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In the year 1996
614 Notable deaths
Jeff Krosnoff
Racecar driver (1964-1996).
Born September 24th, 1964 in Tulsa.
Died July 14th, 1996 at 31 years old in Toronto.
Duane Hanson
American sculptor (1925-1996).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1996 at 70 years old in Boca Raton. [ref]
Mieczysław Weinberg
Polish soviet composer.
Born December 8th, 1919 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1996 at 76 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Leonor Fini
Argentine painter, designer and writer.
Born August 30th, 1918 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1996 at 77 years old in Aubervilliers. [ref]
Anna Chandy
Indian judge (1905-1996).
Born May 4th, 1905 in Thiruvithamkoor Maharajyam.
Died July 20th, 1996 at 91 years old in Kerala.
Muhammad al-Badr
King and imam of yemen (1926–1996).
Born February 15th, 1926 in Sanaa.
Died August 6th, 1996 at 70 years old in London.
Marcel Carné
French film director (1906 – 1996).
Born August 18th, 1906 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1996 at 90 years old in Clamart. [ref]
Tommy Lawton
English association footballer (1919-1996).
Born October 6th, 1919 in Bolton.
Died November 6th, 1996 at 77 years old in Nottingham (pneumonia).
Margret Rey
Children's illustrator and writer, german jewish american.
Born May 16th, 1906 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1996 at 90 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Kenneth Bainbridge
American physicist.
Born July 27th, 1904 in Cooperstown.
Died July 14th, 1996 at 91 years old in Lexington.
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