In the year 1976
594 Notable deaths
Anton Eduard van Arkel
Dutch chemist (1893-1976).
Born November 19th, 1893 in 's-Gravenzande.
Died March 14th, 1976 at 82 years old in Leiden.
Václav Čtvrtek
Czech poet and writer (1911–1976).
Born April 4th, 1911 in Prague. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1976 at 65 years old in Prague. [ref]
Edgar Moon
Australian tennis player (1904–1976).
Born December 3rd, 1904 in Forest Hill.
Died May 26th, 1976 at 71 years old in Brisbane.
Toni Ulmen
German racecar driver (1906-1976).
Born January 25th, 1906 in Düsseldorf.
Died November 4th, 1976 at 70 years old in Düsseldorf.
Gyula Németh
Hungarian linguist and turkologist (1890–1976).
Born November 2nd, 1890 in Karcag.
Died December 14th, 1976 at 86 years old in Budapest.
Béla Czóbel
Hungarian painter (1883-1976).
Born September 4th, 1883 in Budapest.
Died January 30th, 1976 at 92 years old in Budapest.
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.
Nico Rijnders
Dutch footballer (1947–1976).
Born July 30th, 1947 in Breda.
Died March 16th, 1976 at 28 years old in Bruges (myocardial infarction).
Carlo Mattrel
Italian footballer (1937-1976).
Born April 14th, 1937 in Turin.
Died September 25th, 1976 at 39 years old in Front (traffic collision).
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]
Gloria Hope
American actress (1901-1976).
Born November 9th, 1901 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 29th, 1976 at 74 years old in Pasadena.
Mikhail Yanshin
Soviet actor (1902-1976).
Born November 2nd, 1902 in Yukhnov.
Died July 17th, 1976 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Eliyahu Dobkin
Israeli activist (1898-1976).
Born December 31st, 1898 in Babruysk.
Died October 26th, 1976 at 77 years old in Ashkelon.
Veikko Huhtanen
Finnish artistic gymnast (1919–1976).
Born June 5th, 1919 in Vyborg.
Died January 29th, 1976 at 56 years old in Helsinki.
Paul Lücke
German politician (1914-1976).
Born November 13th, 1914 in Schöneborn.
Died August 10th, 1976 at 61 years old in Erlangen.
Frank Arnau
Writer (1894-1976).
Born March 9th, 1894 in Vienna.
Died February 11th, 1976 at 81 years old in Munich.
Paul May
German film director, film editor, screenwriter and film producer (1909-1976).
Died February 25th, 1976 at 66 years old in Taufkirchen.
Armas Taipale
Athletics competitor (1890-1976).
Born July 27th, 1890 in Helsinki.
Died November 8th, 1976 at 86 years old in Turku.
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.
Kees Pijl
Dutch footballer and manager (1897-1976).
Born June 9th, 1897 in Oosterhout.
Died September 3rd, 1976 at 79 years old in Rotterdam.
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.
Edward Flynn
American boxer.
Born October 25th, 1909 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1976 at 66 years old in Tampa. [ref]
Robert Pohl
German physicist (1884–1976).
Born August 10th, 1884 in Hamburg.
Died June 5th, 1976 at 91 years old in Göttingen.
Deaths 426 to 450 of 594
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran