In the year 1996
679 Notable deaths
Yelisaveta Bagriantseva
Soviet track and field competitor (1929-1996).
Born August 27th, 1929 in Usolye-Sibirskoye.
Died January 24th, 1996 at 66 years old
François Picard
French racing driver (1921-1996).
Born April 26th, 1921 in Villefranche-sur-Saône. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1996 at 75 years old in Nice. [ref]
David Ricketts
British cyclist.
Born July 10th, 1920 in London.
Died August 11th, 1996 at 76 years old in Wales.
Alfred Tonello
French racing cyclist (1929-1996).
Born March 11th, 1929 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 21st, 1996 at 67 years old in Bondy.
Robert van der Veen
Field hockey player (1906-1996).
Born September 26th, 1906 in Shanghai.
Died March 18th, 1996 at 89 years old in Jette.
Henryk Trębicki
Polish weightlifter (1940–1996).
Born October 22nd, 1940 in Janowszczyzna.
Died June 8th, 1996 at 55 years old in Warsaw.
Roberto Ferrari
Fencer.
Born August 2nd, 1923 in Rome.
Died October 11th, 1996 at 73 years old in Rome. [ref]
Henri Lepage
Fencer.
Born April 30th, 1908 in Épinal. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1996 at 88 years old in Épinal. [ref]
Willy Hufschmid
Swiss handball player.
Born October 9th, 1918 in Switzerland.
Died December 12th, 1996 at 78 years old [ref]
Erik Heiberg
Sailor.
Born January 24th, 1916 in Christiania. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1996 at 80 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Deaths 641 to 650 of 679
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