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In the year 1996
677 Notable deaths
Julio Bolbochán
Argentine chess player.
Born March 10th, 1920 in Azul.
Died June 28th, 1996 at 76 years old in Caracas.
Quarentinha
Brazilian footballer (1933-1996).
Born September 15th, 1933 in Belém.
Died February 11th, 1996 at 62 years old in Rio de Janeiro (heart failure).
Jacobo Majluta Azar
President of the dominican republic (1934–1996).
Born October 9th, 1934 in Santo Domingo.
Died March 2nd, 1996 at 61 years old in Tampa (non-small-cell lung carcinoma).
Annie Ruth Jiagge
Ghanaian jurist and women's rights activist (1918-1996).
Born October 7th, 1918 in Lomé. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1996 at 77 years old in Accra. [ref]
Roger Lapébie
Road bicycle racer (1911–1996).
Born January 16th, 1911 in Bayonne.
Died October 12th, 1996 at 85 years old in Pessac.
Vergílio Ferreira
Portuguese writer (1916–1996).
Born January 28th, 1916 in Freguesia de Melo.
Died March 1st, 1996 at 80 years old in Lisbon.
Niccolò Castiglioni
Italian musician (1932-1996).
Born July 17th, 1932 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1996 at 64 years old in Milan. [ref]
Ennio De Giorgi
Italian mathematician (1928-1996).
Born February 8th, 1928 in Lecce.
Died October 25th, 1996 at 68 years old in Pisa.
Edvin Wide
Swedish middle- and long distance runner (1896-1996).
Born February 22nd, 1896 in Kimito.
Died June 19th, 1996 at 100 years old in Stockholm.
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