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In the year 1976
594 Notable deaths
Victor Tourjansky
Russian actor, screenwriter and film director (1891-1976).
Died August 13th, 1976 at 85 years old in Munich.
Kirsten Heiberg
Norwegian actor and singer (1907-1976).
Born April 25th, 1907 in Kragerø.
Died March 2nd, 1976 at 68 years old in Oslo.
Attilio Piccioni
Italian politician (1892-1976).
Born July 14th, 1892 in Poggio Bustone.
Died March 10th, 1976 at 83 years old in Rome.
Franz Altheim
German historian (1898-1976).
Born October 6th, 1898 in Frankfurt.
Died October 17th, 1976 at 78 years old in Münster.
László Kalmár
Hungarian mathematician and computer scientist (1905–1976).
Born March 27th, 1905 in Edde.
Died August 2nd, 1976 at 71 years old in Mátraháza.
Rudi Fischer
Swiss racing driver (1912-1976).
Born April 19th, 1912 in Stuttgart.
Died December 30th, 1976 at 64 years old in Lucerne.
Zlatyu Boyadzhiev
Bulgarian painter (1903-1976).
Born October 22nd, 1903 in Brezovo.
Died February 2nd, 1976 at 72 years old in Plovdiv.
Walter H. Schottky
German physicist (1886–1976).
Born July 23rd, 1886 in Zurich.
Died March 4th, 1976 at 89 years old in Forchheim.
Léonide Moguy
French film director, screenwriter and film editor (1899–1976).
Born July 14th, 1899 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1976 at 76 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
G. M. B. Dobson
British physicist (1889–1976).
Born February 25th, 1889 in Windermere. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1976 at 87 years old in Oxford (stroke). [ref]
Jane Marken
1895-1976 french actress.
Born January 13th, 1895 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 1st, 1976 at 81 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Anna Barkova
Soviet writer (1901–1976).
Born July 16th, 1901 in Ivanovo.
Died April 29th, 1976 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Phyllis Konstam
English film actress (1907-1976).
Born April 14th, 1907 in London.
Died August 20th, 1976 at 69 years old in Somerset (myocardial infarction).
Markus Reiner
Israeli scientist and engineer (1886-1976).
Born January 5th, 1886 in Chernivtsi.
Died April 25th, 1976 at 90 years old
Gustave Bertrand
French military intelligence officer (1896–1976).
Born December 17th, 1896 in Nice.
Died May 23rd, 1976 at 79 years old in Toulon.
Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir
Punjabi poet and politician (1899-1976).
Born January 15th, 1899.
Died January 18th, 1976 at 77 years old in Delhi.
Vera C. Bushfield
American politician (1889-1976).
Born August 9th, 1889 in Miller. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1976 at 86 years old in Fort Collins.
Hamit Kaplan
Turkish wrestler (1934–1976).
Born September 20th, 1934 in Hamamözü.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 41 years old in Çorum (traffic collision).
Gladys Leslie
American actress (1899-1976).
Born March 5th, 1899 in New York City.
Died October 2nd, 1976 at 77 years old in Boynton Beach.
Camilo Ponce Enríquez
President of ecuador (1956 - 1960).
Born January 31st, 1912 in Quito.
Died September 13th, 1976 at 64 years old in Quito (myocardial infarction).
Abram Room
Soviet film director (1894–1976).
Born June 28th, 1894 in Vilnius.
Died July 26th, 1976 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Sergio Méndez
Salvadoran footballer (1943-1976).
Born February 14th, 1943 in Santa Elena.
Died December 18th, 1976 at 33 years old in El Salvador (traffic collision).
Sally Salminen
Finnish writer (1906–1976).
Born April 25th, 1906 in Vårdö.
Died July 18th, 1976 at 70 years old in Copenhagen.
Sevgi Soysal
Turkish writer (1936–1976).
Born September 30th, 1936 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1976 at 40 years old in Istanbul (breast cancer).
Eugen Roth
German poet (1895–1976).
Born January 24th, 1895 in Munich.
Died April 28th, 1976 at 81 years old in Munich.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 594
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