In the year 1996
677 Notable deaths
Mario Luigi Ciappi
Catholic cardinal (1909–1996).
Born October 6th, 1909 in Florence.
Died April 23rd, 1996 at 86 years old in Rome.
Antonio Creus
Spanish racing driver.
Born October 28th, 1924 in Madrid.
Died February 19th, 1996 at 71 years old in Madrid.
Kirill Yevstigneyev
Soviet wwii fighter pilot (1917–1996).
Born February 17th, 1917 in Khokhly.
Died August 29th, 1996 at 79 years old in Moscow (cerebrovascular disease).
Cliff Griffith
Racecar driver.
Born February 6th, 1916 in Nineveh.
Died January 23rd, 1996 at 79 years old in Rochester.
Ken Doherty
American decathlete (1905-1996).
Born May 16th, 1905 in Detroit.
Died April 19th, 1996 at 90 years old in Lancaster. [ref]
Don Laz
American pole vaulter.
Born May 17th, 1929 in Chicago.
Died February 21st, 1996 at 66 years old in Champaign.
Ludovico Avio
Argentine footballer (1932-1996).
Born October 6th, 1931 in Pigüé.
Died June 23rd, 1996 at 64 years old in Mar del Plata.
Anton Moravčík
Slovak footballer (1931-1996).
Born June 3rd, 1931 in Komárno. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1996 at 65 years old in Bratislava.
Nina Alisova
Soviet actress (1915—1996).
Born December 16th, 1918 in Kyiv.
Died October 12th, 1996 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Vahagn Davtyan
Armenian writer.
Born August 15th, 1922 in Arapgir.
Died February 21st, 1996 at 73 years old in Yerevan.
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut