In the year 1976
594 Notable deaths
Béla Czóbel
Hungarian painter (1883-1976).
Born September 4th, 1883 in Budapest.
Died January 30th, 1976 at 92 years old in Budapest.
Gyula Németh
Hungarian linguist and turkologist (1890–1976).
Born November 2nd, 1890 in Karcag.
Died December 14th, 1976 at 86 years old in Budapest.
Carlo Mattrel
Italian footballer (1937-1976).
Born April 14th, 1937 in Turin.
Died September 25th, 1976 at 39 years old in Front (traffic collision).
Stanisław Grochowiak
Polish poet, dramatist (1934–1976).
Born January 24th, 1934 in Leszno.
Died September 2nd, 1976 at 42 years old in Warsaw.
Basil Hopko
Slovak greek catholic bishop (1904–1976).
Born April 21st, 1904 in Hrabské. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1976 at 72 years old in Prešov.
Gloria Hope
American actress (1901-1976).
Born November 9th, 1901 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 29th, 1976 at 74 years old in Pasadena.
Nico Rijnders
Dutch footballer (1947–1976).
Born July 30th, 1947 in Breda.
Died March 16th, 1976 at 28 years old in Bruges (myocardial infarction).
Frank Arnau
Writer (1894-1976).
Born March 9th, 1894 in Vienna.
Died February 11th, 1976 at 81 years old in Munich.
Kálmán Kalocsay
Physician, writer of esperanto literature (1891–1976).
Born October 6th, 1891 in Abaújszántó. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1976 at 84 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Veikko Huhtanen
Finnish artistic gymnast (1919–1976).
Born June 5th, 1919 in Vyborg.
Died January 29th, 1976 at 56 years old in Helsinki.
Paul May
German film director, film editor, screenwriter and film producer (1909-1976).
Died February 25th, 1976 at 66 years old in Taufkirchen.
Mikhail Yanshin
Soviet actor (1902-1976).
Born November 2nd, 1902 in Yukhnov.
Died July 17th, 1976 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Paul Lücke
German politician (1914-1976).
Born November 13th, 1914 in Schöneborn.
Died August 10th, 1976 at 61 years old in Erlangen.
Eliyahu Dobkin
Israeli activist (1898-1976).
Born December 31st, 1898 in Babruysk.
Died October 26th, 1976 at 77 years old in Ashkelon.
Karl Weissenberg
Austrian mathematician and physicist (1893–1976).
Born June 11th, 1893 in Vienna.
Died April 6th, 1976 at 82 years old in The Hague.
Józef Wittlin
Polish writer and translator (1896-1976).
Born August 17th, 1896 in Dmitriv.
Died February 28th, 1976 at 79 years old in New York City.
Erich-Heinrich Clößner
German general and knight's cross recipient (1888–1976).
Born September 17th, 1888 in Giessen.
Died March 28th, 1976 at 87 years old in Constance.
Jan van Breda Kolff
Dutch footballer (1894-1976).
Born January 18th, 1894 in Medan.
Died February 6th, 1976 at 82 years old in Massachusetts.
Karl Witzell
German general admiral (1884–1976).
Born October 10th, 1884 in Dinslaken.
Died May 31st, 1976 at 91 years old in Berlin.
Anna Hübler
German pair skater (1885-1976).
Born January 2nd, 1885 in Munich.
Died July 5th, 1976 at 91 years old in Munich.
Armas Taipale
Athletics competitor (1890-1976).
Born July 27th, 1890 in Helsinki.
Died November 8th, 1976 at 86 years old in Turku.
Ivo Tijardović
Croatian composer (1895-1976).
Born September 18th, 1895 in Split.
Died March 19th, 1976 at 80 years old in Zagreb.
Alfréd Radok
Czech stage director (1914-1976).
Born December 17th, 1914 in Koloděje nad Lužnicí. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1976 at 61 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Adriaan Roland Holst
Dutch writer (1888–1976).
Born May 23rd, 1888 in Amsterdam.
Died August 6th, 1976 at 88 years old in Bergen.
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia