In the year 1996
747 Notable deaths
Grant Sawyer
Democratic governor of nevada, 1959 to 1967 (1918–1996).
Born December 14th, 1918 in Twin Falls.
Died February 19th, 1996 at 77 years old in Las Vegas.
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]
Barbara McLean
American film editor (1903-1996).
Born November 16th, 1903 in Palisades Park.
Died March 28th, 1996 at 92 years old in Newport Beach.
Alfredo Nobre da Costa
Portuguese politician (1923-1996).
Born September 10th, 1923 in Lisbon.
Died April 1st, 1996 at 72 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Jacob Druckman
American composer (1928-1996).
Born June 26th, 1928 in Philadelphia.
Died May 24th, 1996 at 67 years old in New Haven (lung cancer).
Pilar Lorengar
Spanish operatic soprano.
Born January 16th, 1928 in Zaragoza.
Died June 3rd, 1996 at 68 years old in Berlin (lung cancer).
Rolf Widerøe
Accelerator physicist and engineer (1902-1996).
Born July 11th, 1902 in Christiania.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 94 years old in Obersiggenthal.
Ljuba Welitsch
Bulgarian singer (1913-1996).
Born July 10th, 1913 in Slavyanovo.
Died September 2nd, 1996 at 83 years old in Vienna.
Imam Alimsultanov
Chechen bard and folk singer (1957–1996).
Born June 22nd, 1957 in Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic.
Died November 10th, 1996 at 39 years old in Odesa.
Heriberto Herrera
Paraguayan-spanish footballer (1926-1996).
Born April 24th, 1926 in Guarambaré.
Died July 26th, 1996 at 70 years old in Asunción.
Stanko Todorov
Prime minister of bulgaria (1920-1996).
Born December 10th, 1920 in Klenovik.
Died December 17th, 1996 at 76 years old in Sofia.
Vyacheslav Lemeshev
Boxer (1952–1996).
Born April 3rd, 1952 in Moscow.
Died January 27th, 1996 at 43 years old in Moscow.
Miloš Kopecký
Czech actor (1922-1996).
Born August 22nd, 1922 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1996 at 73 years old in Prague. [ref]
Juan Luis Segundo
Uruguayan theologian.
Born October 31st, 1925 in Montevideo.
Died January 17th, 1996 at 70 years old in Montevideo.
Sven Stolpe
Swedish writer, translator, journalist, critic, and researcher (1905–1996).
Born August 24th, 1905 in Katarina church parish.
Died August 26th, 1996 at 91 years old in Filipstad church parish.
Irasema Dilián
Italian actress (1924–1996).
Born May 24th, 1924 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1996 at 71 years old in Ceprano.
Barney Ewell
Athletics competitor (1918-1996).
Born February 25th, 1918 in Harrisburg.
Died April 4th, 1996 at 78 years old in Lancaster.
Maximilien Rubel
Marxist historian and council communist (1905–1996).
Born October 10th, 1905 in Chernivtsi.
Died February 28th, 1996 at 90 years old in Paris.
Caio Fernando Abreu
Brazilian writer (1948–1996).
Born September 12th, 1948 in Santiago.
Died February 25th, 1996 at 47 years old in Porto Alegre (death from AIDS-related complications).
Danilo Alvim
Brazilian footballer and manager (1920-1996).
Born December 3rd, 1920 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 16th, 1996 at 75 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia).
Wálter Guevara
54th president of bolivia (august-november 1979).
Born March 11th, 1912 in Cochabamba.
Died June 20th, 1996 at 84 years old in La Paz.
Harold Walter Bailey
British scholar of asian languages (1899–1996).
Born December 16th, 1899 in Devizes.
Died January 11th, 1996 at 96 years old in United Kingdom.
Priscilla Bonner
Actress (1899-1996).
Born February 17th, 1899 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 22nd, 1996 at 97 years old in Los Angeles.
Zinovy Gerdt
Soviet and russian actor (1916-1996).
Born September 21st, 1916 in Sebezh.
Died November 19th, 1996 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Marvin Albert
American author (1924-1996).
Born January 22nd, 1924 in Philadelphia.
Died March 25th, 1996 at 72 years old in Menton.
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What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved