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In the year 1996
747 Notable deaths
Alfred Tonello
French racing cyclist (1929-1996).
Born March 11th, 1929 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 21st, 1996 at 67 years old in Bondy.
Robert van der Veen
Field hockey player (1906-1996).
Born September 26th, 1906 in Shanghai.
Died March 18th, 1996 at 89 years old in Jette.
August Kammer
American ice hockey player (1912–1996).
Born June 3rd, 1912 in Brooklyn.
Died February 21st, 1996 at 83 years old in Florida.
Phocas Nikwigize
Catholic bishop (1919-1996).
Born August 23rd, 1919 in Kingdom of Rwanda.
Died November 30th, 1996 at 77 years old in Goma.
Henryk Trębicki
Polish weightlifter (1940–1996).
Born October 22nd, 1940 in Janowszczyzna.
Died June 8th, 1996 at 55 years old in Warsaw.
Roberto Ferrari
Fencer (1923–1996).
Born August 2nd, 1923 in Rome.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 73 years old in Rome. [ref]
Henri Lepage
Fencer (1908–1996).
Born April 30th, 1908 in Épinal.
Died October 26th, 1996 at 88 years old in Épinal.
Willy Hufschmid
Swiss handball player.
Born October 9th, 1918 in Switzerland.
Died December 12th, 1996 at 78 years old [ref]
Erik Heiberg
Sailor.
Born January 24th, 1916 in Christiania. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1996 at 80 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Bertel Storskrubb
Finnish middle-distance runner, hurdler and handball player.
Born April 24th, 1917 in Jakobstad.
Died April 21st, 1996 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Zdeněk Škrland
Czechoslovak canoeist and speed canoeist (1914–1996).
Born February 6th, 1914 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1996 at 82 years old in Prague.
Erling Nielsen
Danish footballer (1935-1996).
Born January 2nd, 1935 in Odense.
Died September 15th, 1996 at 61 years old
Corrie Laddé
Dutch swimmer (1915-1996).
Born October 27th, 1915 in Jakarta.
Died September 18th, 1996 at 80 years old
Pavel Solovyov
Russian aircraft engineer (1917–1996).
Born June 26th, 1917 in Zavolzhsk. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1996 at 79 years old in Perm. [ref]
Otto Licha
Austrian handball player (1912-1996).
Born November 2nd, 1912 in Canton of Valais.
Died April 9th, 1996 at 83 years old in Crans-Montana.
Raymond Salles
French rower (1920-1996).
Born July 18th, 1920 in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 15th, 1996 at 75 years old in Créteil.
Bohuslav Karlík
Czechoslovak canoeist, speed canoeist and water slalomist (1908–1996).
Born November 25th, 1908 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1996 at 87 years old in Prague. [ref]
Nodar Gvakhariya
Soviet water polo player (1932–1996).
Born April 16th, 1932 in Tbilisi.
Died November 14th, 1996 at 64 years old in Tbilisi.
Georg Johansson
Swedish footballer.
Born April 23rd, 1910 in Sweden.
Died January 12th, 1996 at 85 years old
Karl Dröse
Field hockey player.
Born December 27th, 1913 in Frankfurt.
Died September 16th, 1996 at 82 years old in Frankfurt.
Annie Broadbent
British artistic gymnast.
Born June 9th, 1908 in Halifax. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1996 at 87 years old in Halifax. [ref]
Kálmán Hazai
Hungarian water polo player (1913–1996).
Born July 17th, 1913 in Târgu Mureș.
Died December 21st, 1996 at 83 years old in Copenhagen.
Alejandro de la Sota Martínez
Spanish architect (1913–1996).
Born October 20th, 1913 in Pontevedra.
Died February 14th, 1996 at 82 years old in Madrid.
Detlev Kittstein
German field hockey player.
Born February 24th, 1944 in Szprotawa.
Died May 3rd, 1996 at 52 years old in Frankfurt.
Aldo Masciotta
Italian fencer.
Born August 14th, 1909 in Casacalenda.
Died April 24th, 1996 at 86 years old in Turin.
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