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In the year 1996
614 Notable deaths
Mary Haas
American linguist; studied historical linguistics.
Born January 12th, 1910 in Richmond.
Died May 17th, 1996 at 86 years old in Alameda.
Yevhen Shcherban
Ukrainian politician.
Born January 18th, 1946 in Konstantovka.
Died November 3rd, 1996 at 50 years old in Donetsk.
Rolf Widerøe
Accelerator physicist and engineer (1902-1996).
Born July 11th, 1902 in Christiania.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 94 years old in Obersiggenthal.
Stanko Todorov
Prime minister of bulgaria (1920-1996).
Born December 10th, 1920 in Klenovik.
Died December 17th, 1996 at 76 years old in Sofia.
Miloš Kopecký
Czech actor (1922-1996).
Born August 22nd, 1922 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1996 at 73 years old in Prague. [ref]
Barney Ewell
Athletics competitor (1918-1996).
Born February 25th, 1918 in Harrisburg.
Died April 4th, 1996 at 78 years old in Lancaster.
Victor Ambartsumian
Soviet armenian astrophysicist.
Born September 18th, 1908 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1996 at 87 years old in Byurakan. [ref]
Joseph F. Biroc
American cinematographer (1903-1996).
Born February 12th, 1903 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1996 at 93 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Priscilla Bonner
Actress (1899-1996).
Born February 17th, 1899 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1996 at 97 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Joonas Kokkonen
Finnish composer (1921–1996).
Born November 13th, 1921 in Iisalmi. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1996 at 74 years old in Järvenpää.
Deaths 361 to 370 of 614
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