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In the year 1996
679 Notable deaths
Raffaele di Paco
Italian road racing cyclist (1908-1996).
Born July 6th, 1908 in Fauglia.
Died May 21st, 1996 at 87 years old in Fauglia.
Bai Yang
Chinese actress (1920-1996).
Born April 22nd, 1920 in Beijing.
Died September 18th, 1996 at 76 years old in Shanghai.
Sverre Sørsdal
Boxer (1900-1996).
Born August 5th, 1900 in Hamar municipality. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1996 at 95 years old in Gjøvik. [ref]
Narcís Jubany Arnau
Catholic cardinal.
Born August 12th, 1913 in Santa Coloma de Farners.
Died December 26th, 1996 at 83 years old in Barcelona.
Gerard Hallock
American ice hockey player.
Born June 4th, 1905 in Pottstown.
Died May 26th, 1996 at 90 years old in Essex.
Hans Beck
Norwegian ski jumper.
Born April 25th, 1911 in Kongsberg.
Died April 11th, 1996 at 84 years old in Oslo.
Vyacheslav Solovyov
Russian footballer (1925-1996).
Born January 14th, 1925 in Moskovsky Uyezd.
Died September 7th, 1996 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Vladimir Belyakov
Gymnast (1918-1996).
Born January 2nd, 1918 in Dmitrov.
Died May 21st, 1996 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Koichi Oita
Japanese association football player (1914-1996).
Born April 9th, 1914 in Bunkyō-ku.
Died September 11th, 1996 at 82 years old in Bunkyō-ku. [ref]
Kurt Svanström
Swedish footballer (1915-1996).
Born March 24th, 1915 in Gothenburg.
Died January 16th, 1996 at 80 years old in Säffle.
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