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In the year 1996
650 Notable deaths
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.
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).
Randy Stuart
American actress (1924–1996).
Born October 24th, 1924 in Iola.
Died July 20th, 1996 at 71 years old in Bakersfield (lung cancer).
Renato Russo
Brazilian musician.
Born March 27th, 1960 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 36 years old in Rio de Janeiro (death from AIDS-related complications).
António de Spínola
President of portugal (1910-1996).
Born April 11th, 1910 in Estremoz. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1996 at 86 years old in Lisbon (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Ron Brown
American government official.
Born August 1st, 1941 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 3rd, 1996 at 54 years old in Dubrovnik (aircraft crash).
Deaths 201 to 210 of 650
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