In the year 1996
675 Notable deaths
Anselm Strauss
American sociologist (1916-1996).
Born December 18th, 1916 in New York City.
Died September 5th, 1996 at 79 years old in San Francisco.
Teodoro Fernández
Peruvian footballer (1913-1996).
Born May 20th, 1913 in San Vicente de Cañete. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1996 at 83 years old in Lima. [ref]
Prince Eugenio, 5th Duke of Genoa
Italian prince (1906–1996).
Born March 13th, 1906 in Turin.
Died December 8th, 1996 at 90 years old in São Paulo.
Onno Tunç
Turkish singer-songwriter of armenian ancestry (1948–1996).
Born December 20th, 1948 in Şişli.
Died January 14th, 1996 at 47 years old in Armutlu.
Victor Ambartsumian
Soviet armenian astrophysicist (1908–1996).
Born September 18th, 1908 in Tbilisi.
Died August 12th, 1996 at 87 years old in Byurakan. [ref]
Latifa al-Zayyat
Egyptian activist and writer.
Born August 8th, 1923 in Damietta. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1996 at 73 years old in Cairo (cancer).
Edith Penrose
American-born british economist.
Born November 15th, 1914 in Los Angeles.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 81 years old in Waterbeach.
André Lefevere
Belgian translator and linguist (1945-1996).
Born June 19th, 1945 in Belgium. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1996 at 50 years old in Austin (leukemia).
Peter Glenville
English actor director and producer (1913-1996).
Born October 28th, 1913 in Hampstead.
Died June 3rd, 1996 at 82 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Akiji Kobayashi
Japanese actor.
Born September 6th, 1930 in Tokyo.
Died August 27th, 1996 at 65 years old in Yokohama (lung cancer).
Deaths 341 to 350 of 675
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut