In the year 1996
675 Notable deaths
Idries Shah
Writer and sufi teacher.
Born June 16th, 1924 in Shimla. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1996 at 72 years old in London. [ref]
Kevin Gilbert
American musician (1966–1996).
Born November 20th, 1966 in Sacramento.
Died May 18th, 1996 at 29 years old in Los Angeles (erotic asphyxiation).
Solomon Asch
Polish-american psychologist (1907-1996).
Born September 14th, 1907 in Warsaw.
Died February 20th, 1996 at 88 years old in Haverford.
Rene Bond
American pornographic actress (1950-1996).
Born October 11th, 1950 in San Diego. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis).
Virginia Henderson
Nurse, researcher, theorist and author (1897–1996).
Born November 30th, 1897 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1996 at 98 years old in Branford. [ref]
Lash LaRue
American actor (1917-1996).
Born June 15th, 1917 in Gretna.
Died May 21st, 1996 at 78 years old in Burbank (pulmonary emphysema).
Ron Brown
American government official.
Born August 1st, 1941 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 3rd, 1996 at 54 years old in Dubrovnik (aircraft crash).
Arthur Rudolph
Rocket engineer (1906-1996).
Born November 9th, 1906 in Stepfershausen. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1996 at 89 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Abdullah Çatlı
Turkish drug trafficker (1956-1996).
Born June 1st, 1956 in Nevşehir.
Died November 3rd, 1996 at 40 years old in Susurluk (traffic collision, Susurluk car crash).
Les Baxter
American musician, singer, composer (1922–1996).
Born March 14th, 1922 in Mexia.
Died January 15th, 1996 at 73 years old in Newport Beach.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 675
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown