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In the year 1996
674 Notable deaths
Chas Chandler
English musician, record producer and manager (1938–1996).
Born December 18th, 1938 in Heaton.
Died July 17th, 1996 at 57 years old in Newcastle upon Tyne (heart failure).
Marguerite Duras
French writer and film director (1914-1996).
Born April 4th, 1914 in Gia Định. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1996 at 81 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (esophageal cancer). [ref]
René Lacoste
French tennis player.
Born July 2nd, 1904 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1996 at 92 years old in Saint-Jean-de-Luz (cancer). [ref]
Aruna Asaf Ali
Indian independence activist (1909-1996).
Born July 16th, 1909 in Kalka.
Died July 29th, 1996 at 87 years old in New Delhi.
Vince Edwards
American actor (1928-1996).
Born July 9th, 1928 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1996 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Veronica Guerin
Irish crime reporter (1958-1996).
Born July 5th, 1958 in Dublin.
Died June 26th, 1996 at 37 years old in M7 motorway.
Dave Schultz
American wrestler and murder victim (1959-1996).
Born June 6th, 1959 in Palo Alto.
Died January 26th, 1996 at 36 years old in Delaware County (ballistic trauma).
William Colby
American intelligence agent (1920–1996).
Born January 4th, 1920 in Saint Paul.
Died April 27th, 1996 at 76 years old in Rock Point (drowning).
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz musician (1927–1996).
Born April 6th, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1996 at 68 years old in Darien (liver cancer). [ref]
Frank Whittle
British royal air force engineer air officer.
Born June 1st, 1907 in Coventry.
Died August 9th, 1996 at 89 years old in Columbia (lung cancer).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 674
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