Page 11: Historical Events In 1996

Sep 21   John Stachniewski, scholar/teacher, dies at 42.   

Sep 22   Dorothy Lamour, actress (Road to Bali, Road to Rio), dies at 81.   

Sep 23   Denis Dowling, baritone, dies at 86   

Sep 24   Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, egyptologist, dies at 87   

Sep 25   Betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator, dies at 80.   

Sep 26   Geoffrey Wilkinson, chemist, dies at 75   

Sep 26   U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid returned to earth after six months in orbit aboard the Russian space station Mir.   

Sep 27   Mohammed Najibullah, politician, dies at 55.   

Sep 28   Iron Road Railways, under the name Quebec Southern Railway commences operation over the following former CP lines in Quebec Lennoxville - St-Jean Brookport - Wells River (VT) Farnham - Ste-Rosalie Jct Farnham - Stanbridge.   

Sep 28   Iron Road Railways, under the name Quebec Southern Railway commences operation over the following former CP lines in Quebec: Lennoxville - St-Jean Brookport - Wells River (VT) Farnham - Ste-Rosalie Jct Farnham - Stanbridge.   

Sep 29   Endo Shusaku, Japanese writer (Sea and Poison/Silence), dies at 73   

Sep 30   Aubrey Brabazon, jockey/trainer, dies at 76   

Oct 01   The St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway is formed by merging the CP Rail routes in southern Ontario and Quebec with its Delaware and Hudson subsidiary in northern USA. The STLH name was inaugural used about June 1 although the legal entity was not established until October 1.   

Oct 02   Andrey Lukanov, PM of Bulgaria (1990), assassinated at 58   

Oct 03   Denis Frank Owen, Natural historian, dies at 65   

Oct 04   Martyn Harris, journalist, dies at 43.   

Oct 05   Catherine Elizabeth Pennington, personal assistant, dies at 77.   

Oct 06   Martyn Taylor, teacher/campaigner, dies at 57   

Oct 07   Charles Wegg Solicitor-Prosser, dies at 86.   

Oct 08   Geoffrey Finsberg, politician, dies at 70.   

Oct 09   Alan Charles Downes, cameraman, dies at 58.   

Oct 11   Arthur Walter Lucas, picture restorer, dies at 80.   

Oct 12   Linda Juster is married in Placentia California   

Oct 13   Albert Hughes Williams, teacher/historian, dies at 89   

Oct 14   Laura La Plante, screen actress (Show Boat, Scandal), dies at 91.   

Oct 15   Bernard Frank, oriental scholar/writer, dies at 69   

Oct 17   Berthold Goldschmidt, composer/conductor, dies at 93   

Oct 19   Frank Neville Hosband Robinson, physicist, dies at 71   

Oct 20   Alfred William Bill Bedford, test Pilot, dies at 75.   

Oct 21   Abdelhamid Benhadugah, novelist, dies at 71.   

Oct 22   Charles Edward Pevensey Tennant, aristocrat, dies at 39   

Oct 23   Alexander Kelly, pianist/teacher, dies at 67.   

Oct 24   Arthur Axmann, head of Hitler Youths in (1940-45), dies at 83   

Oct 25   Eugene Polyakov, dancer, dies at 95.   

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Jan 01   Arleigh albert burke: Us admiral,   

Jan 02   Sydney thompson: Rock climber,    

Jan 03   Geoffrey pardoe: Engineer,    

Jan 04   Ramon vinay: Operatic tenor/baritone,    

Jan 05   Jay morris arena: Inventor/pediatrician,   

Jan 06   Duane hanson: Sculptor,    

Jan 07   James holland: Artist/exhibition organiser,    

Jan 08   Francois mitterrand: Pres of france (1981-95),