In the year 1996
750 Notable deaths
Ralph Yarborough
American politician in texas (1903–1996).
Born June 8th, 1903 in Chandler.
Died January 27th, 1996 at 92 years old in Austin.
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).
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]
Arthur Rudolph
Rocket engineer (1906-1996).
Born November 9th, 1906 in Stepfershausen. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1996 at 89 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
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.
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.
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).
Magda Schneider
German actress (1909–1996).
Born May 17th, 1909 in Augsburg.
Died July 30th, 1996 at 87 years old in Berchtesgaden.
Vehbi Koç
Turkish businessperson (1901–1996).
Born July 20th, 1901 in Ankara.
Died February 25th, 1996 at 94 years old in Antalya (myocardial infarction).
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.
Pavel Sudoplatov
Soviet spy (1907–1996).
Born July 12th, 1907 in Melitopol. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1996 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Yevgeny Rodionov
Russian soldier (1977–1996).
Born May 23rd, 1977 in Chibirley.
Died May 23rd, 1996 at 19 years old in Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (decapitation).
Stirling Silliphant
American screenwriter (1918–1996).
Born January 16th, 1918 in Detroit.
Died April 26th, 1996 at 78 years old in Bangkok.
Dan Flavin
American installation artist and painter 1933–1996) (1933–1996).
Born April 1st, 1933 in Queens.
Died November 29th, 1996 at 63 years old in Riverhead (diabetes).
Robert Bourassa
Canadian politician and lawyer (1933-1996).
Born July 14th, 1933 in Montreal.
Died October 2nd, 1996 at 63 years old in Montreal (melanoma).
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
King of lesotho (1938-1996).
Died January 15th, 1996 at 57 years old in Drakensberg (traffic collision).
Bob Thiele
American record producer, music executive (1922-1996).
Born July 27th, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died January 30th, 1996 at 73 years old in St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center (kidney failure).
Joseph Bernardin
Catholic cardinal (1928–1996).
Born April 2nd, 1928 in Columbia.
Died November 14th, 1996 at 68 years old in Chicago (pancreatic cancer).
Ernesto Geisel
Military and president of brazil (1974–1979).
Born August 3rd, 1907 in Bento Gonçalves.
Died September 12th, 1996 at 89 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer).
William Prince
American actor (1913–1996).
Born January 26th, 1913 in Nichols.
Died October 8th, 1996 at 83 years old in Tarrytown.
Wesley Addy
American actor (1913-1996).
Born August 4th, 1913 in Omaha.
Died December 31st, 1996 at 83 years old in Danbury.
Ruby Murray
Northern irish pop singer (1935–1996).
Born March 29th, 1935 in Belfast.
Died December 17th, 1996 at 61 years old in Torquay (liver cancer).
Sergey Golovkin
Soviet murderer (1959-1996).
Born November 26th, 1959 in Moscow.
Died August 2nd, 1996 at 36 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound, execution by shooting).
Muhammad al-Badr
King and imam (1926/1929-1996).
Born February 25th, 1929 in Sanaa. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1996 at 67 years old in London.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 750
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore