Page 12: Historical Events In 1996

Oct 23   Alexander Kelly, pianist/teacher, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Oct 24   Arthur Axmann, head of Hitler Youths in (1940-45), dies at 83 in the year 1996.   

Oct 25   Eugene Polyakov, dancer, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

Oct 26   On this day in history gordon Scarrott, engineer, dies at 80   

Oct 27   Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Oct 28   On this day in history jack Tinker, drama critic, dies at 58   

Oct 29   On this day in history james Leo Herlihy, author (Midnight Cowboy), commits suicide at 66   

Oct 30   Alexander d'Arbeloff, entrepreneur, dies at 101 in the year 1996.   

Oct 30   On this day in history raiLink-Ottawa Valley takes over operation of the former CP line between Smiths Falls and Cartier, Ont as well as the Mattawa to Temiskaming branch in Quebec.   

Nov 01   In the year 1996 junius Richard Jayawardene, PM of Sri Lanka (1977-78), dies at 90   

Nov 02   On this day in history alvaro Gomez Hurtado, Colombian politician, dies   

Nov 02   In the year 1996 ontario L'Orignal Railway (RailTex) commences operation over the former CN line between Glen Robertson, Hawkesbury and L'Orignal, Ont.   

Nov 03   Barry George Barrington Porter, politician, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Andhra Pradesh cyclone in India killing 1,007 people in the year 1996.   

Nov 04   Robert Rapoport, social anthropologist, dies at 72 in the year 1996.   

Nov 05   Eddie Harris, saxophonist/composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Nov 06   Mario Savio, activist, dies of heart attack at 53 in the year 1996.   

Nov 07   Brian Keith-Lucas, political scientist, dies at 84 in the year 1996.   

Nov 08   Edward Albert Radice, economist, dies at 89 in the year 1996.   

Nov 09   Fred Lipmann, watchmaker, dies at 91 in the year 1996.   

Nov 10   Beecher Moore, sailor, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

Nov 11   In the year 1996 helen Rosenthal, Teacher/health administrator, dies at 47   

Nov 12   On this day in history don Kenyon, cricketer, dies at 72   

Nov 13   Kenneth Watkins, woodland conservationist, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Nov 14   On this day in history havelock Henry Trevor Hudson, lloyd's underwriter, dies at 77   

Nov 15   In the year 1996 alger Hiss, former alleged spy/lawyer, dies at 92   

Nov 16   On this day in history george Byatt, playwright, dies at 73   

Nov 18   On this day in history david Herbert, publisher, dies at 69   

Nov 19   In the year 1996 denis Jenkinson, journalist, dies at 74   

Nov 20   Bert Geoffrey Achong, electron microscopist, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Nov 21   Bernard William George Rose, organist, dies at 80 in the year 1996.   

Nov 21   On this day in history compuServe announced it would shut down its family-oriented service, WOW!, just eight months after it was launched   

Nov 22   America Online agreed to provide a pop-up screen asking members to select a pricing plan in the year 1996.   

Nov 24   Edison Vasalievich Denisov, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1996 arleigh Albert Burke, US Admiral, dies at 94   

Jan 02   Sydney Thompson, rock Climber, dies at 81 in the year 1996.   

Jan 03   In the year 1996 geoffrey Pardoe, engineer, dies at 67   

Jan 04   On this day in history ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone, dies at 83   

Jan 05   In the year 1996 jay Morris Arena, inventor/pediatrician, dies at 86   

Jan 06   Duane Hanson, sculptor, dies at 60 in the year 1996.   

Jan 07   In the year 1996 james Holland, artist/exhibition organiser, dies at 90   

Jan 08   Francois Mitterrand, Pres of France (1981-95), dies of cancer at 79 in the year 1996.