In the year 1996
674 Notable deaths
Christopher Robin Milne
English author and bookseller.
Born August 21st, 1920 in Chelsea.
Died April 20th, 1996 at 75 years old in Totnes (myasthenia gravis).
Joan Clarke
English cryptanalyst.
Born June 24th, 1917 in West Norwood.
Died September 4th, 1996 at 79 years old in Headington.
Jack Churchill
British soldier who fought throughout world war ii armed with a longbow, arrows, and a scottish broadsword (1906–1996).
Born September 16th, 1906 in Colombo.
Died March 8th, 1996 at 89 years old in Surrey. [ref]
McLean Stevenson
American actor (1927–1996).
Born November 14th, 1927 in Normal.
Died February 15th, 1996 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
François Mitterrand
21st president of the french republic from 1981 to 1995.
Born October 26th, 1916 in Jarnac. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1996 at 79 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (prostate cancer). [ref]
Scott Fischer
American mountaineer and mountain guide (1955–1996).
Born December 24th, 1955 in Muskegon.
Died May 11th, 1996 at 40 years old in Mount Everest (altitude sickness, hypothermia).
Jon Pertwee
English actor (1919-1996).
Born July 7th, 1919 in Chelsea.
Died May 20th, 1996 at 76 years old in Connecticut (myocardial infarction).
Ricardo López
American stalker and criminal.
Born January 14th, 1975 in Montevideo.
Died September 12th, 1996 at 21 years old in Hollywood (gunshot wound).
Ben Johnson
American film actor (1918-1996).
Born June 13th, 1918 in Foraker. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1996 at 77 years old in Mesa (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young