Historical Events In 1996

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

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

Oct 25   In the year 1996 eugene Polyakov, dancer, dies at 95  

Oct 26   Gordon Scarrott, engineer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 28   Jack Tinker, drama critic, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Oct 29   James Leo Herlihy, author (Midnight Cowboy), commits suicide at 66 in the year 1996.  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 01   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history barry George Barrington Porter, politician, dies at 57  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Nov 08   On this day in history edward Albert Radice, economist, dies at 89  

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

Nov 10   In the year 1996 beecher Moore, sailor, dies at 88  

Nov 11   Helen Rosenthal, Teacher/health administrator, dies at 47 in the year 1996.  

Nov 12   Don Kenyon, cricketer, dies at 72 in the year 1996.  

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

Nov 14   In the year 1996 havelock Henry Trevor Hudson, lloyd's underwriter, dies at 77  

Nov 15   Alger Hiss, former alleged spy/lawyer, dies at 92 on this day in history.  

Nov 16   George Byatt, playwright, dies at 73 in the year 1996.  

Nov 18   David Herbert, publisher, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Nov 19   On this day in history denis Jenkinson, journalist, dies at 74  

Nov 20   In the year 1996 bert Geoffrey Achong, electron microscopist, dies at 67  

Nov 21   Bernard William George Rose, organist, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 24   In the year 1996 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   In the year 1996 sydney Thompson, rock Climber, dies at 81  

Jan 03   On this day in history geoffrey Pardoe, engineer, dies at 67  

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

Jan 05   Jay Morris Arena, inventor/pediatrician, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history duane Hanson, sculptor, dies at 60  

Jan 07   James Holland, artist/exhibition organiser, dies at 90 in the year 1996.  

Jan 08   In the year 1996 francois Mitterrand, Pres of France (1981-95), dies of cancer at 79