List of Famous people who died in 1996

Luvsanjambyn Mördorj was a Mongolian composer. He was one of the leading composers of Mongolia in the 1950s and 1960s. His symphonic work My Homeland, also known as Manai Ekh Oron, composed in 1955, was the first such work written in Mongolia. He was also a co-composer of the national anthem of Mongolia. He was cited as belonging to “the nineteenth century European school of composers" who along with the other Mongolian composers Sembiin Gonchigsumlaa and Eregzengiin Choidog drew inspiration from composers such as Tchaikovsky and Mahler.

Benjamin Halevy was an Israeli judge and politician.

Nacho Martínez, born Ignacio Martínez Navia-Osorio, was a Spanish actor.

Isao Yamagata was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1951 and 1984.

Jean-Jacques Delbo was a French actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1936 to 1990.