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In the year 1996
679 Notable deaths
Bertel Storskrubb
Finnish middle-distance runner and hurdler.
Born April 24th, 1917 in Jakobstad.
Died April 21st, 1996 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Zdeněk Škrland
Czechoslovak canoeist and speed canoeist (1914–1996).
Born February 6th, 1914 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1996 at 82 years old in Prague.
Erling Nielsen
Danish footballer (1935-1996).
Born January 2nd, 1935 in Odense.
Died September 15th, 1996 at 61 years old
Corrie Laddé
Dutch swimmer (1915–1996).
Born October 27th, 1915 in Jakarta.
Died September 18th, 1996 at 80 years old
Pavel Solovyov
Russian aircraft engineer (1917-1996).
Born June 26th, 1917 in Zavolzhsk. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1996 at 79 years old in Perm. [ref]
Otto Licha
Austrian handball player (1912-1996).
Born November 2nd, 1912 in Canton of Valais.
Died April 9th, 1996 at 83 years old in Crans-Montana.
Raymond Salles
French rower (1920-1996).
Born July 18th, 1920 in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 15th, 1996 at 75 years old in Créteil.
Bohuslav Karlík
Czechoslovak canoeist, speed canoeist and water slalomist (1908–1996).
Born November 25th, 1908 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1996 at 87 years old in Prague. [ref]
Nodar Gvakhariya
Soviet water polo player (1932–1996).
Born February 3rd, 1932 in Tbilisi.
Died November 14th, 1996 at 64 years old in Tbilisi.
Karl Dröse
Field hockey player.
Born December 27th, 1913 in Frankfurt.
Died September 16th, 1996 at 82 years old in Frankfurt.
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