In the year 1996
747 Notable deaths
Lois Pereiro
Poet; writer (1958–1996).
Born February 16th, 1958 in Monforte de Lemos.
Died May 24th, 1996 at 38 years old in A Coruña (intoxication).
Joseph Asajirō Satowaki
Japanese catholic bishop (1904–1996).
Born February 1st, 1904 in Nagasaki Prefecture.
Died August 8th, 1996 at 92 years old in Nagasaki. [ref]
Petko Sirakov
Bulgarian wrestler.
Born February 16th, 1929 in Valchi dol.
Died April 8th, 1996 at 67 years old in Sofia.
Edmund Black
American hammer thrower.
Born May 3rd, 1905 in Cumberland County.
Died October 22nd, 1996 at 91 years old
Jozef Marko
Slovak footballer (1923–1996).
Born May 25th, 1923 in Topoľčany.
Died September 26th, 1996 at 73 years old
Jean-Claude Piumi
French footballer (1940-1996).
Born May 27th, 1940 in Giraumont.
Died March 24th, 1996 at 55 years old in Fréjus.
Edward Madejski
Polish footballer (1914-1996).
Born August 11th, 1914 in Kraków.
Died February 15th, 1996 at 81 years old in Bytom.
Menato Boffa
Racecar driver (1930–1996).
Born January 4th, 1930 in Benevento.
Died September 28th, 1996 at 66 years old in Naples.
Carmen Conde
Spanish poet, novelist, literary critic (1907–1996).
Born August 15th, 1907 in Cartagena.
Died January 8th, 1996 at 88 years old in Majadahonda (Alzheimer's disease).
George Jefferson
American pole vaulter (1910–1996).
Born February 28th, 1910 in Inglewood.
Died February 13th, 1996 at 85 years old in Ventura.
Václav Hovorka
Czech footballer (1931-1996).
Born September 19th, 1931 in Czechoslovakia. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1996 at 65 years old [ref]
Aldo Montano
Fencer (1910–1996).
Born November 23rd, 1910 in Livorno.
Died September 2nd, 1996 at 85 years old in Livorno.
Zainab Biisheva
Soviet writer (1908–1996).
Born January 15th, 1908.
Died August 24th, 1996 at 88 years old in Ufa.
Richard Mayo
U.s. army general, athlete, and city manager (1902-1996).
Born June 12th, 1902 in Dorchester. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1996 at 94 years old in Boca Raton. [ref]
Andrei Suraikin
Figure skater (1948-1996).
Born October 20th, 1948 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 28th, 1996 at 47 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Elina Pohjanpää
Finnish actress (1933-1996).
Born April 8th, 1933 in Helsinki.
Died January 13th, 1996 at 62 years old in Surgical Hospital (mouth cancer).
Alfredo Scherer
Catholic cardinal (1903–1996).
Born February 5th, 1903 in Bom Princípio.
Died March 9th, 1996 at 93 years old in Aparecida.
Ryszard Szymczak
Polish footballer (1944-1996).
Born December 14th, 1944 in Pruszków.
Died December 7th, 1996 at 51 years old in Warsaw.
Robert Kühner
Mycologist (1903-1996).
Born March 15th, 1903 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 28th, 1996 at 92 years old in 5th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Čeněk Kottnauer
Czech-british chess master.
Born February 24th, 1910 in Prague.
Died February 14th, 1996 at 85 years old in London.
Ole Berntsen
Danish sailor (1915–1996).
Born January 22nd, 1915 in Hellerup.
Died May 26th, 1996 at 81 years old in Gentofte.
Czesław Centkiewicz
Polish engineer, writer.
Born October 18th, 1904 in Warsaw.
Died July 10th, 1996 at 91 years old in Warsaw.
Trygve Brodahl
Norwegian cross country skier.
Born August 20th, 1905 in Hønefoss. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1996 at 90 years old in Hønefoss. [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks