In the year 1996
750 Notable deaths
Sergiu Celibidache
Romanian conductor (1912–1996).
Born July 11th, 1912 in Roman. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1996 at 84 years old in Nemours.
Junius Richard Jayewardene
President of sri lanka from 1978 to 1989.
Born September 17th, 1906 in Colombo.
Died November 1st, 1996 at 90 years old in Colombo.
Stuart Piggott
British archaeologist (1910-1996).
Born May 28th, 1910 in Petersfield.
Died September 23rd, 1996 at 86 years old (myocardial infarction).
Masaki Kobayashi
Japanese film director (1916–1996).
Born February 14th, 1916 in Otaru.
Died October 4th, 1996 at 80 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jeffrey Lee Pierce
American singer (1958-1996).
Born June 27th, 1958 in Montebello.
Died March 31st, 1996 at 37 years old in Salt Lake City (cerebral hemorrhage).
Lucille Bremer
American actress and dancer (1917-1996).
Born February 21st, 1917 in Amsterdam.
Died April 16th, 1996 at 79 years old in La Jolla (myocardial infarction).
Victor Aaron
American actor (1956–1996).
Born September 11th, 1956 in Odessa.
Died September 4th, 1996 at 39 years old in California (traffic collision).
Laurens van der Post
South african writer (1906–1996).
Born December 13th, 1906 in Philippolis.
Died December 16th, 1996 at 90 years old in London.
Félix González-Torres
American conceptual artist (1957–1996).
Born November 26th, 1957 in Guáimaro. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1996 at 38 years old in Miami (death from AIDS-related complications).
Ron Brown
American government official (1941–1996).
Born August 1st, 1941 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 3rd, 1996 at 54 years old in Dubrovnik (aircraft crash).
Idries Shah
Afghan sufi teacher (1924-1996).
Born June 16th, 1924 in Shimla.
Died November 23rd, 1996 at 72 years old in London.
Mercer Ellington
American musician (1919–1996).
Born March 11th, 1919 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 8th, 1996 at 76 years old in Copenhagen (myocardial infarction).
John Chancellor
American tv journalist (1927–1996).
Born July 14th, 1927 in Chicago.
Died July 12th, 1996 at 68 years old in Princeton (stomach cancer).
Kevin Gilbert
American musician (1966–1996).
Born November 20th, 1966 in Sacramento.
Died May 18th, 1996 at 29 years old in Los Angeles (erotic asphyxiation).
Rene Bond
American pornographic actress (1950-1996).
Born October 11th, 1950 in San Diego. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis).
Solomon Asch
Polish-american psychologist (1907-1996).
Born September 14th, 1907 in Warsaw.
Died February 20th, 1996 at 88 years old in Haverford.
Luana Anders
American actress (1938-1996).
Born May 12th, 1938 in New York City.
Died July 21st, 1996 at 58 years old in Mar Vista (breast cancer).
Lash LaRue
American actor (1917-1996).
Born June 15th, 1917 in Gretna.
Died May 21st, 1996 at 78 years old in Burbank (pulmonary emphysema).
Hillevi Rombin
Swedish model (1933-1996).
Born September 14th, 1933 in Alfta.
Died June 19th, 1996 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (aviation accident).
Virginia Henderson
Nurse, researcher, theorist and author (1897–1996).
Born November 30th, 1897 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1996 at 98 years old in Branford. [ref]
Abdullah Çatlı
Turkish drug trafficker (1956–1996).
Born June 1st, 1956 in Nevşehir.
Died November 3rd, 1996 at 40 years old in Susurluk (traffic collision, Susurluk car crash).
Jan Kerouac
American writer.
Born February 16th, 1952 in Albany.
Died June 5th, 1996 at 44 years old in Albuquerque.
Tito Okello
Former president of uganda from 29th july 1985 to 26th january 1986..
Born October 15th, 1914 in Kitgum District.
Died June 3rd, 1996 at 81 years old in Kampala. [ref]
Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este
Archduke of austria-este.
Born February 8th, 1915 in Schönbrunn Palace.
Died February 7th, 1996 at 80 years old in Basel.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 750
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler