In the year 1996

650 Notable deaths

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]

Saddam Kamel

Iraqi defector (1960-1996).

Born July 1st, 1960 in Iraq.

Died February 23rd, 1996 at 35 years old in Iraq.

Odysseas Elytis

Greek poet and art critic (1911–1996).

Born November 2nd, 1911 in Heraklion.

Died March 18th, 1996 at 84 years old in Athens (myocardial infarction).

David Opatoshu

American actor (1918-1996).

Born January 30th, 1918 in New York City. [ref]

Died April 30th, 1996 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Gladwyn Jebb

Acting secretary-general of the united nations (1900-1996).

Born April 25th, 1900 in Yorkshire. [ref]

Died October 24th, 1996 at 96 years old in Halesworth. [ref]

Bob Thiele

American record producer, music executive (1922-1996).

Born July 27th, 1922 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died January 30th, 1996 at 73 years old in St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center (kidney failure). [ref]

Jamie Uys

South african film director, film producer, screenwriter and film editor (1921-1996).

Born May 30th, 1921 in Boksburg.

Died January 29th, 1996 at 74 years old in Johannesburg (myocardial infarction). [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).

Deaths 181 to 190 of 650

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