In the year 1996
750 Notable deaths
David Packard
American electrical engineer, businessman, and philanthropist (1912–1996).
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]
Fearless Nadia
Indian actress and stuntwoman (1908–1996).
Born January 8th, 1908 in Perth.
Died January 9th, 1996 at 88 years old in Mumbai.
Jo Van Fleet
American actress (1915-1996).
Born December 29th, 1915 in Oakland.
Died June 10th, 1996 at 80 years old in Queens (disease).
Melvin Mouron Belli
American lawyer (1907-1996).
Born July 29th, 1907 in Sonora.
Died July 9th, 1996 at 88 years old in San Francisco (pancreatic cancer).
Artur Axmann
Nazi official, head of hitler youth (1913-1996).
Born February 18th, 1913 in Hagen.
Died October 24th, 1996 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Mark Lenard
American actor (1924–1996).
Born October 15th, 1924 in Chicago.
Died November 22nd, 1996 at 72 years old in New York City (multiple myeloma).
Lucio Fulci
Italian filmmaker (1927–1996).
Died March 13th, 1996 at 68 years old in Rome (diabetes).
Nicu Ceaușescu
Romanian politician (1951–1996).
Born September 1st, 1951 in Bucharest.
Died September 26th, 1996 at 45 years old in Vienna (liver cirrhosis).
Charlie Barnett
American actor and comedian (1954-1996).
Born September 23rd, 1954 in Bluefield.
Died March 16th, 1996 at 41 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
Audrey Munson
American artist's model and film actress (1891-1996).
Born June 8th, 1891 in Rochester.
Died February 20th, 1996 at 104 years old in Ogdensburg.
Virginia Cherrill
American actress (1908–1996).
Born April 12th, 1908 in Carthage.
Died November 14th, 1996 at 88 years old in Santa Barbara (stroke).
Hussein Kamel al-Majid
Iraqi politician (1954–1996).
Born October 21st, 1954 in Kingdom of Iraq.
Died February 23rd, 1996 at 41 years old in Baghdad (shootout).
Babrak Karmal
3rd general secretary of the people's democratic party of afghanistan (1929–1996).
Born January 6th, 1929 in Kabul.
Died December 3rd, 1996 at 67 years old in Moscow (liver cancer).
Erma Bombeck
American humorist and writer (1927–1996).
Born February 21st, 1927 in Bellbrook.
Died April 22nd, 1996 at 69 years old in San Francisco (kidney disease).
Whit Bissell
American actor (1909–1996).
Born October 25th, 1909 in New York City.
Died March 5th, 1996 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills (Parkinson's disease).
Luana Patten
Actress (1938-1996).
Born July 6th, 1938 in Long Beach.
Died May 1st, 1996 at 57 years old in Long Beach (respiratory failure).
Sultan Rahi
Pakistani actor (1938–1996).
Born June 24th, 1938 in Rawalpindi.
Died January 9th, 1996 at 57 years old in Gujranwala, Pakistan, Punjab (gunshot wound).
Andreas Papandreou
Greek economist and politician (1919–1996).
Born February 5th, 1919 in Chios.
Died June 23rd, 1996 at 77 years old in Athens, Ekali (cardiovascular disease).
Vito Scotti
American actor (1918-1996).
Born January 26th, 1918 in San Francisco.
Died June 5th, 1996 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
Arleigh Burke
United states navy admiral and navy cross recipient (1901–1996).
Born October 19th, 1901 in Boulder.
Died January 1st, 1996 at 94 years old in Bethesda.
Mario Savio
American activist (1942–1996).
Born December 8th, 1942 in New York City.
Died November 6th, 1996 at 53 years old in Sebastopol.
Eva Hart
Titanic survivor (1905-1996).
Born January 31st, 1905 in Ilford.
Died February 11th, 1996 at 91 years old in Chadwell Heath (cancer).
Silvio Piola
Italian footballer and manager (1913-1996).
Born September 29th, 1913 in Robbio. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1996 at 83 years old in Gattinara. [ref]
Jason Bernard
American actor (1938–1996).
Born May 17th, 1938 in Chicago.
Died October 18th, 1996 at 58 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 101 to 125 of 750
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld