1996
Trần Văn Trà, Vietnamese general and politician (born 1918)
Trần Văn Trà, Vietnamese general and politician (born 1918)
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1996
Erma Bombeck, American journalist and author (born 1927)
Erma Bombeck, American journalist and author (born 1927)
1996
Jean Victor Allard, Canadian general (born 1913)
Jean Victor Allard, Canadian general (born 1913)
1996
Jeremy Michael Boorda, American admiral (born 1939)
Jeremy Michael Boorda, American admiral (born 1939)
1996
George Davis Snell, American geneticist and immunologist; awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1980 for
George Davis Snell, American geneticist and immunologist; awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1980 for
1996
George Hees, Canadian soldier, football player, and politician (born 1910)
George Hees, Canadian soldier, football player, and politician (born 1910)
1996
Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet, Scottish general and politician (born 1911)
Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet, Scottish general and politician (born 1911)
1996
Endel Puusepp, Estonian-Soviet military pilot and politician (born 1909)
Endel Puusepp, Estonian-Soviet military pilot and politician (born 1909)
1996
William Colby, American diplomat, 10th Director of Central Intelligence (born 1920)
William Colby, American diplomat, 10th Director of Central Intelligence (born 1920)
1996
Lester Sumrall, American minister, founded LeSEA (born 1913)
Lester Sumrall, American minister, founded LeSEA (born 1913)
1996
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Indian politician, 6th President of India (born 1913)
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Indian politician, 6th President of India (born 1913)
1995
Lofty England, English-Austrian engineer (born 1911)
Lofty England, English-Austrian engineer (born 1911)
1995
John Vincent Atanasoff, American physicist and inventor, invented the Atanasoff–Berry computer (born 1903)
John Vincent Atanasoff, American physicist and inventor, invented the Atanasoff–Berry computer (born 1903)
1995
Howard Cosell, American lawyer and journalist (born 1918)
Howard Cosell, American lawyer and journalist (born 1918)
1995
Lev Shankovsky, Ukrainian military historian (born 1903)
Lev Shankovsky, Ukrainian military historian (born 1903)
1995
Juan Carlos Onganía, Argentine general and politician, 35th President of Argentina (born 1914)
Juan Carlos Onganía, Argentine general and politician, 35th President of Argentina (born 1914)
1995
Arturo Frondizi, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Argentina (born 1908)
Arturo Frondizi, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Argentina (born 1908)