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In the year 1996
675 Notable deaths
Georgios Zoitakis
Regent of greece (1910-1996).
Born March 3rd, 1910 in Nafpaktos. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1996 at 86 years old in Athens.
Marin Sorescu
Romanian writer (1936–1996).
Born February 29th, 1936 in Bulzești.
Died December 8th, 1996 at 60 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).
Amata Kabua
Former president of the marshall islands (1928-1996).
Born November 17th, 1928 in Jaluit Atoll.
Died December 20th, 1996 at 68 years old in Honolulu (disease). [ref]
Serge Chermayeff
British architect (1900-1996).
Born October 8th, 1900 in Grozny.
Died May 8th, 1996 at 95 years old in Wellfleet.
Goliarda Sapienza
Italian actress and writer.
Born May 10th, 1924 in Catania.
Died August 30th, 1996 at 72 years old in Gaeta (fall).
Kathrine Taylor
American writer.
Born August 19th, 1903 in Portland.
Died July 14th, 1996 at 92 years old in Hennepin County.
Gilda
Argentine singer and songwriter (1961–1996).
Born October 11th, 1961 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 7th, 1996 at 34 years old in Villa Paranacito (traffic collision).
Boris Tchaikovsky
Russian composer (1925–1996).
Born September 10th, 1925 in Moscow.
Died February 7th, 1996 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Cao Yu
Chinese writer (1910-1996).
Born September 24th, 1910 in Tianjin.
Died December 13th, 1996 at 86 years old in Qianjiang.
Denise Grey
Italian-french actress (1896-1996).
Born September 17th, 1896 in Châtillon.
Died January 13th, 1996 at 99 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Deaths 351 to 360 of 675
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner