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In the year 1996
750 Notable deaths
Nina Alisova
Soviet actress (1915—1996).
Born December 16th, 1918 in Kyiv.
Died October 12th, 1996 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Ken Doherty
American decathlete (1905-1996).
Born May 16th, 1905 in Detroit.
Died April 19th, 1996 at 90 years old in Lancaster. [ref]
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.
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.
Robert Pearce
Olympic wrestler (1908–1996).
Born February 29th, 1908 in Wyaconda.
Died March 15th, 1996 at 88 years old in Lloydminster.
Lionel Emmett
Field hockey player (1913–1996).
Born January 8th, 1913 in Achalpur.
Died August 9th, 1996 at 83 years old in Colchester.
Julian Stryjkowski
Polish journalist (1905-1996).
Born April 27th, 1905 in Stryi.
Died August 8th, 1996 at 91 years old in Warsaw.
Hristo Mladenov
Bulgarian footballer (1928-1996).
Born January 7th, 1928 in Krushovitsa.
Died August 24th, 1996 at 68 years old in Bulgaria.
Vahagn Davtyan
Armenian writer.
Born August 15th, 1922 in Arapgir.
Died February 21st, 1996 at 73 years old in Yerevan.
Léon-Étienne Duval
Catholic cardinal (1903–1996).
Born November 9th, 1903 in Chênex.
Died May 30th, 1996 at 92 years old in Algiers.
Joseph Mermans
Belgian footballer (1922-1996).
Born February 16th, 1922 in Merksem.
Died January 20th, 1996 at 73 years old in Essen.
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).
Vladimir Firm
Croatian footballer (1923-1996).
Born June 5th, 1923 in Zagreb. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1996 at 73 years old in Zagreb.
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.
Willi Heeks
Racecar driver (1922–1996).
Born February 13th, 1922 in Emsbüren.
Died August 13th, 1996 at 74 years old in Bocholt.
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.
Nino Borsari
Olympic cyclist (1911–1996).
Born December 14th, 1911 in Cavezzo.
Died March 31st, 1996 at 84 years old in Carlton.
Laura Adani
Italian actress (1913-1996).
Born October 7th, 1913 in Modena.
Died August 30th, 1996 at 82 years old in Moncalieri.
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.
Carlos Mancheno Cajas
President of ecuador (1947).
Born October 9th, 1902 in Riobamba.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 94 years old in Quito.
Jack Ragland
Basketball player (1913-1996).
Born October 9th, 1913 in Hutchinson.
Died June 14th, 1996 at 82 years old in Tucson.
Müfide İlhan
Turkish statesperson (1911–1996).
Born February 11th, 1911 in Istanbul.
Died February 2nd, 1996 at 84 years old in Bodrum.
Carlo Reguzzoni
Italian football player. (1908-1996).
Born January 18th, 1908 in Busto Arsizio.
Died December 16th, 1996 at 88 years old in Busto Arsizio.
Guido Gratton
Italian footballer (1932-1996).
Born September 23rd, 1932 in Monfalcone.
Died November 26th, 1996 at 64 years old in Bagno a Ripoli.
Deaths 576 to 600 of 750
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo