In the year 1996
750 Notable deaths
Barney Ewell
Athletics competitor (1918-1996).
Born February 25th, 1918 in Harrisburg.
Died April 4th, 1996 at 78 years old in Lancaster.
Princess María de los Dolores of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Sicillian princess (1909–1996).
Born November 15th, 1909 in Madrid.
Died May 11th, 1996 at 86 years old in Madrid.
Christian de Chergé
Catholic monk (1937-1996).
Born January 18th, 1937 in Colmar.
Died May 21st, 1996 at 59 years old in Médéa.
Zinovy Gerdt
Soviet and russian actor (1916-1996).
Born September 21st, 1916 in Sebezh.
Died November 19th, 1996 at 80 years old in Moscow.
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.
Marvin Albert
American author (1924-1996).
Born January 22nd, 1924 in Philadelphia.
Died March 25th, 1996 at 72 years old in Menton.
Zulfiya
Uzbek poet (1915-1996).
Born March 14th, 1915 in Tashkent.
Died August 1st, 1996 at 81 years old in Tashkent.
Priscilla Bonner
Actress (1899-1996).
Born February 17th, 1899 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 22nd, 1996 at 97 years old in Los Angeles.
Brunó Ferenc Straub
Hungarian biochemist, the last chairman of the hungarian presidential council (1914-1996).
Born January 5th, 1914 in Oradea.
Died February 15th, 1996 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Andrés Rivero Agüero
Cuban politician (1905-1996).
Born February 4th, 1905 in San Luis.
Died November 8th, 1996 at 91 years old in Miami.
Armando Calvo
Spanish actor (1919–1996).
Born December 25th, 1919 in San Juan.
Died July 6th, 1996 at 76 years old in Mexico City (heart failure).
Gaetano Fichera
Italian mathematician (1922-1996).
Born February 8th, 1922 in Acireale.
Died June 1st, 1996 at 74 years old in Rome.
Wolfgang Koeppen
German writer (1906-1996).
Born June 23rd, 1906 in Greifswald.
Died March 15th, 1996 at 89 years old in Munich.
Joonas Kokkonen
Finnish composer (1921–1996).
Born November 13th, 1921 in Iisalmi.
Died October 2nd, 1996 at 74 years old in Järvenpää.
Alistair Cameron Crombie
Australian zoologist, historian of science (1915-1996).
Born November 4th, 1915 in Brisbane.
Died February 9th, 1996 at 80 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Alo Mattiisen
Estonian composer (1961–1996).
Born April 22nd, 1961 in Jõgeva.
Died May 30th, 1996 at 35 years old in Tallinn.
José Manuel Fuente
Spanish racing cyclist (1945–1996).
Born September 30th, 1945 in Siero.
Died July 18th, 1996 at 50 years old in Oviedo (pancreatitis).
Eric Houghton
English footballer and manager (1910-1996).
Born June 29th, 1910 in Billingborough.
Died May 1st, 1996 at 85 years old in Sutton Coldfield.
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
American tennis player (1912–1996).
Born September 18th, 1912 in Sharon.
Died February 27th, 1996 at 83 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Berthold Goldschmidt
German composer (1903-1996).
Born January 18th, 1903 in Hamburg.
Died October 17th, 1996 at 93 years old in London.
Hermann Kesten
German writer (1900–1996).
Born January 28th, 1900 in Pidvolochysk.
Died May 3rd, 1996 at 96 years old in Basel.
H. L. Gold
American writer (1914–1996).
Born April 26th, 1914 in Montreal.
Died February 21st, 1996 at 81 years old in Laguna Hills.
Edred John Henry Corner
English botanist and mycologist (1906-1996).
Born January 12th, 1906 in London.
Died September 14th, 1996 at 90 years old in Cambridge.
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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu