In the year 1976
594 Notable deaths
Nils Middelboe
Danish footballer (1887-1976).
Born October 5th, 1887 in Brunnby kyrkby.
Died September 21st, 1976 at 88 years old in Frederiksberg.
Öyvind Fahlström
Swedish multimedia artist (1928-1976).
Born December 28th, 1928 in São Paulo.
Died November 9th, 1976 at 47 years old in Stockholm.
Afro Basaldella
Italian painter (1912-1976).
Born April 3rd, 1912 in Udine. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1976 at 64 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Pyotr Koshevoy
Soviet military commander (1905-1976).
Born January 3rd, 1905 in Oleksandriia.
Died August 30th, 1976 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Richard Archbold
American zoologist (1907–1976).
Born April 9th, 1907 in New York City.
Died August 1st, 1976 at 69 years old in Venus (cancer).
Manuel Olivares
Spanish football player/manager (1909-1976).
Born April 2nd, 1909 in Son Servera.
Died February 16th, 1976 at 66 years old in Madrid.
Roger Rivière
French racing cyclist (1936–1976).
Born February 23rd, 1936 in Saint-Étienne.
Died April 1st, 1976 at 40 years old in Saint-Galmier (laryngeal cancer).
Yakov Cherevichenko
Soviet general (1894-1976).
Born October 12th, 1894 in Don Host Oblast.
Died July 4th, 1976 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Eddie Rosner
German musician (1910-1976).
Born May 26th, 1910 in Berlin.
Died August 8th, 1976 at 66 years old in West Berlin.
Martín Luis Guzmán
Mexican writer (1887-1976).
Born October 6th, 1887 in Chihuahua City. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1976 at 89 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Rudolph Minkowski
American astronomer.
Born May 28th, 1895 in Strasbourg.
Died January 4th, 1976 at 80 years old in Berkeley.
Hugo Wieslander
Swedish track and field athlete (1889-1976).
Born June 11th, 1889 in Lessebo Municipality.
Died May 24th, 1976 at 86 years old in Bromma.
Mukaghali Makatayev
Kazakhstani poet (1931–1976).
Born February 9th, 1931 in Karasaz.
Died March 27th, 1976 at 45 years old in Almaty.
Hilde Hildebrand
German actress and singer (1897–1976).
Born September 10th, 1897 in Hanover.
Died May 27th, 1976 at 78 years old in Grunewald.
Ivan Lyudnikov
Soviet military commander (1902-1976).
Born October 9th, 1902 in Siedove.
Died April 22nd, 1976 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Elisabeth Rethberg
German american opera singer (1894-1976).
Born September 22nd, 1894 in Schwarzenberg.
Died June 6th, 1976 at 81 years old in Yorktown Heights.
Samuel Dushkin
American musician (1891-1976).
Born December 13th, 1891 in Suwałki.
Died June 24th, 1976 at 84 years old in New York City.
Mario Pisu
Italian actor (1910-1976).
Born May 21st, 1910 in Montecchio Emilia.
Died July 17th, 1976 at 66 years old in Velletri (cerebral hemorrhage).
Yohanan Aharoni
Israeli archaeologist and historical geographer (1919–1976).
Born June 7th, 1919 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died February 9th, 1976 at 56 years old in Tel Aviv.
Gleb Baklanov
Soviet statesman, army colonel general (1910-1976).
Born August 1st, 1910 in Moscow.
Died January 16th, 1976 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Maggie Teyte
English operatic soprano (1888–1976).
Born April 17th, 1888 in Wolverhampton.
Died May 26th, 1976 at 88 years old in London (disease).
Doris Hill
American actress (1905–1976).
Born March 21st, 1905 in Roswell.
Died March 3rd, 1976 at 70 years old in Kingman.
Alfonso Gatto
Italian art critic and writer (1909-1976).
Born July 17th, 1909 in Salerno.
Died March 8th, 1976 at 66 years old in Orbetello (traffic collision).
Martial Gueroult
French philosopher (1891–1976).
Born December 15th, 1891 in Le Havre.
Died August 13th, 1976 at 84 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Elizabeth Haffenden
British costume designer (1906-1976).
Born April 18th, 1906 in Croydon.
Died May 29th, 1976 at 70 years old in London.
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Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti