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In the year 1976
594 Notable deaths
Billy Halop
American actor (1920–1976).
Born February 11th, 1920 in New York City.
Died November 9th, 1976 at 56 years old in Brentwood (myocardial infarction).
Toots Mondt
American professional wrestler and promoter (1894-1976).
Born January 18th, 1894 in Wayne County.
Died June 11th, 1976 at 82 years old in St. Louis.
Prince Knud of Denmark
Younger son of christian x of denmark and alexandrine of mecklenburg-schwerin.
Born July 27th, 1900 in Sorgenfri Palace.
Died June 14th, 1976 at 75 years old in Gentofte Hospital.
Roy Thomson
Canadian newspaper proprietor and media entrepreneur (1894-1976).
Born June 5th, 1894 in Toronto.
Died August 4th, 1976 at 82 years old in London.
Colin Gubbins
British army general (1896–1976).
Died February 11th, 1976 at 79 years old in Stornoway.
Orlando Letelier
Chilean economist and diplomat (1932-1976).
Born April 13th, 1932 in Temuco.
Died September 21st, 1976 at 44 years old in Washington, D.C., Washington (car bombing). [ref]
Mikhail Gurevich
Soviet aircraft designer (1893–1976).
Born January 12th, 1893 in Rubanshchina.
Died November 25th, 1976 at 83 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Paul Ford
Comedy actor (1901–1976).
Born November 2nd, 1901 in Baltimore.
Died April 12th, 1976 at 74 years old in Mineola (myocardial infarction).
Zainul Abedin
Bengali painter (1914–1976).
Born December 29th, 1914 in Kishoreganj District.
Died May 28th, 1976 at 61 years old in Dhaka.
Sinn Sisamouth
Cambodian recording artist; singer-songwriter (1932-1976).
Born August 23rd, 1933 in Stung Treng.
Died June 18th, 1976 at 42 years old in Koh Thum District.
Richard Arlen
American actor (1899–1976).
Born September 1st, 1899 in Saint Paul.
Died March 28th, 1976 at 76 years old in Hollywood (pulmonary emphysema).
Harry Nyquist
Swedish-american physicist and electrical engineer (1889–1976).
Born February 7th, 1889.
Died April 4th, 1976 at 87 years old in Harlingen.
Michael Goodliffe
English actor (1914-1976).
Born October 1st, 1914 in Bebington.
Died March 20th, 1976 at 61 years old in London (falling).
Zhang Wentian
General secretary of the chinese communist party (1900-1976).
Born August 30th, 1900 in Shanghai.
Died July 1st, 1976 at 75 years old in Wuxi.
Imogen Cunningham
American photographer (1883-1976).
Born April 12th, 1883 in Portland.
Died June 23rd, 1976 at 93 years old in San Francisco.
Cathy Downs
American actress (1924–1976).
Born March 3rd, 1926 in Port Jefferson.
Died December 8th, 1976 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Elmyr de Hory
Hungarian painter & art forger (1906-1976).
Born April 14th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died December 11th, 1976 at 70 years old in Ibiza (intoxication).
James Farley
American politician (1888-1976).
Born May 30th, 1888 in Stony Point.
Died June 9th, 1976 at 88 years old in New York City.
Philip Hart
American lawyer and politician (1912–1976).
Born December 10th, 1912 in Bryn Mawr.
Died December 26th, 1976 at 64 years old in Washington, D.C. (melanoma).
Joe Fulks
American basketball player (1921–1976).
Born October 26th, 1921 in Birmingham.
Died March 21st, 1976 at 54 years old in Eddyville.
Erwin Lambert
German holocaust perpetrator (1909-1976).
Born December 7th, 1909 in Schildow.
Died October 15th, 1976 at 66 years old in Stuttgart.
Paul Strand
American photographer (1890–1976).
Born October 16th, 1890 in New York City.
Died March 31st, 1976 at 85 years old in Orgeval.
Raymond Queneau
French novelist and poet (1903–1976).
Born February 21st, 1903 in Le Havre.
Died October 25th, 1976 at 73 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer).
Jacques Monod
French biologist and biochemist, nobel laureate (1910-1976).
Born February 9th, 1910 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 31st, 1976 at 66 years old in Cannes (leukemia).
Alice Orlowski
Female nazi; concentration camp guard (1903–1976).
Born September 30th, 1903 in Berlin.
Died May 21st, 1976 at 72 years old in Düsseldorf.
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