In the year 1996
750 Notable deaths
Ignace Kowalczyk
French-german footballer (1913-1996).
Born December 29th, 1913 in Castrop-Rauxel.
Died March 27th, 1996 at 82 years old in Harnes.
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).
Marthe Robert
French literary critic (1914–1996).
Born March 25th, 1914 in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 12th, 1996 at 82 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Eric Ridder
American sailor.
Born July 1st, 1918 in Hewlett.
Died July 23rd, 1996 at 78 years old in Locust Valley.
Petko Sirakov
Bulgarian wrestler.
Born February 16th, 1929 in Valchi dol.
Died April 8th, 1996 at 67 years old in Sofia.
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).
Aliou Mahamidou
Nigerien politician (1947-1996).
Born June 7th, 1947 in Tahoua.
Died January 13th, 1996 at 48 years old in Niamey.
Menato Boffa
Racecar driver (1930–1996).
Born January 4th, 1930 in Benevento.
Died September 28th, 1996 at 66 years old in Naples.
Jozef Marko
Slovak footballer (1923–1996).
Born May 26th, 1923 in Topoľčany.
Died September 26th, 1996 at 73 years old
Edward Madejski
Polish footballer (1914-1996).
Born August 11th, 1914 in Kraków.
Died February 15th, 1996 at 81 years old in Bytom.
Frans Gommers
Belgian footballer (1917-1996).
Born April 5th, 1917 in Antwerp.
Died April 20th, 1996 at 79 years old
Mario David
French actor (1927-1996).
Born August 9th, 1927 in Charleville-Mézières.
Died April 29th, 1996 at 68 years old in Paris (pulmonary embolism).
Alfredo Scherer
Catholic cardinal (1903–1996).
Born February 5th, 1903 in Bom Princípio.
Died March 9th, 1996 at 93 years old in Aparecida.
Jean-Claude Piumi
French footballer (1940-1996).
Born May 27th, 1940 in Giraumont.
Died March 24th, 1996 at 55 years old in Fréjus.
Edmund Black
American hammer thrower.
Born May 3rd, 1905 in Cumberland County.
Died October 22nd, 1996 at 91 years old
Zainab Biisheva
Soviet writer (1908–1996).
Born January 15th, 1908.
Died August 24th, 1996 at 88 years old in Ufa.
Václav Hovorka
Czech footballer (1931-1996).
Born September 19th, 1931 in Czechoslovakia. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1996 at 65 years old [ref]
George Jefferson
American pole vaulter (1910–1996).
Born February 28th, 1910 in Inglewood.
Died February 13th, 1996 at 85 years old in Ventura.
Andrei Suraikin
Figure skater (1948-1996).
Born October 20th, 1948 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 28th, 1996 at 47 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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]
Aldo Montano
Fencer (1910–1996).
Born November 23rd, 1910 in Livorno.
Died September 2nd, 1996 at 85 years old in Livorno.
Čeněk Kottnauer
Czech-british chess master.
Born February 24th, 1910 in Prague.
Died February 14th, 1996 at 85 years old in London.
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]
Czesław Centkiewicz
Polish engineer, writer.
Born October 18th, 1904 in Warsaw.
Died July 10th, 1996 at 91 years old in Warsaw.
Deaths 626 to 650 of 750
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain