In the year 1996
677 Notable deaths
William Cantrell
Racecar driver.
Born January 31st, 1908 in West Point.
Died January 22nd, 1996 at 87 years old in Jeffersonville.
Karol Jokl
Slovak footballer (1945-1996).
Born August 29th, 1945 in Partizánske.
Died October 28th, 1996 at 51 years old in Bratislava.
Inger Jacobsen
Norwegian singer (1923–1996).
Born October 13th, 1923 in Christiania.
Died July 21st, 1996 at 72 years old in Oslo (cancer).
Eugen Kapp
Estonian composer (1908-1996).
Born May 25th, 1908 in Astrakhan. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1996 at 88 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
José Santacruz Londoños
Colombian drug trafficker (1943–1996).
Born October 1st, 1943 in Cali.
Died March 5th, 1996 at 52 years old in Medellín.
Birgit Brüel
Danish actress and singer (1927-1996).
Born October 6th, 1927 in Copenhagen.
Died February 23rd, 1996 at 68 years old in Gentofte Municipality.
Ilyas Afandiyev
Azerbaijani and soviet writer.
Born May 26th, 1914 in Fuzuli.
Died October 3rd, 1996 at 82 years old in Baku.
Seton Lloyd
British archaeologist.
Born May 30th, 1902 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1996 at 93 years old in Faringdon. [ref]
Gabriel Alonso
Spanish footballer (1923-1996).
Born November 9th, 1923 in Hondarribia.
Died November 19th, 1996 at 73 years old in Hondarribia.
Veniamin Basner
Soviet and russian composer (1925–1996).
Born January 1st, 1925 in Yaroslavl.
Died September 3rd, 1996 at 71 years old in Repino.
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson