Page 12: 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 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 26   In the year 1996 gordon Scarrott, engineer, dies at 80   

Oct 27   Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher, dies at 84 in the year 1996.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1996.   

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

Nov 04   In the year 1996 robert Rapoport, social anthropologist, dies at 72   

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

Nov 06   In the year 1996 mario Savio, activist, dies of heart attack at 53   

Nov 07   In the year 1996 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 in the year 1996.   

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

Nov 14   Havelock Henry Trevor Hudson, lloyd's underwriter, dies at 77 in the year 1996.   

Nov 15   On this day in history alger Hiss, former alleged spy/lawyer, dies at 92   

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

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

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

Nov 20   Bert Geoffrey Achong, electron microscopist, dies at 67 in the year 1996.   

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 in the year 1996.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history sydney Thompson, rock Climber, dies at 81   

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

Jan 04   Ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone, dies at 83 in the year 1996.   

Jan 05   Jay Morris Arena, inventor/pediatrician, dies at 86 in the year 1996.   

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

Jan 07   James Holland, artist/exhibition organiser, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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