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In the year 1996
750 Notable deaths
Annie Ruth Jiagge
Ghanaian jurist and women's rights activist (1918-1996).
Born October 7th, 1918 in Lomé. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1996 at 77 years old in Accra. [ref]
Dario Bellezza
Italian poet (1944–1996).
Born September 5th, 1944 in Rome.
Died March 31st, 1996 at 51 years old in Rome (death from AIDS-related complications).
Quarentinha
Brazilian footballer (1933-1996).
Born September 15th, 1933 in Belém.
Died February 11th, 1996 at 62 years old in Rio de Janeiro (heart failure).
Julio Bolbochán
Argentine chess player.
Born March 10th, 1920 in Azul.
Died June 28th, 1996 at 76 years old in Caracas.
Charles Jewtraw
American speed skater (1900–1996).
Born May 5th, 1900 in Clinton County.
Died January 26th, 1996 at 95 years old in Palm Beach.
Lise Østergaard
Danish psychologist and minister (1924-1996).
Born November 18th, 1924 in Odense. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1996 at 71 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Beverley Whitfield
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist (1954-1996).
Born June 15th, 1954 in Wollongong.
Died August 20th, 1996 at 42 years old in Shellharbour.
Vergílio Ferreira
Portuguese writer (1916–1996).
Born January 28th, 1916 in Freguesia de Melo.
Died March 1st, 1996 at 80 years old in Lisbon.
José Sasía
Uruguayan footballer (1933-1996).
Born December 27th, 1933 in Treinta y Tres.
Died August 30th, 1996 at 62 years old in Montevideo.
Eleazar de Carvalho
Brazilian conductor, composer and music educator (1912-1996).
Born June 28th, 1912 in Iguatu.
Died September 12th, 1996 at 84 years old in São Paulo.
Niccolò Castiglioni
Italian musician (1932-1996).
Born July 17th, 1932 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1996 at 64 years old in Milan. [ref]
Edvin Wide
Swedish middle- and long distance runner (1896-1996).
Born February 22nd, 1896 in Kimito.
Died June 19th, 1996 at 100 years old in Stockholm.
Benny Brown
Track and field athlete, 400 metres runner, quarter miler (1953-1996).
Born September 27th, 1953 in San Francisco.
Died February 1st, 1996 at 42 years old in Ontario (traffic collision).
Gyula Kállai
Hungarian politician (1910-1996).
Born June 1st, 1910 in Berettyóújfalu.
Died March 12th, 1996 at 85 years old in Budapest.
Bernhard Klodt
German footballer (1926-1996).
Born October 26th, 1926 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died May 23rd, 1996 at 69 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (myocardial infarction).
Elisa Cegani
Actress (1911-1996).
Born June 11th, 1911 in Turin.
Died February 23rd, 1996 at 84 years old in Rome.
Adalberto López
Mexican footballer (1923-1996).
Born July 4th, 1923 in Guadalajara.
Died December 15th, 1996 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Kusuo Kitamura
Swimmer (1917-1996).
Born October 9th, 1917 in Kōchi-shi.
Died June 6th, 1996 at 78 years old
Ahmed Zaki
Prime minister of the maldives from 1972 to 1975.
Born April 16th, 1931 in Malé.
Died November 15th, 1996 at 65 years old in Mount Elizabeth Hospital.
Claus Holm
German actor (1918–1996).
Born August 4th, 1918 in Bochum.
Died September 21st, 1996 at 78 years old in Berlin.
María Luisa Anido
Spanish musician (1907-1996).
Born January 26th, 1907 in Morón.
Died June 4th, 1996 at 89 years old in Tarragona.
Jean Aurel
French screenwriter and film director (1925–1996).
Born November 6th, 1925 in Răstolița.
Died August 26th, 1996 at 70 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Enrique Jordá
American conductor (1911–1996).
Born March 24th, 1911 in San Sebastián.
Died March 18th, 1996 at 84 years old in Brussels.
Metin Göktepe
Turkish journalist (1968–1996).
Born April 10th, 1968 in Sivas.
Died January 9th, 1996 at 27 years old in Istanbul.
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