In the year 1996
747 Notable deaths
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).
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).
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.
Hervé Bazin
French writer (1911–1996).
Born April 17th, 1911 in Lille.
Died February 17th, 1996 at 84 years old in Angers.
Cao Yu
Chinese writer (1910-1996).
Born September 24th, 1910 in Tianjin.
Died December 13th, 1996 at 86 years old in Qianjiang.
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).
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.
Karl Rappan
Footballer (1905-1996).
Born September 26th, 1905 in Vienna.
Died January 2nd, 1996 at 90 years old in Bern.
Israel Eldad
Israeli philosopher (1910–1996).
Born November 11th, 1910 in Pidvolochysk.
Died January 22nd, 1996 at 85 years old in Jerusalem.
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).
Reinhard Libuda
German footballer (1943-1996).
Born October 10th, 1943 in Wendlinghausen.
Died August 25th, 1996 at 52 years old in Gelsenkirchen (cancer).
Vagn Holmboe
Danish composer (1909-1996).
Born December 20th, 1909 in Horsens.
Died September 1st, 1996 at 86 years old in Ramløse.
Masao Maruyama
Japanese political scientist (1914-1996).
Born March 22nd, 1914 in Osaka.
Died August 15th, 1996 at 82 years old in Tokyo.
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.
Gottfried von Einem
Austrian composer (1916-1996).
Born January 24th, 1918 in Bern.
Died July 12th, 1996 at 78 years old in Maissau.
Rina Ketty
French singer (1911–1996).
Born March 1st, 1911 in Sarzana.
Died December 23rd, 1996 at 85 years old in Cannes.
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.
Juan Hohberg
Uruguayan footballer (1926–1996).
Born October 8th, 1926 in Córdoba.
Died April 30th, 1996 at 69 years old in Lima.
Ghazaleh Alizadeh
Iranian poet and writer.
Born February 15th, 1949 in Mashhad.
Died May 12th, 1996 at 47 years old in Javaher Deh (hanging to death).
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.
Roberto Raviola
Italian comic book artist.
Born May 30th, 1939 in Bologna. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1996 at 56 years old in Imola (pancreatic cancer).
Ri Sung Gi
North korean chemist (1905–1996).
Born October 1st, 1905 in Danyang County.
Died February 8th, 1996 at 90 years old
Camilla Horn
German actress (1903-1996).
Born April 25th, 1903 in Frankfurt.
Died August 14th, 1996 at 93 years old in Gilching.
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi