In the year 1996
650 Notable deaths
John Alton
American cinematographer of austrian-hungarian origin (1901-1996).
Born October 5th, 1901 in Sopron.
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 94 years old in Santa Monica.
Laura La Plante
American actress (1904-1996).
Born November 1st, 1904 in St. Louis.
Died October 15th, 1996 at 91 years old in Woodland Hills (Alzheimer's disease).
Geoffrey Wilkinson
British nobel laureate in chemistry.
Born July 14th, 1921 in Todmorden.
Died September 26th, 1996 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Chen Jingrun
Chinese mathematician (1933-1996).
Born May 22nd, 1933 in Minhou County.
Died March 19th, 1996 at 62 years old in Beijing (pneumonia).
Meyer Schapiro
American historian of art (1904–1996).
Born September 23rd, 1904 in Šiauliai.
Died March 3rd, 1996 at 91 years old in New York City.
Burne Hogarth
American cartoonist (1911-1996).
Born December 25th, 1911 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1996 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]
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 (1919–1996).
Born October 7th, 1919 in 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 3rd, 1996 at 77 years old in Le Tholonet.
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).
Deaths 261 to 270 of 650
Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé