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In the year 1976
551 Notable deaths
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Indonesian politician.
Born May 21st, 1903 in Central Java.
Died March 13th, 1976 at 72 years old in Jakarta.
Gina Bachauer
Greek pianist.
Born May 21st, 1913 in Athens. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1976 at 63 years old in Athens. [ref]
DeHart Hubbard
American long jumper (1903–1976).
Born November 25th, 1903 in Cincinnati.
Died June 23rd, 1976 at 72 years old in Cleveland.
Jean Martinon
French conductor and composer (1910–1976).
Born January 11th, 1910 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon.
Died March 1st, 1976 at 66 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Clint Benedict
Canadian ice hockey player (1892–1976).
Born September 26th, 1892 in Ottawa.
Died November 12th, 1976 at 84 years old in Ottawa.
Deryck Cooke
British musicologist and broadcaster (1919–1976).
Born September 14th, 1919 in Leicester.
Died October 26th, 1976 at 57 years old in London Borough of Croydon.
Zdeněk Fierlinger
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament, legioneer, minister of industry and czechoslovak politician (1891-1976).
Born July 11th, 1891 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1976 at 84 years old in Prague. [ref]
Emil Bodnăraș
Romanian general and politician (1904-1976).
Born February 10th, 1904 in Iaslovăț.
Died January 24th, 1976 at 71 years old in Bucharest.
Philip Ford
Film director, actor (1900-1976).
Born October 16th, 1900 in Portland.
Died January 12th, 1976 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Joseph Henabery
American actor (1888-1976).
Born January 15th, 1888 in Omaha.
Died February 18th, 1976 at 88 years old in Woodland Hills.
Paul Douglas
American politician and economist (1892–1976).
Born March 26th, 1892 in Salem.
Died September 24th, 1976 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke).
D. R. Fulkerson
American mathematician.
Born August 14th, 1924 in Tamms.
Died January 10th, 1976 at 51 years old in Ithaca.
Gabriele Allegra
Franciscan friar and scholar, beatified.
Born December 16th, 1907 in San Giovanni la Punta. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1976 at 68 years old in Hong Kong.
Elihan Tore Saghuny
President of the second east turkestan republic.
Born March 21st, 1885 in Tokmok.
Died February 28th, 1976 at 90 years old in Tashkent.
Giorgio Ferrini
Italian footballer (1939-1976).
Born August 18th, 1939 in Trieste.
Died November 8th, 1976 at 37 years old in Turin (aneurysm).
William Tannen
American actor (1911-1976).
Born November 17th, 1911 in New York City.
Died December 2nd, 1976 at 65 years old in Woodland Hills.
León de Greiff
Colombian poet (1895-1976).
Born July 22nd, 1895 in La Casa. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1976 at 80 years old in Bogotá. [ref]
Maria Klenova
Marine geologist.
Born August 12th, 1898 in Irkutsk.
Died August 6th, 1976 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Konstantin Vasilyev
Soviet artist (1942-1976).
Born September 3rd, 1942 in Maykop.
Died October 29th, 1976 at 34 years old in Vasilyevo, Zelenodolsky District, Republic of Tatarstan (railway accident).
Alexander Brailowsky
Ukrainian-born french pianist (1896-1976).
Born February 16th, 1896 in Kyiv.
Died April 25th, 1976 at 80 years old in New York City.
Anton Grasser
German general and knight's cross recipients (1891–1976).
Born November 3rd, 1891 in Bossendorf. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1976 at 85 years old in Riedenberg. [ref]
James A. Noe
American politician (1890-1976).
Born December 21st, 1890 in Evans Landing.
Died October 18th, 1976 at 85 years old in Houston.
Otto Tief
Prime minister of estonia (1889-1976).
Born August 14th, 1889 in Rapla.
Died March 5th, 1976 at 86 years old in Ahja.
Zoltán Latinovits
Hungarian actor.
Born September 9th, 1931 in Budapest.
Died June 4th, 1976 at 44 years old in Balatonszemes.
Kevin O'Halloran
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist (1937–1976).
Born March 3rd, 1937 in Katanning.
Died July 5th, 1976 at 39 years old in Kojonup.
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