifa al-Zayyat
Egyptian activist and writer (1923–1996).
Born August 8th, 1923 in Damietta.
Died September 11th, 1996 at 73 years old in Cairo (cancer).
Edith Penrose
American-born british economist.
Born November 15th, 1914 in Los Angeles.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 81 years old in Waterbeach.
André Lefevere
Belgian translator and linguist (1945-1996).
Born June 19th, 1945 in Belgium.
Died March 27th, 1996 at 50 years old in Austin (leukemia).
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).
Akiji Kobayashi
Japanese actor (1930–1996).
Born September 6th, 1930 in Tokyo.
Died August 27th, 1996 at 65 years old in Yokohama (lung cancer).
Georgios Zoitakis
Regent of greece (1910-1996).
Born March 3rd, 1910 in Nafpaktos. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1996 at 86 years old in Athens.
Marin Sorescu
Romanian writer (1936–1996).
Born February 29th, 1936 in Bulzești.
Died December 8th, 1996 at 60 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).
Amata Kabua
Former president of the marshall islands (1928-1996).
Born November 17th, 1928 in Jaluit Atoll.
Died December 20th, 1996 at 68 years old in Honolulu (disease). [ref]
Serge Chermayeff
British architect (1900-1996).
Born October 8th, 1900 in Grozny.
Died May 8th, 1996 at 95 years old in Wellfleet.
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What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller