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In the year 1996
650 Notable deaths
Raphael Patai
Hungarian academic (1910–1996).
Born November 22nd, 1910 in Budapest.
Died July 20th, 1996 at 85 years old in Tucson.
Ruggero Mastroianni
Italian film editor (1929-1996).
Born November 7th, 1929 in Turin.
Died September 9th, 1996 at 66 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Irving Caesar
American composer and lyricist.
Born July 4th, 1895 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1996 at 101 years old in New York City.
Mikael Tariverdiev
Soviet composer.
Born August 15th, 1931 in Tbilisi.
Died July 25th, 1996 at 64 years old in Sochi.
Kwan Tak-hing
Hong kong actor.
Born June 27th, 1905 in Guangzhou.
Died June 28th, 1996 at 91 years old in Hong Kong (pancreatic cancer).
Hamlet Mkhitaryan
Armenian footballer (1962–1996).
Born September 14th, 1962 in Yerevan.
Died May 6th, 1996 at 33 years old in Yerevan (brain cancer).
Howard Vernon
Swiss actor.
Born July 15th, 1908 in Baden-Baden.
Died July 25th, 1996 at 88 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux (disease).
Alfred Vogel
Swiss writer (1902-1996).
Born October 26th, 1902 in Aesch.
Died October 1st, 1996 at 93 years old in Feusisberg.
George Davis Snell
American geneticist.
Born December 19th, 1903 in Bradford.
Died June 6th, 1996 at 92 years old in Bar Harbor.
František Plánička
Czech association football player (1904-1996).
Born June 2nd, 1904 in Prague.
Died July 20th, 1996 at 92 years old in Prague.
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown