In the year 1976
551 Notable deaths
Abdul Razak Hussein
Former 2nd prime minister of malaysia (1922-1976).
Born March 11th, 1922 in Kampung Pulau Keladi.
Died January 14th, 1976 at 53 years old in London (leukemia).
Wilder Penfield
Canadian neurosurgeon, college football player and coach (1891–1976).
Born January 26th, 1891 in Spokane.
Died April 5th, 1976 at 85 years old in Montréal-Nord (stomach cancer).
John Roselli
American mobster.
Born July 4th, 1905 in Esperia.
Died August 9th, 1976 at 71 years old in Florida.
Busby Berkeley
American film director and musical choreographer (1895-1976).
Born November 29th, 1895 in Los Angeles.
Died March 14th, 1976 at 80 years old in Palm Springs.
Ritwik Ghatak
Indian bengali filmmaker and script writer (1925–1976).
Born November 4th, 1925 in Dhaka.
Died February 6th, 1976 at 50 years old in Kolkata (tuberculosis).
Margaret Leighton
British actress (1922–1976).
Born February 26th, 1922 in Barnt Green.
Died January 13th, 1976 at 53 years old in Chichester (multiple sclerosis).
Jean Gabin
French actor, recording artist (1904-1976).
Born May 17th, 1904 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1976 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction, leukemia). [ref]
Adolph Zukor
Hungarian-american film producer (1873–1976).
Born January 7th, 1873 in Ricse.
Died June 10th, 1976 at 103 years old in Los Angeles.
André Malraux
French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976).
Born November 3rd, 1901 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 23rd, 1976 at 75 years old in Créteil (cancer).
Károly Takács
(1910–1976).
Born January 21st, 1910 in Budapest.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 65 years old in Budapest.
Josef Albers
German-american designer, painter, educator and typographer (1888–1976).
Born March 19th, 1888 in Bottrop.
Died March 25th, 1976 at 88 years old in New Haven.
Zhu De
Marshal of the people's republic of china (1886－1976).
Born December 1st, 1886 in Zhu De's Former Residence.
Died July 6th, 1976 at 89 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Barbara Nichols
American actress (1928-1976).
Born December 10th, 1928 in Mineola.
Died October 5th, 1976 at 47 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Mitsuo Fuchida
Japanese naval officer (1902-1976).
Born December 3rd, 1902 in Katsuragi.
Died May 30th, 1976 at 73 years old in Kashiwara (diabetes).
William Redfield
American actor (1927-1976).
Born January 26th, 1927 in New York City.
Died August 17th, 1976 at 49 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Oscar Bonavena
Argentine boxer.
Born September 25th, 1942 in Buenos Aires.
Died May 22nd, 1976 at 33 years old in Reno.
Hector Pieterson
South african activist.
Born August 19th, 1963 in Soweto.
Died June 16th, 1976 at 12 years old in Soweto (ballistic trauma).
João Goulart
President of brazil from 1961 to 1964.
Born March 1st, 1918 in São Borja.
Died December 6th, 1976 at 58 years old in Mercedes (cardiovascular disease).
Samuel Eliot Morison
United states admiral and historian (1887-1976).
Born July 9th, 1887 in Boston. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1976 at 88 years old in Boston (stroke). [ref]
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
Regent of the kingdom of yugoslavia (1893-1976).
Born April 27th, 1893 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1976 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ray Teal
Actor (1902–1976).
Born January 12th, 1902 in Grand Rapids.
Died April 2nd, 1976 at 74 years old in Santa Monica.
Valery Sablin
Soviet naval captain (1939–1976).
Born January 1st, 1939 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 3rd, 1976 at 37 years old in Moscow.
Jan Nisar Akhtar
Urdu author (1914–1976).
Born February 14th, 1914 in Gwalior.
Died August 19th, 1976 at 62 years old in Mumbai.
Jimmy Reed
American blues musician and songwriter.
Born September 6th, 1925 in Dunleith. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1976 at 50 years old in Oakland (respiratory failure). [ref]
Juscelino Kubitschek
President of brazil from 1956 to 1961.
Born September 12th, 1902 in Diamantina.
Died August 22nd, 1976 at 73 years old in Resende (traffic collision).
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The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu