In the year 1996

675 Notable deaths

Aliki Vougiouklaki

Greek actress.

Born July 20th, 1934 in Athens. [ref]

Died July 23rd, 1996 at 62 years old in Athens (pancreatic cancer). [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]

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]

Muhammad al-Badr

King and imam (1926/1929-1996).

Born February 25th, 1929 in Sanaa. [ref]

Died August 6th, 1996 at 67 years old in London.

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]

Sergey Golovkin

Soviet murderer (1959-1996).

Born November 26th, 1959 in Moscow.

Died August 2nd, 1996 at 36 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound, execution by shooting).

David Opatoshu

American actor (1918-1996).

Born January 30th, 1918 in New York City.

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

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).

María Casares

French actress of spanish origin (1923-1996).

Born November 21st, 1922 in A Coruña. [ref]

Died November 22nd, 1996 at 74 years old in Alloue (cancer).

Herbert Huncke

American writer and poet (1915–1996).

Born January 9th, 1915 in Greenfield.

Died August 8th, 1996 at 81 years old in New York City.

Deaths 191 to 200 of 675

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