In the year 1996
747 Notable deaths
Christian de Chergé
Catholic monk (1937-1996).
Born January 18th, 1937 in Colmar.
Died May 21st, 1996 at 59 years old in Médéa.
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).
Nevill Francis Mott
English physicist, nobel prize winner.
Born September 30th, 1905 in Leeds.
Died August 8th, 1996 at 90 years old in Milton Keynes.
Zulfiya
Uzbek poet (1915-1996).
Born March 14th, 1915 in Tashkent.
Died August 1st, 1996 at 81 years old in Tashkent.
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.
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]
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).
Hermann Kesten
German writer (1900–1996).
Born January 28th, 1900 in Pidvolochysk.
Died May 3rd, 1996 at 96 years old in Basel.
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.
Berthold Goldschmidt
German composer (1903-1996).
Born January 18th, 1903 in Hamburg.
Died October 17th, 1996 at 93 years old in London.
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.
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).
Karl Kehrle
German-born british benedictine monk and apiculturist (1898-1996).
Born August 3rd, 1898 in Biberach an der Riss.
Died September 1st, 1996 at 98 years old in Buckfast Abbey.
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.
H. L. Gold
American writer (1914–1996).
Born April 26th, 1914 in Montreal.
Died February 21st, 1996 at 81 years old in Laguna Hills.
Li Han-hsiang
Chinese film director (1926–1996).
Born March 7th, 1926 in Lianshan District.
Died December 17th, 1996 at 70 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction).
Alo Mattiisen
Estonian composer (1961–1996).
Born April 22nd, 1961 in Jõgeva.
Died May 30th, 1996 at 35 years old in Tallinn.
Eno Raud
Estonian writer (1928–1996).
Born February 15th, 1928 in Tartu.
Died July 10th, 1996 at 68 years old in Haapsalu.
Pasqualino De Santis
Italian cinematographer (1927-1996).
Born April 24th, 1927 in Fondi.
Died June 23rd, 1996 at 69 years old in Lviv (myocardial infarction).
Gino Bramieri
Italian actor (1928-1996).
Born June 21st, 1928 in Milan.
Died June 18th, 1996 at 67 years old in Milan (pancreatic cancer).
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As soon as you’ll realize it was a gift, you’ll be free. Maxime Lagacé