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In the year 1996
614 Notable deaths
McGeorge Bundy
American national security advisor (1919-1996).
Born March 30th, 1919 in Boston. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1996 at 77 years old in Boston (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Lyle Talbot
American actor (1902-1996).
Born February 8th, 1902 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1996 at 94 years old in San Francisco (heart failure).
Michael Fox
American actor (1921-1996).
Born February 27th, 1921 in Yonkers.
Died June 1st, 1996 at 75 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Mary Leakey
British paleoanthropologist (1913-1996).
Born February 6th, 1913 in London. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1996 at 83 years old in Nairobi. [ref]
Annabella
French cinema actress.
Born July 14th, 1909 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1996 at 87 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Beryl Reid
British actress.
Born June 17th, 1920 in Hereford.
Died October 13th, 1996 at 76 years old in Thames Valley Hospital (pneumonia).
Seymour Cray
Applied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer.
Born September 28th, 1925 in Chippewa Falls.
Died October 5th, 1996 at 71 years old in Colorado Springs (traffic collision).
Eva Hart
Titanic survivor (1905-1996).
Born January 31st, 1905.
Died February 14th, 1996 at 91 years old in Chadwell Heath (cancer).
Ronnie Scott
British musician (1927-1996).
Born January 28th, 1927 in London. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1996 at 69 years old in London (drug overdose). [ref]
Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria
German noble (1905-1996).
Died July 8th, 1996 at 91 years old in Starnberg, Castle Berg.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 614
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