List of Famous people who died at 96

Rishang Keishing was a senior politician of the Indian National Congress party and a Member of the Parliament of India representing Manipur in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. Keishing served as Chief Minister of Manipur from 1980 to 1988 and from 1994 to 1997. He was from Bungpa village, Ukhrul District, Manipur.

Ettore Bastico was an Italian military officer before and during World War II. In addition to being a general of the Royal Italian Army, he was also a senator and governor. He held high commands during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War (Ethiopia), the Spanish Civil War, and the North African Campaign.

Janusz Kłosiński was a Polish film and theatre actor.

Miguel Artola Gallego was a Spanish intellectual and historian. He was born in San Sebastián, and died, aged 96, in Madrid.

Yosl Bergner, also known as Josl, was an Israeli painter. He was born in Vienna, Austria, grew up in Warsaw, Poland, lived in Melbourne, Australia from 1937 until 1948, when he moved to Israel.

Roger Cuvillier was a French inventor and engineer, who invented the Pan Cinor, the first optical compensation zoom lens.