In the year 1996
675 Notable deaths
Hernán Siles Zuazo
President of bolivia variously in the 20th century.
Born March 21st, 1914 in La Paz.
Died August 6th, 1996 at 82 years old in Montevideo.
Sorley MacLean
Scottish poet (1911–1996).
Born October 26th, 1911 in Isle of Raasay.
Died November 24th, 1996 at 85 years old in Inner Hebrides.
Sergey Kuryokhin
Russian musician (1954–1996).
Born June 16th, 1954 in Murmansk.
Died July 9th, 1996 at 42 years old in Saint Petersburg (heart cancer).
Ali Hatami
Iranian film director.
Born August 19th, 1944 in Tehran.
Died December 7th, 1996 at 52 years old in Tehran (pancreatic cancer).
Alejandro Agustín Lanusse
38th president of the argentine republic (1918-1996).
Born August 28th, 1918 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1996 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
José Toribio Merino
Chilean politician and admiral (1915–1996).
Born December 14th, 1915 in La Serena.
Died August 30th, 1996 at 80 years old in Viña del Mar.
Bob Shaw
Irish science fiction writer.
Born December 31st, 1931 in Belfast.
Died February 12th, 1996 at 64 years old in Manchester (cancer).
Roger Crozier
Canadian ice hockey player (1942-1996).
Born March 16th, 1942 in Bracebridge.
Died January 11th, 1996 at 53 years old in Newark (cancer).
José Donoso
Chilean author and journalist (1924-1996).
Born October 5th, 1924 in Santiago.
Died December 7th, 1996 at 72 years old in Santiago.
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Japanese actor (1928-1996).
Born March 10th, 1928 in Tokyo.
Died August 4th, 1996 at 68 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Deaths 291 to 300 of 675
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus