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In the year 1996
688 Notable deaths
Herbert Huncke
American writer and poet (1915–1996).
Born January 9th, 1915 in Greenfield.
Died August 8th, 1996 at 81 years old in New York City.
Mieczysław Weinberg
Polish soviet composer (1919–1996).
Born December 8th, 1919 in Warsaw.
Died February 26th, 1996 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Vance Packard
American journalist.
Born May 22nd, 1914 in Granville Summit. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1996 at 82 years old in Martha's Vineyard. [ref]
Kim Kwang-seok
South korean musician (1964–1996).
Born January 22nd, 1964 in Daegu.
Died January 6th, 1996 at 31 years old in Seoul (hanging to death).
Leonor Fini
Argentine painter, designer and writer.
Born August 30th, 1918 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1996 at 77 years old in Aubervilliers. [ref]
Abdul Hafeez Kardar
Indian cricketer (1925-1996).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Lahore.
Died April 21st, 1996 at 71 years old in Islamabad.
António de Spínola
President of portugal (1974).
Born April 11th, 1910 in Estremoz.
Died August 13th, 1996 at 86 years old in Lisbon (pulmonary embolism).
Margret Rey
Children's illustrator and writer, german jewish american.
Born May 16th, 1906 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1996 at 90 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Aloha Wanderwell
Canadian adventurer (1906-1996).
Born October 13th, 1907 in Winnipeg.
Died June 4th, 1996 at 88 years old in Newport Beach.
Richard Condon
American political novelist (1915–1996).
Born March 18th, 1915 in New York City.
Died April 9th, 1996 at 81 years old in Dallas.
Tōru Takemitsu
Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory (1930–1996).
Born October 8th, 1930 in Tokyo City.
Died February 22nd, 1996 at 65 years old in Minato (bladder cancer).
Tommy Lawton
English association footballer (1919-1996).
Born October 6th, 1919 in Bolton.
Died November 6th, 1996 at 77 years old in Nottingham (pneumonia).
Beryl Burton
English racing cyclist (1937-1996).
Died May 5th, 1996 at 58 years old in Morley (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Anna Chandy
Indian judge (1905-1996).
Born May 4th, 1905 in Thiruvithamkoor Maharajyam.
Died July 20th, 1996 at 91 years old in Kerala.
Alain Poher
French politician (1909-1996).
Born April 17th, 1909 in Ablon-sur-Seine.
Died December 9th, 1996 at 87 years old in Paris.
Walter M. Miller
American fiction writer (1923–1996).
Born January 23rd, 1923 in New Smyrna Beach.
Died January 9th, 1996 at 72 years old in Daytona Beach.
Jeff Krosnoff
Racecar driver (1964-1996).
Born September 24th, 1964 in Tulsa.
Died July 14th, 1996 at 31 years old in Toronto.
Marcel Carné
French film director (1906 – 1996).
Born August 18th, 1906 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1996 at 90 years old in Clamart. [ref]
Renato Russo
Brazilian musician (1960–1996).
Born March 27th, 1960 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 36 years old in Rio de Janeiro (death from AIDS-related complications).
Tien Soeharto
National hero of indonesia.
Born August 23rd, 1923 in Surakarta.
Died April 28th, 1996 at 72 years old in Jakarta (heart failure).
René Clément
French film director and screenwriter (1913–1996).
Born March 18th, 1913 in Bordeaux.
Died March 17th, 1996 at 82 years old in Monte Carlo.
Randy Stuart
American actress (1924–1996).
Born October 24th, 1924 in Iola.
Died July 20th, 1996 at 71 years old in Bakersfield (lung cancer).
John Abbott
English actor (1905-1996).
Born June 5th, 1905 in London.
Died May 24th, 1996 at 90 years old in Los Angeles.
Nguyen Huu Tho
Vietnamese politician (1910-1996).
Born July 10th, 1910 in Ho Chi Minh City. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1996 at 86 years old in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi.
Michel Debré
79th prime minister of france (1912-1996).
Born January 15th, 1912 in Paris.
Died August 2nd, 1996 at 84 years old in Montlouis-sur-Loire (Parkinson's disease).
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