In the year 1996
614 Notable deaths
Dorothy Lamour
American actress and singer (1914-1996).
Born December 10th, 1914 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1996 at 81 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bob Paisley
English footballer and manager (1919-1996).
Born January 23rd, 1919 in Hetton-le-Hole.
Died February 14th, 1996 at 77 years old in Liverpool (Alzheimer's disease).
Herb Edelman
Actor (1933-1996).
Born November 5th, 1933 in Brooklyn.
Died July 21st, 1996 at 62 years old in Woodland Hills (pulmonary emphysema).
Stavros Niarchos
Greek businessman and art collector.
Born July 3rd, 1909 in Athens. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1996 at 86 years old in Zürich (pneumonia).
Barbara Jordan
American politician (1936-1996).
Born February 21st, 1936 in Houston. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1996 at 59 years old in Austin (pneumonia).
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Polish film director and screenwriter (1941-1996).
Born June 27th, 1941 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1996 at 54 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Thomas Kuhn
American historian, physicist and philosopher (1922-1996).
Born July 18th, 1922 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1996 at 73 years old in Cambridge (lung cancer). [ref]
Don Simpson
American film producer, screenwriter, actor (1943-1996).
Born October 29th, 1943 in Seattle.
Died January 19th, 1996 at 52 years old in Bel Air (heart failure).
Adolf Galland
German world war ii luftwafffe general and fighter pilot (1912-1996).
Born March 19th, 1912 in Westerholt. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1996 at 83 years old in Remagen. [ref]
Lew Ayres
American actor (1908-1996).
Born December 28th, 1908 in Minneapolis.
Died December 30th, 1996 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 614
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris