In the year 1996
750 Notable deaths
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).
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.
Gertrude Blanch
American mathematician (1897–1996).
Born February 2nd, 1897 in Kolno.
Died January 1st, 1996 at 98 years old in San Diego.
Nello Pazzafini
Italian actor (1934-1997).
Died January 9th, 1996 at 62 years old in Lido di Ostia (diabetes).
Eno Raud
Estonian writer (1928–1996).
Born February 15th, 1928 in Tartu.
Died July 10th, 1996 at 68 years old in Haapsalu.
Johan Kraag
President of suriname (1913–1996).
Born July 29th, 1913 in Welgelegen.
Died May 24th, 1996 at 82 years old in Paramaribo.
Giuliano Giuliani
Italian footballer (1958-1996).
Born September 29th, 1958 in Rome.
Died November 16th, 1996 at 38 years old in Bologna (death from AIDS-related complications).
Niní Marshall
Argentine comedian (1903-1996).
Born June 1st, 1903 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 18th, 1996 at 92 years old in Buenos Aires.
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).
Claude Mauriac
French writer.
Born April 25th, 1914 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1996 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Salah Abu Seif
Egyptian film director (1915–1996).
Born May 10th, 1915 in Cairo. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1996 at 81 years old in Cairo.
Gino Bramieri
Italian actor (1928-1996).
Born June 21st, 1928 in Milan.
Died June 18th, 1996 at 67 years old in Milan (pancreatic cancer).
Marie-Louise von Motesiczky
Austrian artist (1906-1996).
Born October 24th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died June 10th, 1996 at 89 years old in London.
José Santacruz Londoños
Colombian drug trafficker (1943–1996).
Born October 1st, 1943 in Cali.
Died March 5th, 1996 at 52 years old in Medellín.
Antonín Mrkos
Czech astronomer (1918–1996).
Born January 27th, 1918 in Střemchoví. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1996 at 78 years old in Prague.
Mireille Hartuch
French singer.
Born September 30th, 1906 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 29th, 1996 at 90 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Ferdinand Leitner
German composer and conductor (1912-1996).
Born March 4th, 1912 in Berlin.
Died June 3rd, 1996 at 84 years old in Zurich.
Haika Grossman
Israeli politician (1919-1996).
Born November 20th, 1919 in Białystok. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1996 at 76 years old in Israel.
Amelia Rosselli
Italian poet (1930–1996).
Born March 28th, 1930 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1996 at 65 years old in Rome (falling).
Romica Puceanu
Romanian singer (1927-1996).
Born January 19th, 1927 in Bucharest.
Died October 24th, 1996 at 69 years old in Bucharest.
Allenby Chilton
English footballer and manager (1918-1996).
Born September 16th, 1918 in South Hylton.
Died June 16th, 1996 at 77 years old in Southwick.
Ennio De Giorgi
Italian mathematician (1928-1996).
Born February 8th, 1928 in Lecce.
Died October 25th, 1996 at 68 years old in Pisa.
Pierre Claverie
Algerian bishop (1938–1996).
Born May 8th, 1938 in Algiers.
Died August 1st, 1996 at 58 years old in Oran (attempted murder).
Luciano Tajoli
Italian actor and singer (1920-1996).
Born April 17th, 1920 in Milan.
Died August 3rd, 1996 at 76 years old in Merate.
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To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan