Famous Deaths
- Dick Hills, British screenwriter, with Sid Green (Two Of A Kind; The Strange World of Gurney Slade), and comedian (Those Two Fellers), dies at 70
- George Davis Snell, American geneticist (1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, H-2 gene), dies at 92
- Glyn Worsnip, British radio and television presenter (That's Life!), dies at 57
- Jean Sinclair, South African campaigner, founder member and first president of the Black Sash in 1955, dies at 88
- Kusuo Kitamura, Japanese 1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 78
Died in 1996 1996 Highlights
About June 6, 1996
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 27 years, 10 months and 21 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Gemini
Music Charts
#1 Song: Tha Crossroads - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
#1 Song: Killing Me Softly - Fugees
