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In the year 1996
677 Notable deaths
Maati Bouabid
Moroccan prime minister (1927-1996).
Born November 11th, 1927 in Casablanca.
Died November 1st, 1996 at 68 years old in Rabat.
Frank Riley
American writer.
Born June 8th, 1915 in Hibbing.
Died April 24th, 1996 at 80 years old in Manhattan Beach.
David Mourão-Ferreira
Portuguese writer (1927–1996).
Born February 24th, 1927 in Lisbon.
Died June 16th, 1996 at 69 years old in Lisbon (cancer).
Broome Pinniger
Indian field hockey player (1902-1996).
Born December 28th, 1902 in Saharanpur.
Died December 30th, 1996 at 94 years old in Edinburgh.
Yun Chi-Young
South korean politician (1898-1996).
Born February 10th, 1898 in Seoul. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1996 at 97 years old in Seoul (disease).
Imre Kovács
Hungarian footballer (1921–1996).
Born November 26th, 1921 in Budapest.
Died March 9th, 1996 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Emilio Zapico
Spanish racing driver.
Died August 6th, 1996 at 52 years old in Huete (aviation accident).
Jakov Blažević
Croatian lawyer and politician (1912–1996).
Born March 24th, 1912 in Bužim.
Died December 10th, 1996 at 84 years old in Zagreb.
August Wenzinger
Swiss viola da gamba performer and conductor (1905–1996).
Born November 14th, 1905 in Basel.
Died December 25th, 1996 at 91 years old in Metzerlen-Mariastein.
Viktor Konovalenko
Soviet union ice hockey player (1938–1996).
Born March 11th, 1938 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died February 20th, 1996 at 57 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
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