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In the year 1996
677 Notable deaths
Henri Nannen
German journalist, art collector and wartime nazi propagandist (1913-1996).
Born December 25th, 1913 in Emden.
Died October 13th, 1996 at 82 years old in Hanover.
Nhiek Tioulong
Cambodian politician.
Born August 23rd, 1908 in Phnom Penh.
Died June 9th, 1996 at 87 years old in Hong Kong.
Herbert Seifert
German mathematician.
Born May 27th, 1907 in Bernstadt auf dem Eigen.
Died October 1st, 1996 at 89 years old in Heidelberg.
Don McNeill
Us tennis player.
Born April 30th, 1918 in Chickasha.
Died November 28th, 1996 at 78 years old in Vero Beach.
Oswald Szemerényi
Hungarian linguist.
Born September 7th, 1913 in London. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1996 at 83 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Italian musician.
Born July 27th, 1909 in Bergamo. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1996 at 86 years old in Bergamo. [ref]
Georges Géret
French actor (1924-1996).
Born October 18th, 1924 in 1st arrondissement of Lyon.
Died April 8th, 1996 at 71 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Endel Puusepp
Estonian pilot (1909-1996).
Born May 1st, 1909 in Yeniseysk Governorate.
Died June 18th, 1996 at 87 years old in Tallinn.
Käte Strobel
German politician (1907-1996).
Born July 23rd, 1907 in Nuremberg.
Died March 26th, 1996 at 88 years old in Nuremberg.
Muhammad ibn Ahmad Abd al-Ghani
Prime minister of algeria (1927-1996).
Born March 18th, 1927 in Oran.
Died September 22nd, 1996 at 69 years old in Algiers.
Deaths 441 to 450 of 677
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