In the year 1996
675 Notable deaths
Charlie Barnett
American actor and comedian (1954-1996).
Born September 23rd, 1954 in Bluefield.
Died March 16th, 1996 at 41 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
Virginia Christine
American actress (1920–1996).
Born March 5th, 1920 in Stanton.
Died July 24th, 1996 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease).
Seymour Cray
Applied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer (1925–1996).
Born September 28th, 1925 in Chippewa Falls.
Died October 5th, 1996 at 71 years old in Colorado Springs (traffic collision).
McGeorge Bundy
American national security advisor (1919-1996).
Born March 30th, 1919 in Boston. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1996 at 77 years old in Boston (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
JonBenét Ramsey
American victim and beauty pageant contestant.
Born August 6th, 1990 in Atlanta.
Died December 25th, 1996 at 6 years old in Boulder (traumatic brain injury).
Sun Yaoting
Chinese eunuch (1902 - 1996).
Born September 29th, 1902 in Tianjin.
Died December 17th, 1996 at 94 years old in Beijing.
Lyle Talbot
American actor (1902-1996).
Born February 8th, 1902 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 2nd, 1996 at 94 years old in San Francisco (heart failure).
Shūsaku Endō
Author from japan.
Born March 27th, 1923 in Nishisugamo.
Died September 29th, 1996 at 73 years old in Keio University Hospital (pneumonia, hepatitis). [ref]
Hyman Minsky
American economist (1919–1996).
Born September 23rd, 1919 in Chicago.
Died October 24th, 1996 at 77 years old in Rhinebeck.
Yahya Ayyash
Palestinian electrical and explosives engineer (1966-1996).
Born March 6th, 1966 in Rafat, Salfit.
Died January 5th, 1996 at 29 years old in Beit Lahia.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 675
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