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In the year 1996
679 Notable deaths
Hideo Sakai
Japanese association football player.
Born June 10th, 1909 in Japan. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1996 at 86 years old in Hyogo Prefecture (pneumonia).
Øivind Holmsen
Norwegian footballer (1912-1996).
Born April 28th, 1912 in Christiania. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1996 at 84 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Tupua Leupena
Former governor-general of tuvalu (1922-1996).
Born August 2nd, 1922.
Died November 24th, 1996 at 74 years old
Richard Ripley
British sprinter.
Born June 23rd, 1901 in Middlesbrough.
Died July 14th, 1996 at 95 years old in Hartlepool.
Jimmy Davidson
Scottish footballer (1925-1996).
Born November 8th, 1925 in Douglas Water.
Died January 24th, 1996 at 70 years old
Vladimir Yerokhin
Russian footballer (1930-1996).
Born April 10th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died October 6th, 1996 at 66 years old in Kyiv.
Fritz Ligges
German equestrian.
Born July 29th, 1938 in Dortmund. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1996 at 57 years old in Ascheberg (myocardial infarction).
William Dally
American rower (1908-1996).
Born February 22nd, 1908 in Elmira.
Died May 30th, 1996 at 88 years old in Elmira.
Richard Krebs
German sprinter (1906-1996).
Born July 30th, 1906 in Hamburg.
Died June 29th, 1996 at 89 years old in Hamburg.
Giovanni Zuddas
Italian boxer (1928–1996).
Born March 1st, 1928 in Cagliari.
Died October 21st, 1996 at 68 years old in Cagliari.
Deaths 611 to 620 of 679
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