In the year 1996

747 Notable deaths

Xosé Filgueira Valverde

Spanish intellectual and writer (1906–1996).

Born October 28th, 1906 in Pontevedra. [ref]

Died September 13th, 1996 at 89 years old in Pontevedra. [ref]

Frans Gommers

Belgian footballer (1917-1996).

Born April 5th, 1917 in Antwerp.

Died April 20th, 1996 at 79 years old

Alexandru Diordiță

Soviet/moldovan politician (1911–1996).

Born September 13th, 1911 in Handrabury.

Died April 1st, 1996 at 84 years old in Moscow.

Douglas Everett

American ice hockey player (1905–1996).

Born April 3rd, 1905 in Cambridge.

Died September 14th, 1996 at 91 years old in Concord.

Gerhard Lusenti

Swiss footballer (1921-1996).

Born April 24th, 1921 in Zurich.

Died June 1st, 1996 at 75 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).

Friedrich von Stülpnagel

German sprinter.

Born July 16th, 1913 in Groß-Lichterfelde.

Died July 7th, 1996 at 82 years old in Munich.

José López Rubio

Spanish film director (1903–1996).

Born December 13th, 1903 in Motril.

Died March 2nd, 1996 at 92 years old in Madrid.

Jacomina van den Berg

Gymnast (1909–1996).

Born December 28th, 1909 in The Hague.

Died November 14th, 1996 at 86 years old in The Hague.

Désiré Bourgeois

Belgian footballer (1908-1996).

Born December 13th, 1908 in Mechelen.

Died January 29th, 1996 at 87 years old [ref]

Kacem Slimani

Moroccan footballer (1948-1996).

Born July 1st, 1948 in Settat.

Died November 30th, 1996 at 48 years old

Adriaan Maas

Olympic sailor (1907–1996).

Born October 18th, 1907 in Jakarta.

Died December 17th, 1996 at 89 years old in Hilversum.

Hideo Sakai

Japanese association football player (1909–1996).

Born June 10th, 1909 in Japan. [ref]

Died June 3rd, 1996 at 86 years old in Hyōgo Prefecture (pneumonia).

Øivind Holmsen

Norwegian footballer (1912-1996).

Born April 28th, 1912 in Christiania. [ref]

Died August 23rd, 1996 at 84 years old in Oslo. [ref]

Tupua Leupena

Former governor-general of tuvalu (1922-1996).

Born August 2nd, 1922.

Died November 24th, 1996 at 74 years old

Richard Ripley

British sprinter (1901–1996).

Born June 23rd, 1901 in Middlesbrough.

Died July 14th, 1996 at 95 years old in Hartlepool.

Jimmy Davidson

Scottish footballer (1925-1996).

Born November 8th, 1925 in Douglas Water.

Died January 24th, 1996 at 70 years old

Rune Börjesson

Swedish footballer (1937-1996).

Born April 5th, 1937 in Gothenburg.

Died February 22nd, 1996 at 58 years old in Stockholm.

Vladimir Erokhin

Russian footballer (1930-1996).

Born April 10th, 1930 in Moscow.

Died October 6th, 1996 at 66 years old in Kyiv.

Fritz Ligges

German equestrian.

Born July 29th, 1938 in Dortmund. [ref]

Died May 21st, 1996 at 57 years old in Ascheberg (myocardial infarction).

William Dally

American rower (1908-1996).

Born February 22nd, 1908 in Elmira.

Died May 30th, 1996 at 88 years old in Elmira.

Richard Krebs

German sprinter (1906-1996).

Born July 30th, 1906 in Hamburg.

Died June 29th, 1996 at 89 years old in Hamburg.

Giovanni Zuddas

Italian boxer (1928–1996).

Born March 1st, 1928 in Cagliari.

Died October 21st, 1996 at 68 years old in Cagliari.

Raffaele di Paco

Italian road racing cyclist (1908–1996).

Born July 6th, 1908 in Fauglia.

Died May 21st, 1996 at 87 years old in Fauglia.

Charles Edward Pratt

Canadian rower and architect (1911–1996).

Born July 15th, 1911 in Boston.

Died February 24th, 1996 at 84 years old in Vancouver.

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