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In the year 1996
614 Notable deaths
Paul Rand
American graphic designer.
Born December 15th, 1914 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1996 at 81 years old in Norwalk (cancer). [ref]
Bibi Besch
American-austrian actress.
Born February 1st, 1942 in Vienna.
Died September 7th, 1996 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer).
René Lacoste
French tennis player.
Born July 2nd, 1904 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1996 at 92 years old in Saint-Jean-de-Luz (cancer). [ref]
Jack Weston
American actor.
Born August 21st, 1924 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1996 at 71 years old in New York City (lymphoma). [ref]
Marguerite Duras
French writer and film director (1914-1996).
Born April 4th, 1914 in Gia Định. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1996 at 81 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Bernard Edwards
American bass player and record producer.
Born October 31st, 1952 in Greenville. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1996 at 43 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Aruna Asaf Ali
Indian independence activist (1909-1996).
Born July 16th, 1909 in Kalka.
Died July 29th, 1996 at 87 years old in New Delhi.
Veronica Guerin
Irish crime reporter (1958-1996).
Born July 5th, 1958 in Dublin.
Died June 26th, 1996 at 37 years old in M7 motorway.
Chas Chandler
English musician (1938–1996).
Born December 18th, 1938 in Heaton. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1996 at 57 years old in Newcastle upon Tyne (heart failure). [ref]
Faron Young
American singer (1932-1996).
Born February 25th, 1932 in Shreveport. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1996 at 64 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 614
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