In the year 1996
675 Notable deaths
David Tudor
American pianist and composer (1926–1996).
Born January 20th, 1926 in Philadelphia.
Died August 13th, 1996 at 70 years old in New York City.
Alexander D'Arcy
Actor.
Born August 10th, 1908 in Cairo.
Died April 20th, 1996 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Frank Kurtz
Diver and air force officer.
Born September 9th, 1911 in Davenport.
Died October 31st, 1996 at 85 years old in North Hollywood (falling from height).
Hans Blumenberg
German philosopher.
Born July 13th, 1920 in Lübeck. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1996 at 75 years old in Altenberge. [ref]
Herbert Brownell
American lawyer and politician (1904–1996).
Born February 20th, 1904 in Nemaha County.
Died May 1st, 1996 at 92 years old in New York City (cancer).
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).
May Ayim
German poet.
Born May 3rd, 1960 in Hamburg.
Died August 9th, 1996 at 36 years old in Berlin (falling).
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.
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]
Burne Hogarth
American cartoonist (1911-1996).
Born December 25th, 1911 in Chicago.
Died January 28th, 1996 at 84 years old in Paris.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 675
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci