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In the year 1996
750 Notable deaths
Annie Broadbent
British artistic gymnast.
Born June 9th, 1908 in Halifax. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1996 at 87 years old in Halifax. [ref]
Karl Dröse
Field hockey player.
Born December 27th, 1913 in Frankfurt.
Died September 16th, 1996 at 82 years old in Frankfurt.
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.
Lev Oshanin
Russian poet, playwright and writer (1912-1996).
Born May 30th, 1912 in Rybinsk. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1996 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Detlev Kittstein
German field hockey player.
Born February 24th, 1944 in Szprotawa.
Died May 3rd, 1996 at 52 years old in Frankfurt.
Jurandir de Freitas
Brazilian footballer (1940-1996).
Born November 12th, 1940 in Marília.
Died March 6th, 1996 at 55 years old in São Paulo.
Guy Nosbaum
French rower (1930–1996).
Born May 18th, 1930 in Corbeil-Essonnes.
Died August 13th, 1996 at 66 years old in Bagnolet.
Aldo Masciotta
Italian fencer.
Born August 14th, 1909 in Casacalenda.
Died April 24th, 1996 at 86 years old in Turin.
Maurice Piot
Fencer (1912–1996).
Born July 14th, 1912 in Saint-Quentin.
Died May 22nd, 1996 at 83 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Adriano Vignoli
Road bicycle racer (1907-1996).
Born December 11th, 1907 in Sasso Marconi.
Died June 16th, 1996 at 88 years old in Casalecchio di Reno.
František Rauch
Czech music educator and pianist (1910–1996).
Born February 4th, 1910 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1996 at 86 years old in Prague. [ref]
Eugenija Šimkūnaitė
Lithuanian botanist (1920-1996).
Born March 11th, 1920 in Novorossiysk. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1996 at 75 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
José Luis López-Aranguren
Spanish author (1909-1996).
Died April 17th, 1996 at 86 years old in Madrid.
Aksel Bonde Hansen
Danish rower (1918-1996).
Born May 29th, 1918 in Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality.
Died May 27th, 1996 at 77 years old in Horsens.
Helge Halkjær
Danish rower (1916–1996).
Born December 20th, 1916 in Thorning.
Died February 14th, 1996 at 79 years old in Kolding.
Bráz
Basketball player (1920-1996).
Born November 25th, 1920 in São Paulo.
Died September 11th, 1996 at 75 years old
Osvaldo Velloso de Barros
Brazilian footballer (1908-1996).
Born August 25th, 1908 in Corumbá.
Died August 8th, 1996 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Elmira Shahtakhtinskaya
Azerbaijani painter (1930–1996).
Born October 25th, 1930 in Baku.
Died October 13th, 1996 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Rudolf Steiner
Romanian footballer (1907-1996).
Born January 24th, 1907 in Timișoara. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1996 at 89 years old in Romania.
Marcos Aurelio Di Paulo
Argentinian association football player (1920–1996).
Born September 27th, 1920 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 28th, 1996 at 76 years old
José dos Santos Lopes
Brazilian footballer (1910–1996).
Born February 25th, 1911 in Batatais. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1996 at 85 years old in Batatais.
Knarik Vardanyan
Armenian soviet painter (1914–1996).
Born December 7th, 1914 in Panik.
Died December 25th, 1996 at 82 years old in Yerevan.
Johannes Kaiser
German sprinter (1936-1996).
Born February 27th, 1936 in Jüngersdorf.
Died December 17th, 1996 at 60 years old in Zurich.
Ray Crawford
Racecar driver (1915-1996).
Born October 26th, 1915 in Roswell.
Died February 1st, 1996 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Ingvar Pettersson
Swedish race walker (1926–1996).
Born January 19th, 1926 in Norrtälje. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1996 at 70 years old [ref]
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams