In the year 1996
688 Notable deaths
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).
Vehbi Koç
Turkish businessman, founder of the koç family.
Born July 20th, 1901 in Ankara.
Died February 25th, 1996 at 94 years old in Antalya (myocardial infarction).
Pavel Sudoplatov
Soviet spy.
Born July 20th, 1907 in Melitopol.
Died September 24th, 1996 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Stirling Silliphant
American screenwriter (1918–1996).
Born January 16th, 1918 in Detroit.
Died April 26th, 1996 at 78 years old in Bangkok.
Yevgeny Rodionov
Russian soldier.
Born May 22nd, 1977 in Chibirley.
Died May 23rd, 1996 at 19 years old in Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (decapitation).
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).
Michio Hoshino
Japanese photographer (1952–1996).
Born September 27th, 1952 in Ichikawa.
Died August 8th, 1996 at 43 years old in Kamchatka Peninsula (bear attack).
William Prince
American actor (1913–1996).
Born January 26th, 1913 in Nichols.
Died October 8th, 1996 at 83 years old in Tarrytown.
Bob Thiele
American record producer, music executive (1922-1996).
Born July 27th, 1922 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1996 at 73 years old in St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center (kidney failure). [ref]
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).
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
Brazilian military leader and politician (1907-1996).
Born August 3rd, 1907 in Bento Gonçalves.
Died September 12th, 1996 at 89 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer). [ref]
Paul Touvier
French soldier, nazi collaborator, first frenchman to be convicted of crimes against humanity (1915-1996).
Born April 3rd, 1915 in Saint-Vincent-sur-Jabron.
Died July 17th, 1996 at 81 years old in Fresnes Prison (prostate cancer).
Zeki Müren
Turkish musician (1931–1996).
Born December 6th, 1931 in Bursa. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1996 at 64 years old in Kültürpark (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Aliki Vougiouklaki
Greek actress.
Born July 20th, 1934 in Athens. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1996 at 62 years old in Athens (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Gladwyn Jebb
Acting secretary-general of the united nations (1900-1996).
Born April 25th, 1900 in Yorkshire.
Died October 24th, 1996 at 96 years old in Halesworth.
Luigi Pistilli
Italian actor (1929-1996).
Born July 19th, 1929 in Grosseto. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1996 at 66 years old in Milan (hanging). [ref]
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.
Jamie Uys
South african film director, film producer, screenwriter and film editor (1921-1996).
Born May 30th, 1921 in Boksburg.
Died January 29th, 1996 at 74 years old in Johannesburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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).
David Opatoshu
American actor (1918-1996).
Born January 30th, 1918 in New York City.
Died April 30th, 1996 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Odysseas Elytis
Greek poet and art critic (1911–1996).
Born November 2nd, 1911 in Heraklion.
Died March 18th, 1996 at 84 years old in Athens (myocardial infarction).
María Casares
French actress of spanish origin (1923-1996).
Born November 21st, 1922 in A Coruña. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1996 at 74 years old in Alloue (cancer).
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris