In the year 1996
675 Notable deaths
Mohammed al-Ghazali
Egyptian islamic scholar (1917–1996).
Born September 22nd, 1917 in Nekla El Enab.
Died March 10th, 1996 at 78 years old in Mecca.
Jordan Cronenweth
American cinematographer (1935–1996).
Born February 20th, 1935 in Los Angeles.
Died November 29th, 1996 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Josef Müller-Brockmann
Swiss graphic designer (1914-1996).
Born May 9th, 1914 in Rapperswil. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1996 at 82 years old in Zürich, Unterengstringen. [ref]
Piet Hein
20th-century danish mathematician, inventor, designer, writer and poet (1905–1996).
Born December 16th, 1905 in Copenhagen.
Died April 18th, 1996 at 90 years old in Middelfart.
William Vickrey
Canadian economist (1914-1996).
Born June 21st, 1914 in Victoria.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 82 years old in New York City, Harrison (heart failure).
Lo Wei
Chinese film director (1918–1996).
Born December 12th, 1918 in Jiangsu.
Died January 20th, 1996 at 77 years old in Hong Kong (heart failure).
Fujiko F. Fujio
Japanese mangaka, fujimoto hiroshi (1933–1996), pen name since 1989.
Born December 1st, 1933 in Takaoka.
Died September 23rd, 1996 at 62 years old in Shinjuku (liver failure).
Mohamed Amin
Kenyan photojournalist.
Born August 29th, 1943 in Nairobi.
Died November 23rd, 1996 at 53 years old in sea (aviation accident).
Mary Field
American film actress (1909-1996).
Born June 10th, 1909 in New York City.
Died June 12th, 1996 at 87 years old in Fairfax (stroke).
Willard Parker
American actor (1912-1996).
Born February 5th, 1912 in New York City.
Died December 4th, 1996 at 84 years old in Rancho Mirage (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 231 to 240 of 675
Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare