In the year 1976
594 Notable deaths
Kirsten Heiberg
Norwegian actor and singer (1907-1976).
Born April 25th, 1907 in Kragerø.
Died March 2nd, 1976 at 68 years old in Oslo.
Elizabeth Haffenden
British costume designer (1906-1976).
Born April 18th, 1906 in Croydon.
Died May 29th, 1976 at 70 years old in London.
Attilio Piccioni
Italian politician (1892-1976).
Born July 14th, 1892 in Poggio Bustone.
Died March 10th, 1976 at 83 years old in Rome.
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.
Franz Altheim
German historian (1898-1976).
Born October 6th, 1898 in Frankfurt.
Died October 17th, 1976 at 78 years old in Münster.
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]
Anna Barkova
Soviet writer (1901–1976).
Born July 16th, 1901 in Ivanovo.
Died April 29th, 1976 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Victor Tourjansky
Russian actor, screenwriter and film director (1891-1976).
Died August 13th, 1976 at 85 years old in Munich.
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]
Zlatyu Boyadzhiev
Bulgarian painter (1903-1976).
Born October 22nd, 1903 in Brezovo.
Died February 2nd, 1976 at 72 years old in Plovdiv.
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.
Rudi Fischer
Swiss racing driver (1912-1976).
Born April 19th, 1912 in Stuttgart.
Died December 30th, 1976 at 64 years old in Lucerne.
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.
Gustave Bertrand
French military intelligence officer (1896–1976).
Born December 17th, 1896 in Nice.
Died May 23rd, 1976 at 79 years old in Toulon.
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).
Eugen Roth
German poet (1895–1976).
Born January 24th, 1895 in Munich.
Died April 28th, 1976 at 81 years old in Munich.
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).
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.
Sándor Bortnyik
Hungarian artist (1893-1976).
Born July 3rd, 1893 in Târgu Mureș.
Died December 31st, 1976 at 83 years old in Budapest.
Clara Horton
American actress (1904–1976).
Born July 29th, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Died December 4th, 1976 at 72 years old in Encino.
Pierre Jean Jouve
French novelist and poet (1887–1976).
Born October 11th, 1887 in Arras. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1976 at 88 years old in Paris. [ref]
Abram Room
Soviet film director (1894–1976).
Born June 28th, 1894 in Vilnius.
Died July 26th, 1976 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Hamit Kaplan
Turkish wrestler (1934–1976).
Born September 20th, 1934 in Hamamözü.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 41 years old in Çorum (traffic collision).
George Groves
Sound engineer (1901-1976).
Born December 13th, 1901 in St Helens.
Died September 4th, 1976 at 74 years old in North Hollywood.
Markus Reiner
Israeli scientist and engineer (1886-1976).
Born January 5th, 1886 in Chernivtsi.
Died April 25th, 1976 at 90 years old
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel