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In the year 1996
679 Notable deaths
Richard Mayo
U.s. army general, athlete, and city manager (1902-1996).
Born June 12th, 1902 in Boston.
Died November 10th, 1996 at 94 years old in Boca Raton.
Andrei Suraikin
Figure skater (1948-1996).
Born October 20th, 1948 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 28th, 1996 at 47 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Elina Pohjanpää
Finnish actress (1933-1996).
Born April 8th, 1933 in Helsinki.
Died January 13th, 1996 at 62 years old in Surgical Hospital (mouth cancer).
Alfredo Scherer
Catholic cardinal (1903–1996).
Born February 5th, 1903 in Bom Princípio.
Died March 9th, 1996 at 93 years old in Aparecida.
Ryszard Szymczak
Polish footballer (1944-1996).
Born December 14th, 1944 in Pruszków.
Died December 7th, 1996 at 51 years old in Warsaw.
Robert Kühner
Mycologist (1903-1996).
Born March 15th, 1903 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 28th, 1996 at 92 years old in 5th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Čeněk Kottnauer
Czech-british chess master.
Born February 24th, 1910 in Prague.
Died February 14th, 1996 at 85 years old in London.
Ole Berntsen
Danish sailor (1915–1996).
Born January 22nd, 1915 in Hellerup.
Died May 26th, 1996 at 81 years old in Gentofte.
Czesław Centkiewicz
Polish engineer, writer.
Born October 18th, 1904 in Warsaw.
Died July 10th, 1996 at 91 years old in Warsaw.
Deaths 591 to 600 of 679
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