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In the year 1996
614 Notable deaths
José Manuel Fuente
Spanish racing cyclist.
Born September 30th, 1945 in Siero.
Died July 18th, 1996 at 50 years old in Oviedo (pancreatitis).
Wolfgang Koeppen
German writer.
Born June 23rd, 1906 in Greifswald. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1996 at 89 years old in Munich. [ref]
Danilo Alvim
Brazilian footballer and manager (1920-1996).
Born December 3rd, 1920 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 16th, 1996 at 75 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia).
Alistair Cameron Crombie
Australian zoologist, historian of science (1915-1996).
Born November 4th, 1915 in Brisbane. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1996 at 80 years old in Oxford.
Wálter Guevaro
54th president of bolivia (august-november 1979).
Born March 11th, 1912 in Cochabamba.
Died June 20th, 1996 at 84 years old in La Paz.
Armando Calvo
Spanish actor.
Born December 25th, 1919 in San Juan. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1996 at 76 years old in Mexico City (heart failure). [ref]
Hermann Kesten
German writer.
Born January 28th, 1900 in Pidvolochysk. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1996 at 96 years old in Basel. [ref]
Joseph Mermans
Belgian footballer (1922-1996).
Born February 16th, 1922 in Merksem.
Died January 20th, 1996 at 73 years old in Essen.
Berthold Goldschmidt
German composer (1903-1996).
Born January 18th, 1903 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1996 at 93 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 371 to 380 of 614
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld