In the year 1976
551 Notable deaths
Joachim Peiper
Ss officer and convicted nazi war criminal (1915–1976).
Born January 30th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died July 14th, 1976 at 61 years old in Traves.
Vince Guaraldi
American jazz pianist and composer (1928-1976).
Born July 17th, 1928 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1976 at 47 years old in Menlo Park (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Benjamin Britten
English composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976).
Born November 22nd, 1913 in Lowestoft.
Died December 4th, 1976 at 63 years old in Aldeburgh (heart failure). [ref]
Kazi Nazrul Islam
Bengali poet, writer, and musician (1899–1976).
Born May 24th, 1899 in Churulia. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1976 at 77 years old in West Bengal (Pick disease). [ref]
Kathryn Kuhlman
Kathryn kuhlman.
Born May 9th, 1907 in Concordia.
Died February 20th, 1976 at 68 years old in Tulsa. [ref]
Benjamin Graham
American economist and investor (1894-1976).
Died September 21st, 1976 at 82 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
L. S. Lowry
British visual artist (1887–1976).
Born November 1st, 1887 in Stretford, Old Trafford.
Died February 23rd, 1976 at 88 years old in Glossop.
Phil Ochs
American protest singer and songwriter (1940-1976).
Born December 19th, 1940 in El Paso.
Died April 9th, 1976 at 35 years old in Far Rockaway (hanging to death).
Johnny Mercer
American lyricist, songwriter, singer and record executive (1909–1976).
Born November 18th, 1909 in Savannah.
Died June 25th, 1976 at 66 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Alexander Calder
American artist.
Born July 22nd, 1898 in Philadelphia, Lawnton. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1976 at 78 years old in New York City (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Tommy Bolin
American guitarist (1951-1976).
Born August 1st, 1951 in Sioux City. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1976 at 25 years old in Miami (drug overdose). [ref]
Stanley Baker
Welsh actor (1928–1976).
Born February 28th, 1928 in Ferndale.
Died June 28th, 1976 at 48 years old in Málaga (pneumonia, cancer, lung cancer).
Alastair Sim
Scottish actor (1900–1976).
Born October 9th, 1900 in Edinburgh.
Died August 19th, 1976 at 75 years old in London (lung cancer).
James Wong Howe
Chinese-american film director and cinematographer (1899-1976).
Born August 28th, 1899 in Taishan.
Died July 12th, 1976 at 76 years old in Hollywood.
Luchino Visconti
Italian director (1906–1976).
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Milan. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1976 at 69 years old in Rome (stroke). [ref]
Richard J. Daley
American politician and 47th mayor of chicago.
Born May 15th, 1902 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1976 at 74 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paul Kossoff
British guitarist (1950–1976).
Born September 14th, 1950 in Hampstead.
Died March 19th, 1976 at 25 years old in Los Angeles.
Ulrike Meinhof
German left-wing militant (1934–1976).
Born October 7th, 1934 in Oldenburg.
Died May 9th, 1976 at 41 years old in Stuttgart (hanging).
Trofim Lysenko
Soviet agronomist and biologist (1898-1976).
Born September 29th, 1898 in Karlivka.
Died November 20th, 1976 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer.
Born September 3rd, 1934 in Gilmer. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1976 at 42 years old in Dallas (heart failure). [ref]
Mal Evans
Telephone engineer, road manager, personal assistant, record producer.
Born May 27th, 1935 in Liverpool.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (ballistic trauma).
Alvar Aalto
Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976).
Born February 3rd, 1898 in Kuortane. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1976 at 78 years old in Helsinki (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Carol Reed
English film director (1906–1976).
Born December 30th, 1906 in Putney.
Died April 26th, 1976 at 69 years old in Chelsea (myocardial infarction).
Keith Relf
British pop musician, singer for the yardbirds (1943–1976).
Born March 22nd, 1943 in Richmond.
Died May 12th, 1976 at 33 years old in London (electrocution).
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold