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In the year 1996
614 Notable deaths
Joseph Bernardin
Catholic cardinal.
Born April 2nd, 1928 in Columbia.
Died November 14th, 1996 at 68 years old in Chicago (pancreatic cancer).
Stirling Silliphant
American screenwriter.
Born January 16th, 1918 in Detroit. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1996 at 78 years old in Bangkok. [ref]
William Prince
American actor.
Born January 26th, 1913 in Nichols.
Died October 8th, 1996 at 83 years old in Tarrytown. [ref]
Wesley Addy
American actor (1913-1996).
Born August 4th, 1913 in Omaha.
Died December 31st, 1996 at 83 years old in Danbury.
Zeki Müren
Turkish musician (1931-1996).
Born December 6th, 1931 in Bursa. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1996 at 64 years old in İzmir (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
King of lesotho (1938-1996).
Died January 15th, 1996 at 57 years old in Drakensberg (traffic collision).
Pavel Sudoplatov
Soviet spy.
Born July 20th, 1907 in Melitopol.
Died September 24th, 1996 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Herbert Huncke
American writer and poet.
Born January 9th, 1915 in Greenfield.
Died August 8th, 1996 at 81 years old in New York City.
Luigi Pistilli
Italian actor (1929-1996).
Born July 19th, 1929 in Grosseto. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1996 at 66 years old in Milan (hanging). [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 614
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