In the year 1996
750 Notable deaths
Leo Eitinger
Czech pychiatrist (1912-1996).
Born December 12th, 1912 in Lomnice. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1996 at 83 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Italian opera conductor (1911–1996).
Born July 4th, 1911 in Bologna.
Died August 8th, 1996 at 85 years old in Bologna.
Vsevolod Sanayev
Russian soviet actor (1912-1996).
Born February 25th, 1912 in Tula.
Died January 27th, 1996 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Audrey Patterson
Athletics competitor (1926–1996).
Born September 27th, 1926 in New Orleans.
Died August 23rd, 1996 at 69 years old in National City.
Rafaela Aparicio
Spanish actress.
Born April 9th, 1906 in Marbella.
Died June 9th, 1996 at 90 years old in Madrid (cerebral hemorrhage).
Dragoslav Srejović
Serbian archaeologist (1931–1996).
Born October 8th, 1931 in Kragujevac.
Died November 29th, 1996 at 65 years old in Belgrade.
Helmut Heißenbüttel
German writer (1921–1996).
Born June 21st, 1921 in Wilhelmshaven, Rüstringen.
Died September 19th, 1996 at 75 years old in Glückstadt (pneumonia).
George Kojac
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1910-1996).
Born March 2nd, 1910 in New York City.
Died May 28th, 1996 at 86 years old in Fairfax.
Vytautas Žalakevičius
Soviet film director (1930–1996).
Born April 14th, 1930 in Kaunas.
Died November 12th, 1996 at 66 years old in Vilnius.
Erik Blomberg
Finnish cinematographer, screenwriter, film director and producer (1913–1996).
Born September 18th, 1913 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1996 at 83 years old in Kuusjoki (disease).
Erika Cremer
German chemist (1900-1996).
Born May 20th, 1900 in Munich.
Died September 21st, 1996 at 96 years old in Innsbruck. [ref]
Dunc Gray
Australian racing cyclist (1906-1996).
Born July 17th, 1906 in Goulburn.
Died August 30th, 1996 at 90 years old in Municipality of Kiama.
Tokiharu Abe
Japanese ichthyologist (1911–1996).
Born April 3rd, 1911 in Tokyo.
Died August 9th, 1996 at 85 years old in Tokyo (cerebral hemorrhage).
Max Thurian
Subprior of the taize community (1921–1996).
Born August 16th, 1921 in Geneva.
Died August 15th, 1996 at 74 years old in Geneva.
Mavuba Mafuila
Dr congolese footballer (1949-1997).
Born December 15th, 1949 in Kinshasa.
Died November 30th, 1996 at 46 years old in France.
William Cantrell
Racecar driver.
Born January 31st, 1908 in West Point.
Died January 22nd, 1996 at 87 years old in Jeffersonville.
Alberto Farnese
Italian actor (1926-1996).
Born June 3rd, 1926 in Palombara Sabina.
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 69 years old in Rome.
Ethlyne Clair
American actress (1904-1996).
Born November 23rd, 1904 in Talladega County.
Died February 27th, 1996 at 91 years old in Los Angeles.
Harry Andersson
Swedish footballer (1913-1996).
Born March 7th, 1913 in Norrköpings Hedvig Parish.
Died June 6th, 1996 at 83 years old in Norrköping.
Jurriaan Andriessen
Dutch composer (1925–1996).
Born November 15th, 1925 in Haarlem.
Died August 23rd, 1996 at 70 years old in The Hague.
Karol Jokl
Slovak footballer (1945-1996).
Born August 29th, 1945 in Partizánske.
Died October 28th, 1996 at 51 years old in Bratislava.
Eugen Kapp
Estonian composer (1908-1996).
Born May 26th, 1908 in Astrakhan.
Died October 29th, 1996 at 88 years old in Tallinn.
Stefan Jędrychowski
Polish journalist and communist politician (1910–1996).
Born May 19th, 1910 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1996 at 86 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Yun Chi-Young
South korean politician (1898-1996).
Born February 10th, 1898 in Seoul. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1996 at 97 years old in Seoul (disease).
Inger Jacobsen
Norwegian singer (1923–1996).
Born October 13th, 1923 in Christiania.
Died July 21st, 1996 at 72 years old in Oslo (cancer).
Deaths 526 to 550 of 750
I don’t want to die without any scars. Chuck Palahniuk