In the year 1996
747 Notable deaths
Vahagn Davtyan
Armenian writer.
Born August 15th, 1922 in Arapgir.
Died February 21st, 1996 at 73 years old in Yerevan.
Lionel Emmett
Field hockey player (1913–1996).
Born January 8th, 1913 in Achalpur.
Died August 9th, 1996 at 83 years old in Colchester.
Sven Bergqvist
Swedish association football, bandy, and ice hockey player (1914-1996).
Born August 20th, 1914 in Stockholm.
Died December 16th, 1996 at 82 years old in Stockholm.
Hristo Mladenov
Bulgarian footballer (1928-1996).
Born January 7th, 1928 in Krushovitsa.
Died August 24th, 1996 at 68 years old in Bulgaria.
Vladimir Firm
Croatian footballer (1923-1996).
Born June 5th, 1923 in Zagreb. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1996 at 73 years old in Zagreb.
José Lázaro Robles
Brazilian football player and manager (1924-1996).
Born February 11th, 1924 in São Paulo.
Died May 7th, 1996 at 72 years old in Campinas.
Robert Pearce
Olympic wrestler (1908–1996).
Born February 29th, 1908 in Wyaconda.
Died March 15th, 1996 at 88 years old in Lloydminster.
Julian Stryjkowski
Polish journalist (1905-1996).
Born April 27th, 1905 in Stryi.
Died August 8th, 1996 at 91 years old in Warsaw.
María Luisa Ponte
Spanish actress (1918–1996).
Born June 21st, 1918 in Medina de Rioseco.
Died May 2nd, 1996 at 77 years old in Madrid.
Jean Jérôme Hamer
Roman catholic cardinal (1916-1996).
Born June 1st, 1916 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died December 2nd, 1996 at 80 years old in Rome.
Jack Ragland
Basketball player (1913-1996).
Born October 9th, 1913 in Hutchinson.
Died June 14th, 1996 at 82 years old in Tucson.
Laura Adani
Italian actress (1913-1996).
Born October 7th, 1913 in Modena.
Died August 30th, 1996 at 82 years old in Moncalieri.
Konstantin Loktev
Russian ice hockey player (1933–1996).
Born April 16th, 1933 in Moscow.
Died November 4th, 1996 at 63 years old in Moscow (liver cirrhosis).
Léon-Étienne Duval
Catholic cardinal (1903–1996).
Born November 9th, 1903 in Chênex.
Died May 30th, 1996 at 92 years old in Algiers.
Adelaide Lambert
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1907-1996).
Born October 27th, 1907 in Ancón.
Died April 17th, 1996 at 88 years old in Bremerton.
Willi Heeks
Racecar driver (1922–1996).
Born February 13th, 1922 in Emsbüren.
Died August 13th, 1996 at 74 years old in Bocholt.
Nino Borsari
Olympic cyclist (1911–1996).
Born December 14th, 1911 in Cavezzo.
Died March 31st, 1996 at 84 years old in Carlton.
Carlos Mancheno Cajas
President of ecuador (1947).
Born October 9th, 1902 in Riobamba.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 94 years old in Quito.
Fatma Rushdi
Egyptian actor (1908–1996).
Born February 15th, 1908 in Alexandria.
Died January 23rd, 1996 at 87 years old in Cairo.
Guido Gratton
Italian footballer (1932-1996).
Born September 23rd, 1932 in Monfalcone.
Died November 26th, 1996 at 64 years old in Bagno a Ripoli.
Olle Åhlund
Swedish footballer and manager (1920-1996).
Born August 22nd, 1920 in Degerfors.
Died February 11th, 1996 at 75 years old in Degerfors.
Müfide İlhan
Turkish statesperson (1911–1996).
Born February 11th, 1911 in Istanbul.
Died February 2nd, 1996 at 84 years old in Bodrum.
Ivan Jazbinšek
Yugoslavian footballer (1914-1996).
Born August 9th, 1914 in Zagreb.
Died June 28th, 1996 at 81 years old in Zagreb.
Franz Pfnür
German alpine skier (1908–1996).
Born November 21st, 1908 in Berchtesgaden.
Died September 21st, 1996 at 87 years old in Oberau.
Per Asplin
Norwegian actor and musician (1928–1996).
Born August 10th, 1928 in Tønsberg.
Died October 9th, 1996 at 68 years old in Oslo.
Deaths 576 to 600 of 747
Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare