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In the year 1996
674 Notable deaths
Jack Nance
American actor (1943–1996).
Born December 21st, 1943 in Boston.
Died December 30th, 1996 at 53 years old in South Pasadena (hematoma).
Yaki Kadafi
American rapper (1977–1996).
Born October 9th, 1977 in The Bronx.
Died November 11th, 1996 at 19 years old in Orange.
Abdus Salam
Theoretical physicist, and nobel prize in physics recipient.
Born January 29th, 1926 in Jhang.
Died November 21st, 1996 at 70 years old in Oxford (progressive supranuclear palsy).
Jean-Bedel Bokassa
2nd president (1966–76) and emperor (r. 1976–79) of the central african republic.
Born February 22nd, 1921 in Bobangui. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1996 at 75 years old in Bangui (myocardial infarction).
Alger Hiss
American government official who was accused of spying for the soviet union (1904-1996).
Born November 11th, 1904 in Baltimore.
Died November 15th, 1996 at 92 years old in New York City.
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]
Yasuko Namba
Japanese mountain climber (1949–1996).
Born February 2nd, 1949 in Tokyo.
Died May 11th, 1996 at 47 years old in Mount Everest.
Juliet Prowse
Dancer, actress (1936–1996).
Born September 25th, 1936 in Mumbai.
Died September 14th, 1996 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer).
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).
Minnie Pearl
American comedian and country singer (1912–1996).
Born October 25th, 1912 in Centerville.
Died March 4th, 1996 at 83 years old in Nashville (stroke).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 674
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