In the year 1976
594 Notable deaths
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.
John Ainsworth-Davis
British athlete (1895-1976).
Born April 23rd, 1895 in Aberystwyth.
Died January 3rd, 1976 at 80 years old in Stockland.
Robert Pohl
German physicist (1884–1976).
Born August 10th, 1884 in Hamburg.
Died June 5th, 1976 at 91 years old in Göttingen.
Afrasiab Badalbeyli
Azerbaijani musician (1907-1976).
Born April 19th, 1907 in Baku.
Died January 6th, 1976 at 68 years old in Baku.
Edward Flynn
American boxer.
Born October 25th, 1909 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1976 at 66 years old in Tampa. [ref]
Jim Walsh
American basketball player (1930–1976).
Born August 29th, 1930 in San Francisco.
Died March 4th, 1976 at 45 years old in San Francisco.
Anders Ahlgren
Swedish greco-roman wrestler (1888–1976).
Born February 12th, 1888 in Malmö.
Died December 27th, 1976 at 88 years old in Malmö.
Hans-Ulrich Back
German general and knight's cross recipient (1896-1976).
Born August 26th, 1896 in Saarbrücken.
Died February 14th, 1976 at 79 years old in Hagen.
Giuseppe Cavanna
Italian footballer (1905-1976).
Born November 18th, 1905 in Vercelli.
Died November 3rd, 1976 at 70 years old in Vercelli.
Lyudmila Keldysh
Soviet mathematician (1904–1976).
Born March 12th, 1904 in Orenburg.
Died February 16th, 1976 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Kees Pijl
Dutch footballer and manager (1897-1976).
Born June 9th, 1897 in Oosterhout.
Died September 3rd, 1976 at 79 years old in Rotterdam.
Ernst Albrecht
German footballer (1907-1976).
Born November 12th, 1907 in Düsseldorf.
Died March 26th, 1976 at 68 years old in Düsseldorf.
Friedrich Donenfeld
Association footballer (1912-1976).
Born January 17th, 1912 in Vienna.
Died March 20th, 1976 at 64 years old in Utrecht.
Revol Bunin
Soviet russian composer (1924—1987).
Born April 6th, 1924 in Moscow.
Died July 3rd, 1976 at 52 years old in Moscow.
Nikolai Ekk
Soviet theatre and film director, screenwriter (1902–1976).
Died July 14th, 1976 at 74 years old in Moscow.
José da Costa Nunes
Portuguese cardinal (1880–1976).
Born March 15th, 1880 in Candelária.
Died November 29th, 1976 at 96 years old in Rome.
Sergiu Dan
Romanian writer (1903-1976).
Born December 29th, 1903 in Piatra Neamț.
Died March 13th, 1976 at 72 years old in Bucharest.
Milena Rudnytska
Ukrainian women's rights activist, politician and writer (1892-1976).
Born July 15th, 1892 in Zboriv.
Died March 29th, 1976 at 83 years old in Munich.
Hans Stüwe
German actor (1901-1976).
Born May 14th, 1901 in Halle (Saale).
Died May 13th, 1976 at 74 years old in West Berlin.
Óscar Esplá
Spanish composer (1886–1976).
Born August 5th, 1886 in Alicante.
Died January 6th, 1976 at 89 years old in Madrid.
Sergey Tolstov
Soviet-russian art historian, archaeologist and university teacher (1907-1976).
Born February 7th, 1907 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 28th, 1976 at 69 years old in Moscow.
John Heaton
American skeleton racer (1908-1976).
Born September 8th, 1908 in New Haven. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1976 at 68 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Wanda Szmielew
Polish mathematician (1918–1976).
Born April 5th, 1918 in Warsaw.
Died August 27th, 1976 at 58 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
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Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown