In the year 1996
674 Notable deaths
Greer Garson
British-american actress, art collector and philanthropist (1904-1996).
Born September 29th, 1904 in London.
Died April 6th, 1996 at 91 years old in Dallas (heart failure).
Paul Erdős
Hungarian mathematician (1913–1996).
Born March 26th, 1913 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1996 at 83 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Martin Balsam
American actor (1919–1996).
Born November 4th, 1919 in The Bronx.
Died March 13th, 1996 at 76 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Marcello Mastroianni
Italian actor (1924–1996).
Born September 28th, 1924 in Fontana Liri.
Died December 19th, 1996 at 72 years old in Paris (pancreatic cancer).
Claudette Colbert
American actress (1903–1996).
Born September 13th, 1903 in Saint-Mandé. [ref]
Died July 30th, 1996 at 92 years old in Speightstown (stroke).
Mohamed Farrah Aidid
Somali warlord (1934-1996).
Born December 15th, 1934 in Beledweyne.
Died August 2nd, 1996 at 61 years old in Mogadishu. [ref]
Howard Rollins
American stage, film and television actor (1950-1996).
Born October 17th, 1950 in Baltimore.
Died December 8th, 1996 at 46 years old in St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center (lymphoma).
William Bonin
American serial killer (1947–1996).
Born January 8th, 1947 in Willimantic.
Died February 23rd, 1996 at 49 years old in San Quentin State Prison (lethal injection).
Audrey Meadows
American actress (1922–1996).
Born February 8th, 1922 in New York City.
Died February 3rd, 1996 at 73 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer).
Albert R. Broccoli
American film producer (1909–1996).
Born April 5th, 1909 in Queens.
Died June 27th, 1996 at 87 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure).
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