In the year 1996
750 Notable deaths
Giovanni Zuddas
Italian boxer (1928–1996).
Born March 1st, 1928 in Cagliari.
Died October 21st, 1996 at 68 years old in Cagliari.
Richard Krebs
German sprinter (1906-1996).
Born July 30th, 1906 in Hamburg.
Died June 29th, 1996 at 89 years old in Hamburg.
Sverre Sørsdal
Norwegian boxer (1900-1996).
Born August 5th, 1900 in Hamar Municipality. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1996 at 95 years old in Gjøvik Municipality. [ref]
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.
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.
Narcís Jubany Arnau
Catholic cardinal (1913–1996).
Born August 12th, 1913 in Santa Coloma de Farners.
Died December 26th, 1996 at 83 years old in Barcelona.
Vyacheslav Solovyov
Russian footballer (1925-1996).
Born January 14th, 1925 in Moskovsky Uyezd.
Died September 7th, 1996 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Czesław Petelski
Polish film director (1922-1996).
Born November 5th, 1922 in Białystok.
Died September 19th, 1996 at 73 years old in Warsaw.
Tatyana Mavrina
Russian painter and children's writer (1902-1996).
Born December 20th, 1902 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died August 19th, 1996 at 93 years old in Moscow.
François Picard
French racing driver (1921-1996).
Born April 26th, 1921 in Villefranche-sur-Saône.
Died April 29th, 1996 at 75 years old in Nice.
Hans Beck
Norwegian ski jumper (1911–1996).
Born April 25th, 1911 in Kongsberg.
Died April 11th, 1996 at 84 years old in Oslo.
Vladimir Belyakov
Gymnast (1918-1996).
Born January 2nd, 1918 in Dmitrov.
Died May 21st, 1996 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Aleksandr Abushakhmetov
Russian fencer (1954–1996).
Born July 21st, 1954 in Bishkek.
Died June 10th, 1996 at 41 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Giliante D'Este
Italian rower (1910–1996).
Born March 23rd, 1910 in Izola.
Died April 24th, 1996 at 86 years old in Rome.
Gerard Hallock
American ice hockey player (1905–1996).
Born June 4th, 1905 in Pottstown.
Died May 26th, 1996 at 90 years old in Essex.
Robert Lamoot
Belgian footballer (1911-1996).
Born March 18th, 1911 in Ostend.
Died June 15th, 1996 at 85 years old [ref]
Ejvind Hansen
Danish canoe racer (1924-1996).
Born July 28th, 1924 in Langeland.
Died December 19th, 1996 at 72 years old in Odense.
Kurt Svanström
Swedish footballer (1915-1996).
Born March 24th, 1915 in Gothenburg.
Died January 16th, 1996 at 80 years old in Säffle.
Koichi Oita
Japanese association football player (1914-1996).
Born April 9th, 1914 in Bunkyō-ku.
Died September 11th, 1996 at 82 years old in Bunkyō-ku. [ref]
William Cox
American long-distance runner.
Born July 12th, 1904 in Rochester.
Died June 3rd, 1996 at 91 years old in Webster.
Pierre Jaccoud
Swiss lawyer (1905-1996).
Born November 24th, 1905 in Geneva.
Died July 4th, 1996 at 90 years old
Jacques Lebrun
Sailor (1910-1996).
Born September 20th, 1910 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 14th, 1996 at 85 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Ivan Deryugin
Soviet modern pentathlete (1928–1996).
Born December 5th, 1928 in Zmiiv.
Died January 10th, 1996 at 67 years old in Kyiv.
Li Ki-joo
South korean footballer (1926-1996).
Born November 12th, 1926 in Korea under Japanese rule.
Died December 9th, 1996 at 70 years old
Deaths 676 to 700 of 750
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