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In the year 1996
614 Notable deaths
Dzhokhar Dudayev
Soviet general, chechen leader (1944-1996).
Born February 15th, 1944 in Yalkhoroy.
Died April 21st, 1996 at 52 years old [ref]
Amos Tversky
Israeli psychologist.
Born March 16th, 1937 in Haifa. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 59 years old in Stanford (melanoma). [ref]
Dondinho
Brazilian footballer and manager (1917-1996).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Campos Gerais.
Died November 16th, 1996 at 79 years old in São Paulo.
Tommy Rettig
Actor; computer software engineer (1941-1996).
Born December 10th, 1941 in Queens. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1996 at 54 years old in Marina del Rey (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pat Brown
32nd governor of california from 1959 to 1967.
Born April 21st, 1905 in San Francisco.
Died February 16th, 1996 at 90 years old in Beverly Hills.
Vince Edwards
American actor (1928-1996).
Born July 9th, 1928 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1996 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Charlene Holt
American actress (1928–1996).
Born April 28th, 1928 in Snyder.
Died April 5th, 1996 at 67 years old in Williamson County.
Frank Whittle
British royal air force engineer air officer.
Born June 1st, 1907 in Coventry.
Died August 9th, 1996 at 89 years old in Columbia (lung cancer).
Sultan Rahi
Pakistani actor.
Born June 24th, 1938 in Uttar Pradesh, British Raj, Muzaffarnagar district.
Died January 9th, 1996 at 57 years old in Punjab, Gujranwala, Pakistan (ballistic trauma).
Jessica Mitford
British writer and activist (1917-1996).
Born September 11th, 1917 in Asthall Manor. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1996 at 78 years old in Oakland (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 614
Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti