In the year 1996
614 Notable deaths
David Tudor
American pianist and composer.
Born January 20th, 1926 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1996 at 70 years old in New York City. [ref]
Alexander D'Arcy
Actor.
Born August 10th, 1908 in Cairo.
Died April 20th, 1996 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Georges Duby
French historian.
Born October 7th, 1919 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1996 at 77 years old in Le Tholonet. [ref]
Pandro S. Berman
American film producer (1905-1996).
Born March 28th, 1905 in Pittsburgh.
Died July 13th, 1996 at 91 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure).
Ali Hatami
Iranian film director.
Born August 19th, 1944 in Tehran.
Died December 7th, 1996 at 52 years old in Tehran (pancreatic cancer).
Evelyn Laye
Actress (1900-1996).
Born July 10th, 1900 in Bloomsbury.
Died February 17th, 1996 at 95 years old in London (respiratory failure). [ref]
Ernest Manning
Canadian politician (1908-1996).
Born September 20th, 1908 in Carnduff.
Died February 19th, 1996 at 87 years old in Calgary.
Garrett Birkhoff
American mathematician.
Born January 19th, 1911 in Princeton. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1996 at 85 years old in Water Mill. [ref]
Herbert Brownell
American politician (1904-1996).
Born February 20th, 1904 in Nemaha County.
Died May 1st, 1996 at 92 years old in New York City (cancer).
Emile Habibi
Palestinian-israeli writer and politician (1922-1996).
Born August 29th, 1922 in Haifa. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1996 at 73 years old in Nazareth (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 614
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving