In the year 1996
747 Notable deaths
Gabriel Alonso
Spanish footballer (1923-1996).
Born November 9th, 1923 in Hondarribia.
Died November 19th, 1996 at 73 years old in Hondarribia.
Veniamin Basner
Soviet and russian composer (1925–1996).
Born January 1st, 1925 in Yaroslavl.
Died September 3rd, 1996 at 71 years old in Repino.
Maati Bouabid
Moroccan prime minister (1927-1996).
Born November 11th, 1927 in Casablanca.
Died November 1st, 1996 at 68 years old in Rabat.
Frank Riley
American writer (1915–1996).
Born June 8th, 1915 in Hibbing.
Died April 24th, 1996 at 80 years old in Manhattan Beach.
David Mourão-Ferreira
Portuguese writer (1927–1996).
Born February 24th, 1927 in Lisbon.
Died June 16th, 1996 at 69 years old in Lisbon (cancer).
Broome Pinniger
Indian field hockey player (1902-1996).
Born December 28th, 1902 in Saharanpur.
Died December 30th, 1996 at 94 years old in Edinburgh.
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).
Christine Brückner
German writer (1921-1996).
Born December 10th, 1921 in Schmillinghausen.
Died December 21st, 1996 at 75 years old in Kassel.
Francesco Gabrieli
Italian arabist (1904-1996).
Born April 27th, 1904 in Rome.
Died December 13th, 1996 at 92 years old in Rome.
Loda Halama
Polish dancer and actress (1911–1996).
Born July 20th, 1911 in Czerwińsk nad Wisłą. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1996 at 84 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Imre Kovács
Hungarian footballer (1921–1996).
Born November 26th, 1921 in Budapest.
Died March 9th, 1996 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Emilio Zapico
Spanish racing driver (1944–1996).
Died August 6th, 1996 at 52 years old in Huete (aviation accident).
Jakov Blažević
Croatian lawyer and politician (1912–1996).
Born March 24th, 1912 in Bužim.
Died December 10th, 1996 at 84 years old in Zagreb.
August Wenzinger
Swiss viola da gamba performer and conductor (1905–1996).
Born November 14th, 1905 in Basel.
Died December 25th, 1996 at 91 years old in Metzerlen-Mariastein.
Viktor Konovalenko
Soviet union ice hockey player (1938–1996).
Born March 11th, 1938 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died February 20th, 1996 at 57 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
Mario Luigi Ciappi
Catholic cardinal (1909–1996).
Born October 6th, 1909 in Florence.
Died April 23rd, 1996 at 86 years old in Rome.
Antonio Creus
Spanish racing driver.
Born October 28th, 1924 in Madrid.
Died February 19th, 1996 at 71 years old in Madrid.
Kirill Yevstigneyev
Soviet wwii fighter pilot (1917–1996).
Born February 17th, 1917 in Khokhly.
Died August 29th, 1996 at 79 years old in Moscow (cerebrovascular disease).
Cliff Griffith
Racecar driver.
Born February 6th, 1916 in Nineveh.
Died January 23rd, 1996 at 79 years old in Rochester.
Ken Doherty
American decathlete (1905-1996).
Born May 16th, 1905 in Detroit.
Died April 19th, 1996 at 90 years old in Lancaster. [ref]
Don Laz
American pole vaulter (1929–1996).
Born May 17th, 1929 in Chicago. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1996 at 66 years old in Champaign.
Ludovico Avio
Argentine footballer (1932-1996).
Born October 6th, 1932 in Pigüé.
Died June 23rd, 1996 at 63 years old in Mar del Plata.
Michael Bruno
Israeli economist (1932–1996).
Born July 30th, 1932 in Hamburg.
Died December 26th, 1996 at 64 years old in Jerusalem.
Anton Moravčík
Slovak footballer (1931-1996).
Born June 3rd, 1931 in Komárno. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1996 at 65 years old in Bratislava.
Nina Alisova
Soviet actress (1915—1996).
Born December 16th, 1918 in Kyiv.
Died October 12th, 1996 at 77 years old in Moscow.
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young