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In the year 1996
677 Notable deaths
Lionel Emmett
Field hockey player (1913–1996).
Born January 8th, 1913 in Achalpur.
Died August 9th, 1996 at 83 years old in Colchester.
Sven Bergqvist
Swedish association football and bandy goalkeeper, and ice hockey defenseman (1914-1996).
Born August 20th, 1914 in Stockholm.
Died December 16th, 1996 at 82 years old in Stockholm.
Hristo Mladenov
Bulgarian footballer (1928-1996).
Born January 7th, 1928 in Krushovitsa.
Died August 24th, 1996 at 68 years old in Bulgaria.
Vladimir Firm
Croatian footballer (1923-1996).
Born June 5th, 1923 in Zagreb. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1996 at 73 years old in Zagreb.
José Lázaro Robles
Brazilian football player and manager (1924-1996).
Born February 11th, 1924 in São Paulo.
Died May 7th, 1996 at 72 years old in Campinas.
Robert Pearce
Olympic wrestler (1908–1996).
Born February 29th, 1908 in Wyaconda.
Died March 15th, 1996 at 88 years old in Lloydminster.
Julian Stryjkowski
Polish journalist (1905-1996).
Born April 27th, 1905 in Stryi. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1996 at 91 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
María Luisa Ponte
Spanish actress.
Born June 21st, 1918 in Medina de Rioseco.
Died May 2nd, 1996 at 77 years old in Madrid.
Jean Jérôme Hamer
Roman catholic cardinal (1916-1996).
Born June 1st, 1916 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died December 2nd, 1996 at 80 years old in Rome.
Jack Ragland
Basketball player (1913-1996).
Born October 9th, 1913 in Hutchinson.
Died June 14th, 1996 at 82 years old in Tucson.
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