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In the year 1996
614 Notable deaths
Leon Garfield
English children's writer (1921-1996).
Born July 14th, 1921 in Brighton. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 74 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Marin Sorescu
Romanian writer.
Born February 29th, 1936 in Bulzești. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1996 at 60 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Renzo De Felice
Italian historian.
Born April 8th, 1929 in Rieti. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1996 at 67 years old in Rome. [ref]
Akiji Kobayashi
Japanese actor.
Born September 6th, 1930 in Tokyo.
Died August 27th, 1996 at 65 years old in Yokohama (lung cancer).
Teodoro Fernández
Peruvian footballer (1913-1996).
Born May 20th, 1913 in San Vicente de Cañete. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1996 at 83 years old in Lima. [ref]
Neil Franklin
English footballer and manager (1922-1996).
Born January 24th, 1922 in Stoke-on-Trent. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1996 at 74 years old in Stoke-on-Trent.
Michel Pablo
Greek trotskyist leader (1911–1996).
Born August 24th, 1911 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1996 at 84 years old in Athens (stroke). [ref]
Cao Yu
Chinese writer (1910-1996).
Born September 24th, 1910 in Tianjin.
Died December 13th, 1996 at 86 years old in Qianjiang City.
Boris Tchaikovsky
Russian composer.
Born September 10th, 1925 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1996 at 70 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Serge Chermayeff
British architect (1900-1996).
Born October 8th, 1900 in Grozny.
Died May 8th, 1996 at 95 years old in Wellfleet.
Deaths 321 to 330 of 614
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