The following is a list of notable deaths in 1996. Names are listed under the date of death and not the date it was announced. Names under each date are listed in alphabetical order by family name. Deaths of notable animals (that is, those with their own Wikipedia articles) are also reported here. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference (and language of reference, if not English).