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In the year 1996
614 Notable deaths
Robert F. Overmyer
American test pilot and astronaut.
Born July 14th, 1936 in Lorain.
Died March 22nd, 1996 at 59 years old in Duluth (aviation accident).
Alejandro Agustín Lanusse
38th president of the argentine republic (1918-1996).
Born August 28th, 1918 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1996 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Latifa al-Zayyat
Egyptian activist and writer.
Born August 8th, 1923 in Damietta. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1996 at 73 years old in Cairo (cancer).
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Japanese actor (1928-1996).
Born March 10th, 1928 in Tokyo.
Died August 4th, 1996 at 68 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Sergey Kuryokhin
Russian musician (1954–1996).
Born June 16th, 1954 in Murmansk.
Died July 9th, 1996 at 42 years old in Saint Petersburg (heart cancer).
Hernán Siles Zuazo
President of bolivia variously in the 20th century.
Born March 21st, 1914 in La Paz.
Died August 6th, 1996 at 82 years old in Montevideo.
Olga Havlová
Czech first wife of the czech republic (1933-1996).
Born July 11th, 1933 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1996 at 62 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Film director (1928-1996).
Born December 11th, 1928 in Havana. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1996 at 67 years old in Havana.
José Toribio Merino
Chilean politician and admiral.
Born December 14th, 1915 in La Serena.
Died August 30th, 1996 at 80 years old in Viña del Mar.
Adolf von Thadden
German politician (1921-1996).
Born July 7th, 1921 in Trzygłów, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1996 at 75 years old in Bad Oeynhausen.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 614
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris