In the year 1996
750 Notable deaths
Dzhokhar Dudayev
Soviet general, chechen leader (1944-1996).
Born February 15th, 1944 in Yalkhoroy.
Died April 21st, 1996 at 52 years old in Gekhi-Chu (missile strike).
Edmund Muskie
American politician (1914–1996).
Born March 28th, 1914 in Rumford.
Died March 26th, 1996 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Paul Rand
American graphic designer (1914–1996).
Born December 15th, 1914 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1996 at 81 years old in Norwalk (cancer). [ref]
Bibi Besch
American-austrian actress.
Born February 1st, 1942 in Vienna.
Died September 7th, 1996 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer).
Bernard Edwards
American bassist and record producer (1952–1996).
Born October 31st, 1952 in Greenville.
Died April 18th, 1996 at 43 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Tommy Rettig
American child actor (1941–1996).
Born December 10th, 1941 in Queens.
Died February 15th, 1996 at 54 years old in Marina del Rey (myocardial infarction).
Bill Monroe
American bluegrass musician, songwriter (1911-1996).
Born September 13th, 1911 in Rosine.
Died September 9th, 1996 at 84 years old in Springfield (stroke).
Chas Chandler
English musician, record producer and manager (1938–1996).
Born December 18th, 1938 in Heaton.
Died July 17th, 1996 at 57 years old in Newcastle upon Tyne (heart failure).
René Lacoste
French tennis player.
Born July 2nd, 1904 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 12th, 1996 at 92 years old in Saint-Jean-de-Luz (cancer).
Marguerite Duras
French writer and film director (1914-1996).
Born April 4th, 1914 in Gia Định.
Died March 3rd, 1996 at 81 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (esophageal cancer).
Dondinho
Brazilian footballer (1917-1996).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Campos Gerais.
Died November 16th, 1996 at 79 years old in São Paulo.
Dave Schultz
American wrestler and murder victim (1959-1996).
Born June 6th, 1959 in Palo Alto.
Died January 26th, 1996 at 36 years old in Newtown Township (gunshot wound).
Vince Edwards
American actor (1928–1996).
Born July 9th, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died March 11th, 1996 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer).
William Colby
American intelligence agent (1920–1996).
Born January 4th, 1920 in Saint Paul.
Died April 27th, 1996 at 76 years old in Rock Point (drowning).
Aruna Asaf Ali
Indian independence activist (1909-1996).
Born July 16th, 1909 in Kalka.
Died July 29th, 1996 at 87 years old in New Delhi.
Veronica Guerin
Irish crime reporter (1958-1996).
Born July 5th, 1959 in Dublin.
Died June 26th, 1996 at 36 years old in M7 motorway.
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz musician and composer (1927–1996).
Born April 6th, 1927 in New York City.
Died January 20th, 1996 at 68 years old in Darien.
Pat Brown
32nd governor of california from 1959 to 1967.
Born April 21st, 1905 in San Francisco.
Died February 16th, 1996 at 90 years old in Beverly Hills.
Joseph Brodsky
Russian-american poet (1940-1996).
Born May 24th, 1940 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 28th, 1996 at 55 years old in Brooklyn (myocardial infarction).
Frank Whittle
British royal air force engineer air officer (1907–1996).
Born June 1st, 1907 in Coventry.
Died August 9th, 1996 at 89 years old in Columbia (lung cancer).
Faron Young
American singer (1932-1996).
Born February 25th, 1932 in Shreveport.
Died December 10th, 1996 at 64 years old in Nashville.
Charlene Holt
American actress (1928–1996).
Born April 28th, 1928 in Snyder.
Died April 5th, 1996 at 67 years old in Williamson County.
Murtaza Bhutto
Pakistani politician (1954-1996).
Born September 18th, 1954 in Larkana.
Died September 20th, 1996 at 42 years old in Karachi.
Pete Rozelle
American football executive, nfl commissioner (1926-1996).
Born March 1st, 1926 in South Gate.
Died December 6th, 1996 at 70 years old in Rancho Santa Fe (brain cancer).
Amos Tversky
Israeli psychologist (1937–1996).
Born March 16th, 1937 in Haifa.
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 59 years old in Stanford (melanoma).
Deaths 76 to 100 of 750
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris