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In the year 1996
688 Notable deaths
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).
Idries Shah
Writer and sufi teacher.
Born June 16th, 1924 in Shimla. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1996 at 72 years old in London. [ref]
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).
Solomon Asch
Polish-american psychologist (1907-1996).
Born September 14th, 1907 in Warsaw.
Died February 20th, 1996 at 88 years old in Haverford.
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).
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]
Lash LaRue
American actor (1917-1996).
Born June 15th, 1917 in Gretna.
Died May 21st, 1996 at 78 years old in Burbank (pulmonary emphysema).
Ron Brown
American government official.
Born August 1st, 1941 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 3rd, 1996 at 54 years old in Dubrovnik (aircraft crash).
Arthur Rudolph
Rocket engineer (1906-1996).
Born November 9th, 1906 in Stepfershausen. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1996 at 89 years old in Hamburg. [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).
Les Baxter
American musician, singer, composer (1922–1996).
Born March 14th, 1922 in Mexia.
Died January 15th, 1996 at 73 years old in Newport Beach.
Ralph Yarborough
American politician in texas (1903–1996).
Born June 8th, 1903 in Chandler.
Died January 27th, 1996 at 92 years old in Austin.
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.
John Beradino
American infielder in major league baseball and an actor (1917-1996).
Born May 1st, 1917 in Los Angeles.
Died May 19th, 1996 at 79 years old in Beverly Hills (pancreatic cancer).
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]
Max Manus
Norwegian resistance fighter during the second world war, author and business manager (1914–1996).
Born December 9th, 1914 in Bergen. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1996 at 81 years old in Bærum Municipality. [ref]
Jan Kerouac
American writer.
Born February 16th, 1952 in Albany.
Died June 5th, 1996 at 44 years old in Albuquerque.
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).
Eddie Harris
American jazz musician (1934–1996).
Born October 20th, 1936 in Chicago.
Died November 5th, 1996 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Sir Fitzroy MacLean, 1st Baronet
Scottish soldier, writer and politician (1911-1996).
Born March 11th, 1911 in Cairo.
Died June 15th, 1996 at 85 years old in Hertford.
Victor Aaron
American actor (1956–1996).
Born September 11th, 1956 in Odessa.
Died September 4th, 1996 at 39 years old in California (traffic collision).
Magda Schneider
German actress (1909–1996).
Born May 17th, 1909 in Augsburg.
Died July 30th, 1996 at 87 years old in Berchtesgaden.
Brownie McGhee
American folk-blues singer and guitarist.
Born November 30th, 1915 in Knoxville.
Died February 16th, 1996 at 80 years old in Oakland (stomach cancer).
Karl Frenzel
German nazi ss officer and convicted war criminal (1911-1996).
Born August 20th, 1911 in Zehdenick.
Died September 2nd, 1996 at 85 years old in Garbsen.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 688
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