List of Famous people who died at 96
Constantin Brodzki
Constantin Brodzki was a Belgian architect. He is mostly known for his Brutalist architecture and prefabricated modules using concrete in fluid and organic shapes. He was awarded the quinquennial Baron Horta Prize in 2007.
Jan Ruff O'Herne
Jeanne Alida "Jan" Ruff-O'Herne was a Dutch Australian human rights activist known for campaigning internationally against war rape. During World War II, Ruff-O'Herne was forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army. After remaining silent for fifty years, from the 1990s until her death, Ruff-O'Herne spoke out publicly to demand a formal apology from the Japanese government and to highlight the plight of other "comfort women". On her death, the South Australian Attorney-General noted: "her story of survival is a tribute to her strength and courage, and she will be sorely missed not only here in South Australia, but around the world."
Princess Anna of Montenegro
Princess Anna of Montenegro was the seventh child and sixth daughter of Nicholas I of Montenegro and his wife Queen Milena.
Miriam Rothschild
Dame Miriam Louisa Rothschild was a British natural scientist and author with contributions to zoology, entomology, and botany.
Thure von Uexküll
Karl Kuno Thure Freiherr von Uexküll was a German scholar of psychosomatic medicine and biosemiotics. He developed the approach of his father, Jakob von Uexküll, in the study of living systems and applied it in medicine.
Carlo Monti
Carlo Monti was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He won two medals, one individual and one relay, in international athletics competitions.
Gilles-Gaston Granger
Gilles-Gaston Granger was a French philosopher.
Rex Richards
Sir Rex Edward Richards was a British scientist and academic. He served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford and as a director of the Leverhulme Trust.
Eleanor Post Hutton
Eleanor Post Hutton was an American heiress and socialite. Born a "Close", her name changed to "Hutton" with her mother's 1920 remarriage to Edward Francis Hutton.
Sinéad de Valera
Sinéad de Valera was an Irish author of a number of children's books in both Irish and English. She was married to Taoiseach and 3rd President of Ireland, Éamon de Valera.