In the year 1996
614 Notable deaths
Tōru Takemitsu
Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory (1930–1996).
Born October 8th, 1930 in Tokyo, Hongō-ku. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1996 at 65 years old in Minato-ku, Tokyo (bladder cancer). [ref]
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.
Mary Field
American film actress (1909-1996).
Born June 10th, 1909 in New York City.
Died June 12th, 1996 at 87 years old in Fairfax (stroke).
Robert Nisbet
American sociologist.
Born September 30th, 1913 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1996 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Patsy Montana
American country music singer-songwriter.
Born October 30th, 1908 in Hot Springs.
Died May 3rd, 1996 at 87 years old in San Jacinto.
Donald T. Campbell
American psychologist and scholar.
Born November 20th, 1916 in Grass Lake. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1996 at 79 years old in Bethlehem. [ref]
Alex Manoogian
American businessman (1901-1996).
Born June 28th, 1901 in Old Smyrna.
Died July 10th, 1996 at 95 years old in Detroit.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 614
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