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In the year 1996
650 Notable deaths
Jordan Cronenweth
American cinematographer.
Born February 20th, 1935 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1996 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Rafael Kubelík
Czech conductor, violinist and composer.
Born June 29th, 1914 in Býchory. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1996 at 82 years old in Kastanienbaum (disease). [ref]
Anna Larina
Russian writer.
Born January 27th, 1914 in Russian Empire.
Died February 26th, 1996 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Ray Lindwall
Australian cricketer (1921-1996).
Born October 3rd, 1921 in New South Wales.
Died June 23rd, 1996 at 74 years old in Brisbane.
Lars Ahlfors
Finnish mathematician (1907-1996).
Born April 18th, 1907 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1996 at 89 years old in Pittsfield (pneumonia). [ref]
Tōru Takemitsu
Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory (1930–1996).
Born October 8th, 1930 in Tokyo City.
Died February 22nd, 1996 at 65 years old in Minato (bladder cancer).
Mohamed Amin
Kenyan photojournalist.
Born August 29th, 1943 in Nairobi.
Died November 23rd, 1996 at 53 years old in sea (aviation accident).
Nguyen Huu Tho
Vietnamese politician (1910-1996).
Born July 10th, 1910 in Ho Chi Minh City. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1996 at 86 years old in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi.
Ai Qing
Chinese poet (1910-1996).
Born March 27th, 1910 in Jinhua. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1996 at 86 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Harold Hughes
American politician (1922-1996).
Born February 10th, 1922 in Ida Grove.
Died October 24th, 1996 at 74 years old in Glendale.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 650
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