In the year 1976
594 Notable deaths
Fritz Hünenberger
Swiss weightlifter (1897-1976).
Born March 14th, 1897 in Riehen.
Died August 30th, 1976 at 79 years old
Franciszek Szymczyk
Polish racing cyclist (1892-1976).
Born February 21st, 1892 in Lviv.
Died November 5th, 1976 at 84 years old in Warsaw.
Frane Katalinić
Italian rower (1891–1976).
Born October 4th, 1891 in Zadar.
Died April 3rd, 1976 at 84 years old in Trieste.
Tadeusz Friedrich
Polish fencer (1903-1976).
Born July 7th, 1903 in Nowy Sącz.
Died October 10th, 1976 at 73 years old in Kraków.
Viktor Kalisch
Canoe racer (1902-1976).
Born December 4th, 1902 in Linz.
Died July 21st, 1976 at 73 years old
Enrico Poggi
Sailor (1908-1976).
Born January 30th, 1908 in Genoa.
Died October 16th, 1976 at 68 years old in Genoa.
Marcel Leboutte
Belgian footballer (1880–1976).
Born May 11th, 1880 in Spa. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1976 at 96 years old [ref]
Frans Persson
Gymnast (1891-1976).
Born December 6th, 1891 in Ystad.
Died January 13th, 1976 at 84 years old in Stockholm.
William Greggan
British tug of war competitor (1882–1976).
Born December 5th, 1882 in Kirkcudbright.
Died February 7th, 1976 at 93 years old
Väinö Penttala
Olympic wrestler (1897–1976).
Born January 16th, 1897 in Isokyrö.
Died February 28th, 1976 at 79 years old in Isokyrö.
Thomas Riggs
Olympic sailor (1903-1976).
Born May 22nd, 1903 in Hendon.
Died February 5th, 1976 at 72 years old in Blyth.
John Sörenson
Gymnast (1889-1976).
Born September 15th, 1889 in Malmö.
Died October 25th, 1976 at 87 years old in Lidingö.
Maria Kubasch
Sorbian writer.
Born March 7th, 1890 in Quoos/Chasow.
Died April 13th, 1976 at 86 years old in Bautzen.
Jens Salvesen
Sailor (1883-1976).
Born September 8th, 1883 in Tvedestrand Municipality.
Died September 21st, 1976 at 93 years old in Oslo.
Torkild Garp
Gymnast (1883–1976).
Born January 31st, 1883 in Copenhagen.
Died February 16th, 1976 at 93 years old in Gentofte.
Knud Kirkeløkke
Danish gymnast.
Born November 10th, 1892 in Hellerup Parish.
Died February 7th, 1976 at 83 years old
Birger Halvorsen
Norwegian high jumper (1905-1976).
Born February 19th, 1905.
Died September 7th, 1976 at 71 years old
Andrei Fajt
Soviet actor.
Born August 29th, 1903 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died January 16th, 1976 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Edward O'Brien
American runner (1914-1976).
Born September 12th, 1914 in Somers Point.
Died September 15th, 1976 at 62 years old in Essex Fells.
Deaths 576 to 594 of 594
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks