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In the year 1996
614 Notable deaths
Silk Smitha
Actress (1960-1996).
Born December 2nd, 1960 in Eluru.
Died September 23rd, 1996 at 35 years old in Chennai (hanging).
Baba Vanga
Bulgarian psychic.
Born October 3rd, 1911 in Strumica.
Died November 11th, 1996 at 85 years old in Sofia (breast cancer).
Tiny Tim
American musician.
Born April 12th, 1932 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1996 at 64 years old in Minneapolis (myocardial infarction). [ref]
P. L. Travers
Australian-british novelist, actress and journalist (1899-1996).
Born August 9th, 1899 in Maryborough.
Died April 23rd, 1996 at 96 years old in London (epilepsy).
Christopher Robin Milne
English author and bookseller.
Born August 21st, 1920 in Chelsea.
Died April 20th, 1996 at 75 years old in Totnes (myasthenia gravis).
Ottis Toole
American serial killer, arsonist, cannibal, and necrophile.
Born March 5th, 1947 in Jacksonville.
Died September 15th, 1996 at 49 years old in Raiford (liver cirrhosis).
Eva Cassidy
American singer (1963-1996).
Born February 2nd, 1963 in Washington Hospital Center. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1996 at 33 years old in Bowie (melanoma). [ref]
George Burns
American comedian, actor, and writer (1896–1996).
Born January 20th, 1896 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1996 at 100 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure). [ref]
Bradley Nowell
American musician (1968-1996).
Born February 22nd, 1968 in Belmont Shore.
Died May 25th, 1996 at 28 years old in San Francisco (opiod overdose).
Raaj Kumar
Indian actor (1926-1996).
Born October 8th, 1926 in Loralai. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1996 at 69 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
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