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In the year 1996
614 Notable deaths
Lydia Chukovskaya
Russian writer and poet.
Born March 24th, 1907 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1996 at 88 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Josef Meinrad
Austrian actor.
Born April 21st, 1913 in Vienna.
Died February 18th, 1996 at 82 years old in Großgmain (cancer).
Reinhard Libuda
German footballer (1943-1996).
Born October 10th, 1943 in Dörentrup.
Died August 25th, 1996 at 52 years old in Gelsenkirchen (cancer).
Gottfried von Einem
Austrian composer (1916-1996).
Born January 24th, 1918 in Bern. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1996 at 78 years old in Maissau. [ref]
Karl Rappan
Footballer (1905-1996).
Born September 26th, 1905 in Vienna.
Died January 2nd, 1996 at 90 years old in Bern.
Cheng Heng
Cambodian politician (1916-1996).
Born January 10th, 1916 in Takéo Province.
Died March 15th, 1996 at 80 years old in Takéo Province.
Roberto Raviola
Italian comic book artist.
Born May 30th, 1939 in Bologna. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1996 at 56 years old in Imola (pancreatic cancer).
Ghazaleh Alizadeh
Iranian poet and writer.
Born February 15th, 1949 in Mashhad.
Died May 12th, 1996 at 47 years old in Javaher Deh (hanging).
Israel Eldad
Israeli philosopher.
Born November 11th, 1910 in Pidvolochysk.
Died January 22nd, 1996 at 85 years old in Jerusalem.
Bruno Corbucci
Italian film director.
Born October 23rd, 1931 in Rome. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1996 at 64 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 341 to 350 of 614
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