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In the year 1996
674 Notable deaths
Jerry Siegel
American co-creator of superman.
Born October 17th, 1914 in Cleveland.
Died January 28th, 1996 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Lew Ayres
American actor (1908–1996).
Born December 28th, 1908 in Minneapolis.
Died December 30th, 1996 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Guy Madison
American actor (1922–1996).
Born January 19th, 1922 in Bakersfield.
Died February 6th, 1996 at 74 years old in Palm Springs (pulmonary emphysema).
Greg Morris
American actor (1933–1996).
Born September 27th, 1933 in Cleveland.
Died August 27th, 1996 at 62 years old in Las Vegas Valley (brain cancer).
Adolf Galland
German world war ii luftwafffe general and fighter pilot (1912-1996).
Born March 19th, 1912 in Westerholt.
Died February 9th, 1996 at 83 years old in Remagen.
Thomas Kuhn
American historian, physicist and philosopher (1922-1996).
Born July 18th, 1922 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1996 at 73 years old in Cambridge (lung cancer). [ref]
Morey Amsterdam
American actor and comedian (1908–1996).
Born December 14th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died October 28th, 1996 at 87 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joanne Dru
American film and television actress (1922-1996).
Born January 31st, 1922 in Logan.
Died September 10th, 1996 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (edema).
Haing S. Ngor
Cambodian-american physician and actor (1940-1996).
Born March 22nd, 1940 in French Indochina.
Died February 25th, 1996 at 55 years old in Los Angeles.
Saul Bass
American graphic designer and filmmaker (1920-1996).
Born May 8th, 1920 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1996 at 75 years old in Beverly Grove (lymphoma). [ref]
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid