Page 12: Historical Events In 1996

Oct 23   Alexander Kelly, pianist/teacher, dies at 67 in the year 1996.   

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

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   On this day in history belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher, dies at 84   

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

Oct 29   In the year 1996 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   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 in the year 1996.   

Nov 01   Junius Richard Jayawardene, PM of Sri Lanka (1977-78), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

Nov 02   Alvaro Gomez Hurtado, Colombian politician, dies in the year 1996.   

Nov 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history andhra Pradesh cyclone in India killing 1,007 people   

Nov 04   Robert Rapoport, social anthropologist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Nov 05   On this day in history eddie Harris, saxophonist/composer, dies at 62   

Nov 06   Mario Savio, activist, dies of heart attack at 53 on this day in history.   

Nov 07   On this day in history brian Keith-Lucas, political scientist, dies at 84   

Nov 08   In the year 1996 edward Albert Radice, economist, dies at 89   

Nov 09   Fred Lipmann, watchmaker, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 11   Helen Rosenthal, Teacher/health administrator, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

Nov 12   Don Kenyon, cricketer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Nov 13   In the year 1996 kenneth Watkins, woodland conservationist, dies at 86   

Nov 14   Havelock Henry Trevor Hudson, lloyd's underwriter, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Nov 15   Alger Hiss, former alleged spy/lawyer, dies at 92 in the year 1996.   

Nov 16   In the year 1996 george Byatt, playwright, dies at 73   

Nov 18   David Herbert, publisher, dies at 69 in the year 1996.   

Nov 19   Denis Jenkinson, journalist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 21   On this day in history bernard William George Rose, organist, dies at 80   

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   In the year 1996 america Online agreed to provide a pop-up screen asking members to select a pricing plan.   

Nov 24   On this day in history edison Vasalievich Denisov, composer, dies at 67   

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Jan 01   Arleigh Albert Burke, US Admiral, dies at 94 in the year 1996.   

Jan 02   Sydney Thompson, rock Climber, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Geoffrey Pardoe, engineer, dies at 67 in the year 1996.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history jay Morris Arena, inventor/pediatrician, dies at 86   

Jan 06   Duane Hanson, sculptor, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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.