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In the year 1996
614 Notable deaths
Audrey Meadows
American actress and banker.
Born February 8th, 1922 in New York City.
Died February 3rd, 1996 at 73 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer).
William Bonin
American serial killer.
Born January 8th, 1947 in Willimantic.
Died February 23rd, 1996 at 49 years old in San Quentin State Prison (lethal injection).
Albert R. Broccoli
American film producer (1909–1996).
Born April 5th, 1909 in Queens.
Died June 27th, 1996 at 87 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure).
Mohammad Najibullah
4th general secretary of the people's democratic party of afghanistan.
Born August 6th, 1947 in Gardēz. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1996 at 49 years old in Kabul (hanging). [ref]
Alger Hiss
American government official who was accused of spying for the soviet union (1904-1996).
Born November 11th, 1904 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1996 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
V. N. Janaki
Indian actress and former chief minister of tamil nadu (1924-1996).
Born November 30th, 1923 in Vaikom. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1996 at 72 years old in Chennai.
Jack Nance
American actor (1943–1996).
Born December 21st, 1943 in Boston.
Died December 30th, 1996 at 53 years old in South Pasadena (hematoma). [ref]
Jean-Bedel Bokassa
Central african head of state (1921-1996).
Born February 22nd, 1921 in Bobangui. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1996 at 75 years old in Bangui (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Juliet Prowse
Dancer, actress.
Born September 25th, 1936 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1996 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Sixth president of india (1913-1996).
Born May 19th, 1913 in Kadapa.
Died June 1st, 1996 at 83 years old in Bengaluru (pneumonia).
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