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In the year 1996
688 Notable deaths
Jack Weston
American actor.
Born August 21st, 1924 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1996 at 71 years old in New York City (lymphoma). [ref]
Bibi Besch
American-austrian actress.
Born February 1st, 1940 in Vienna.
Died September 7th, 1996 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer).
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).
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).
Dondinho
Brazilian footballer (1917–1996).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Campos Gerais.
Died November 16th, 1996 at 79 years old in São Paulo.
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).
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).
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).
René Lacoste
French tennis player.
Born July 2nd, 1904 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1996 at 92 years old in Saint-Jean-de-Luz (cancer). [ref]
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.
Vince Edwards
American actor (1928-1996).
Born July 9th, 1928 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1996 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Veronica Guerin
Irish crime reporter (1958-1996).
Born July 5th, 1958 in Dublin.
Died June 26th, 1996 at 37 years old in M7 motorway.
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 Delaware County (ballistic trauma).
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).
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.
Frank Whittle
British royal air force engineer air officer.
Born June 1st, 1907 in Coventry.
Died August 9th, 1996 at 89 years old in Columbia (lung cancer).
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.
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.
Joseph Brodsky
Russian-american poet (1940-1996).
Born May 24th, 1940 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1996 at 55 years old in Brooklyn (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Amos Tversky
Israeli psychologist (1937–1996).
Born March 16th, 1937 in Haifa.
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 59 years old in Stanford (melanoma).
Fearless Nadia
Indian actress and stuntwoman (1908–1996).
Born January 8th, 1908 in Perth.
Died January 9th, 1996 at 88 years old in Mumbai.
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).
David Packard
American electrical engineer, businessman, and philanthropist.
Born September 7th, 1912 in Pueblo.
Died March 26th, 1996 at 83 years old in Stanford.
Henri Nouwen
Dutch priest and writer (1932-1996).
Born January 24th, 1932 in Nijkerk.
Died September 21st, 1996 at 64 years old in Hilversum. [ref]
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