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In the year 1996
675 Notable deaths
Karl Rappan
Footballer (1905-1996).
Born September 26th, 1905 in Vienna.
Died January 2nd, 1996 at 90 years old in Bern.
Israel Eldad
Israeli philosopher (1910–1996).
Born November 11th, 1910 in Pidvolochysk.
Died January 22nd, 1996 at 85 years old in Jerusalem.
Otto Luening
American composer.
Born June 15th, 1900 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1996 at 96 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Lydia Chukovskaya
Russian writer and poet.
Born March 24th, 1907 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1996 at 88 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Josef Meinrad
Austrian actor.
Born April 21st, 1913 in Vienna.
Died February 18th, 1996 at 82 years old in Großgmain (cancer).
Reinhard Libuda
German footballer (1943-1996).
Born October 10th, 1943 in Wendlinghausen.
Died August 25th, 1996 at 52 years old in Gelsenkirchen (cancer).
Vagn Holmboe
Danish composer (1909-1996).
Born December 20th, 1909 in Horsens.
Died September 1st, 1996 at 86 years old in Ramløse.
Masao Maruyama
Japanese political scientist (1914-1996).
Born March 22nd, 1914 in Osaka.
Died August 15th, 1996 at 82 years old in Tokyo.
Bruno Corbucci
Italian screenwriter and film director (1931–1996).
Born October 23rd, 1931 in Rome.
Died September 7th, 1996 at 64 years old in Rome.
Gottfried von Einem
Austrian composer (1916-1996).
Born January 24th, 1918 in Bern.
Died July 12th, 1996 at 78 years old in Maissau.
Deaths 361 to 370 of 675
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan