In the year 1996
614 Notable deaths
Dante Giacosa
Italian automobile designer.
Born January 3rd, 1905 in Rome. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1996 at 91 years old in Turin. [ref]
André Lefevere
Belgian translator and linguist (1945-1996).
Born June 19th, 1945 in Belgium. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1996 at 50 years old in Austin (leukemia).
Józef Czapski
Polish artist, author, critic and polish army officer during wwii (1896-1993).
Born April 3rd, 1896 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1996 at 99 years old in Maisons-Laffitte. [ref]
San Yu
Burmese general (1918-1996).
Born March 3rd, 1918 in Bago Region.
Died January 30th, 1996 at 77 years old in Yangon.
Christine Pascal
French actress, screenwriter, director.
Born November 29th, 1953 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1996 at 42 years old in Garches (falling). [ref]
Anselm Strauss
American sociologist (1916-1996).
Born December 18th, 1916 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1996 at 79 years old in San Francisco.
Infanta Maria Cristina of Spain
Spanish infanta, daughter of alfonso xiii of spain and victoria eugenie of battenberg.
Born December 12th, 1911 in Royal Palace of Madrid.
Died December 23rd, 1996 at 85 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Yelena Mazanik
Partisan and hero of the soviet union who assassinated wilhelm kube.
Born April 4th, 1914 in Paddziahciarnia.
Died April 7th, 1996 at 82 years old in Minsk.
Kathrine Taylor
American writer.
Born August 19th, 1903 in Portland.
Died July 14th, 1996 at 92 years old in Hennepin County.
Julio César Méndez Montenegro
Guatemalan president (1915-1996).
Born November 23rd, 1915 in Guatemala City.
Died April 30th, 1996 at 80 years old in Guatemala City.
Deaths 311 to 320 of 614
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi