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In the year 1996
650 Notable deaths
Beryl Burton
English racing cyclist (1937-1996).
Died May 5th, 1996 at 58 years old in Morley (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Tamara Toumanova
Russian ballet dancer (1919-1996).
Born March 2nd, 1919 in Tyumen. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1996 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
Michel Debré
79th prime minister of france (1912-1996).
Born January 15th, 1912 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1996 at 84 years old in Montlouis-sur-Loire (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Morton Gould
American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist (1913–1996).
Born December 10th, 1913 in Richmond Hill.
Died February 21st, 1996 at 82 years old in Orlando.
Tien Soeharto
National hero of indonesia.
Born August 23rd, 1923 in Surakarta.
Died April 28th, 1996 at 72 years old in Jakarta (heart failure).
John Abbott
English actor (1905-1996).
Born June 5th, 1905 in London.
Died May 24th, 1996 at 90 years old in Los Angeles.
Victor Aaron
American actor (1956–1996).
Born September 11th, 1956 in Odessa.
Died September 4th, 1996 at 39 years old in California (traffic collision).
René Clément
French film director and screenwriter (1913–1996).
Born March 18th, 1913 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1996 at 82 years old in Monte Carlo. [ref]
William Vickrey
Canadian economist (1914-1996).
Born June 21st, 1914 in Victoria.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 82 years old in New York City, Harrison (heart failure).
Josef Müller-Brockmann
Swiss graphic designer (1914-1996).
Born May 9th, 1914 in Rapperswil. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1996 at 82 years old in Zürich, Unterengstringen. [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 650
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