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In the year 1996
650 Notable deaths
Jane Drew
English writer, architect and academic.
Born March 24th, 1911 in Thornton Heath. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1996 at 85 years old in Barnard Castle (cancer). [ref]
Leo Joseph Suenens
Roman catholic cardinal.
Born July 16th, 1904 in Ixelles - Elsene. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1996 at 91 years old in Brussels-Capital Region (thrombosis). [ref]
Andrey Lukanov
Bulgarian political figure (1938-1996).
Born September 26th, 1938 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1996 at 58 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Edith Penrose
American-born british economist.
Born November 15th, 1914 in Los Angeles.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 81 years old in Waterbeach.
John Krol
American catholic cardinal (1910–1996).
Born October 26th, 1910 in Cleveland.
Died March 3rd, 1996 at 85 years old in Philadelphia.
Edison Denisov
Russian soviet composer.
Born April 6th, 1929 in Tomsk. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1996 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
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.
Deaths 311 to 320 of 650
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou