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In the year 1996
677 Notable deaths
Dragoslav Srejović
Serbian archaeologist (1931–1996).
Born October 8th, 1931 in Kragujevac.
Died November 29th, 1996 at 65 years old in Belgrade.
Tokiharu Abe
Japanese ichthyologist.
Born April 3rd, 1911 in Tokyo.
Died August 9th, 1996 at 85 years old in Tokyo (cerebral hemorrhage).
Vsevolod Sanayev
Russian soviet actor (1912-1996).
Born February 25th, 1912 in Tula.
Died January 27th, 1996 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Dunc Gray
Australian racing cyclist (1906-1996).
Born July 17th, 1906 in Goulburn.
Died August 30th, 1996 at 90 years old in Municipality of Kiama.
Vytautas Žalakevičius
Soviet film director.
Born April 14th, 1930 in Kaunas.
Died November 12th, 1996 at 66 years old in Vilnius.
Erika Cremer
German chemist (1900-1996).
Born May 20th, 1900 in Munich.
Died September 21st, 1996 at 96 years old in Innsbruck. [ref]
Erik Blomberg
Finnish cinematographer, screenwriter, film director and producer (1913–1996).
Born September 18th, 1913 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1996 at 83 years old in Kuusjoki (disease).
Jurriaan Andriessen
Dutch composer (1925–1996).
Born November 15th, 1925 in Haarlem.
Died August 23rd, 1996 at 70 years old in The Hague.
Harry Andersson
Swedish footballer (1913-1996).
Born March 7th, 1913 in Norrköpings Hedvig Parish.
Died June 6th, 1996 at 83 years old in Norrköping.
Mavuba Mafuila
Dr congolese footballer (1949-1997).
Born December 15th, 1949 in Kinshasa.
Died November 30th, 1996 at 46 years old in France.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde