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In the year 1996
614 Notable deaths
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
Dutch mathematician and historian of mathematics (1903–1996).
Born February 2nd, 1903 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1996 at 92 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Ryōtarō Shiba
Japanese writer.
Born August 7th, 1923 in Osaka.
Died February 12th, 1996 at 72 years old in Osaka. [ref]
Bob Shaw
Science fiction author from northern ireland.
Born December 31st, 1931 in Belfast.
Died February 12th, 1996 at 64 years old in Manchester (cancer). [ref]
Sorley MacLean
Scottish poet.
Born October 21st, 1911 in Isle of Raasay.
Died November 24th, 1996 at 85 years old in Inner Hebrides.
Hubert Opperman
Australian racing cyclist (1904-1996).
Born May 29th, 1904 in Rochester.
Died April 18th, 1996 at 91 years old in City of Knox.
Ennio De Giorgi
Italian mathematician (1928-1996).
Born February 8th, 1928 in Lecce.
Died October 25th, 1996 at 68 years old in Pisa.
Frank Kurtz
Diver and air force officer.
Born September 9th, 1911 in Davenport.
Died October 31st, 1996 at 85 years old in North Hollywood (fall).
Karl Ullrich
Ss officer.
Born December 1st, 1910 in Sarreguemines.
Died May 8th, 1996 at 85 years old in Germany.
Yulii Borisovich Khariton
Soviet and russian physicist (1904-1996).
Born February 27th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1996 at 92 years old in Sarov.
Tadeusz Reichstein
Polish chemist (1897-1996).
Born July 20th, 1897 in Włocławek.
Died August 1st, 1996 at 99 years old in Basel. [ref]
Deaths 271 to 280 of 614
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