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In the year 1996
750 Notable deaths
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]
Edith Penrose
American-born british economist.
Born November 15th, 1914 in Los Angeles.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 81 years old in Waterbeach.
Marin Sorescu
Romanian writer (1936–1996).
Born February 29th, 1936 in Bulzești.
Died December 8th, 1996 at 60 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).
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).
Serge Chermayeff
British architect (1900-1996).
Born October 8th, 1900 in Grozny.
Died May 8th, 1996 at 95 years old in Wellfleet.
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).
Hervé Bazin
French writer (1911–1996).
Born April 17th, 1911 in Lille.
Died February 17th, 1996 at 84 years old in Angers.
Judith Allen
American actress (1911-1996).
Born February 8th, 1911 in New York City.
Died October 5th, 1996 at 85 years old in Yucca Valley (disease).
Karl Rappan
Footballer (1905-1996).
Born September 26th, 1905 in Vienna.
Died January 2nd, 1996 at 90 years old in Bern.
Boris Tchaikovsky
Soviet and russian composer, pianist (1925–1996).
Born September 10th, 1925 in Moscow.
Died February 7th, 1996 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Cao Yu
Chinese writer (1910-1996).
Born September 24th, 1910 in Tianjin.
Died December 13th, 1996 at 86 years old in Qianjiang.
Israel Eldad
Israeli philosopher (1910–1996).
Born November 11th, 1910 in Pidvolochysk.
Died January 22nd, 1996 at 85 years old in Jerusalem.
Denise Grey
Italian-french actress (1896-1996).
Born September 17th, 1896 in Châtillon.
Died January 13th, 1996 at 99 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Otto Luening
American composer (1900–1996).
Born June 15th, 1900 in Milwaukee.
Died September 2nd, 1996 at 96 years old in Manhattan.
Lydia Chukovskaya
Russian writer and poet (1907–1996).
Born March 24th, 1907 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1996 at 88 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Josef Meinrad
Austrian actor (1913-1996).
Born April 21st, 1913 in Vienna.
Died February 18th, 1996 at 82 years old in Großgmain (cancer).
Masao Maruyama
Japanese political scientist (1914-1996).
Born March 22nd, 1914 in Osaka.
Died August 15th, 1996 at 82 years old in Tokyo.
Mary Haas
American linguist; studied historical linguistics (1910–1996).
Born January 12th, 1910 in Richmond.
Died May 17th, 1996 at 86 years old in Alameda.
David M. Kennedy
American diplomat (1905-1996).
Born July 21st, 1905 in Randolph.
Died May 1st, 1996 at 90 years old in Salt Lake City (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Reinhard Libuda
German footballer (1943-1996).
Born October 10th, 1943 in Wendlinghausen.
Died August 25th, 1996 at 52 years old in Gelsenkirchen (cancer).
Bruno Corbucci
Italian screenwriter and film director (1931–1996).
Born October 23rd, 1931 in Rome.
Died September 7th, 1996 at 64 years old in Rome.
Vagn Holmboe
Danish composer (1909-1996).
Born December 20th, 1909 in Horsens.
Died September 1st, 1996 at 86 years old in Ramløse.
Gottfried von Einem
Austrian composer (1916-1996).
Born January 24th, 1918 in Bern.
Died July 12th, 1996 at 78 years old in Maissau.
Ri Sung Gi
North korean chemist (1905–1996).
Born October 1st, 1905 in Danyang County.
Died February 8th, 1996 at 90 years old
Joseph F. Biroc
American cinematographer (1903-1996).
Born February 12th, 1903 in New York City.
Died September 7th, 1996 at 93 years old in Woodland Hills.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 750
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