In the year 1996
614 Notable deaths
Virginia Henderson
Nurse, researcher, theorist and author.
Born November 30th, 1897 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1996 at 98 years old in Branford. [ref]
Rene Bond
American pornographic actress (1950-1996).
Born October 11th, 1950 in San Diego.
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis).
Idries Shah
Writer and sufi teacher.
Born June 16th, 1924 in Shimla. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1996 at 72 years old in London. [ref]
Sergiu Celibidache
Romanian conductor (1912–1996).
Born July 11th, 1912 in Roman. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1996 at 84 years old in La Neuville-sur-Essonne. [ref]
Arthur Rudolph
Rocket engineer (1906-1996).
Born November 9th, 1906 in Stepfershausen. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1996 at 89 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Laurens van der Post
South african writer.
Born December 13th, 1906 in Philippolis. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1996 at 90 years old in London.
Charlie Barnett
American actor and comedian (1954-1996).
Born September 23rd, 1954 in Bluefield.
Died March 16th, 1996 at 41 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
Félix González-Torres
American artist (1957-1996).
Born November 26th, 1957 in Guáimaro. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1996 at 38 years old in Miami (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Masaki Kobayashi
Japanese film director.
Born February 14th, 1916 in Otaru.
Died October 4th, 1996 at 80 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Max Manus
Norwegian resistance member (1914-1996).
Born December 9th, 1914 in Bergen. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1996 at 81 years old in Bærum. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 614
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson