In the year 1996
750 Notable deaths
Luigi Pistilli
Italian actor (1929–1996).
Born July 19th, 1929 in Grosseto.
Died April 21st, 1996 at 66 years old in Milan (hanging to death).
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).
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.
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).
Zeki Müren
Turkish musician (1931–1996).
Born January 2nd, 1931 in Bursa. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1996 at 65 years old in Kültürpark (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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).
Aliki Vougiouklaki
Greek actress (1934–1996).
Born July 20th, 1934 in Marousi. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1996 at 62 years old in Athens (liver cancer). [ref]
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.
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).
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).
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.
Duane Hanson
American sculptor (1925–1996).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Alexandria.
Died January 6th, 1996 at 70 years old in Boca Raton.
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).
Vance Packard
American journalist (1914–1996).
Born May 23rd, 1914 in Granville Summit. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1996 at 82 years old in Martha's Vineyard. [ref]
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]
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).
Abdul Hafeez Kardar
Indian cricketer (1925-1996).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Lahore.
Died April 21st, 1996 at 71 years old in Islamabad.
Margret Rey
Children's illustrator and writer, german jewish american (1906–1996).
Born May 16th, 1906 in Hamburg.
Died December 21st, 1996 at 90 years old in Cambridge.
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).
Lincoln Kirstein
American writer (1907–1996).
Born May 4th, 1907 in Rochester.
Died January 5th, 1996 at 88 years old in Manhattan.
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.
Tommy Lawton
English association footballer (1919-1996).
Born October 6th, 1919 in Bolton.
Died November 6th, 1996 at 77 years old in Nottingham (pneumonia).
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.
Aloha Wanderwell
Canadian adventurer (1906-1996).
Born October 13th, 1907 in Winnipeg.
Died June 4th, 1996 at 88 years old in Newport Beach.
Deaths 201 to 225 of 750
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene