In the year 1976
594 Notable deaths
Gustav Heinemann
German politician, president of germany 1969–1974 (1899–1976).
Born July 23rd, 1899 in Schwelm. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1976 at 76 years old in Essen. [ref]
Frances Howard
American actress (1903–1976).
Died July 2nd, 1976 at 73 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
Frankie Darro
Actor (1917-1976).
Born December 22nd, 1917 in Chicago.
Died December 25th, 1976 at 59 years old in Huntington Beach (myocardial infarction).
Tove Ditlevsen
Danish poet and author (1917–1976).
Born December 14th, 1917 in Copenhagen.
Died March 7th, 1976 at 58 years old in Copenhagen.
Ruth McDevitt
Actress (1895-1976).
Born September 13th, 1895 in Coldwater.
Died May 27th, 1976 at 80 years old in Hollywood.
Maxie Rosenbloom
American boxer and actor (1907–1976).
Born November 1st, 1907 in New York City, New London County.
Died March 6th, 1976 at 68 years old in South Pasadena.
Norman Foster
American film director and actor (1903–1976).
Born December 13th, 1903 in Richmond.
Died July 7th, 1976 at 72 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza
Duke of braganza (1907–1976).
Born September 23rd, 1907 in Seebenstein.
Died December 24th, 1976 at 69 years old in Lisbon.
Yashpal
Hindi writer (1903–1976).
Born December 3rd, 1903 in Kangra district.
Died December 26th, 1976 at 73 years old in Lucknow.
David Elazar
Chief of staff of the israel defense forces (1925–1976).
Born August 27th, 1925 in Sarajevo.
Died April 15th, 1976 at 50 years old in Jerusalem (myocardial infarction).
Helmut Kunz
Ss officer (1910–1976).
Born September 26th, 1910 in Ettlingen.
Died September 23rd, 1976 at 65 years old in Freudenstadt.
Andrei Grechko
Soviet marshal.
Born October 17th, 1903 in Rostov-on-Don, Kuybyshevo.
Died April 26th, 1976 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Lars Onsager
American physical chemist and theoretical physicist (1903-1976).
Born November 27th, 1903 in Christiania.
Died October 5th, 1976 at 72 years old in Coral Gables. [ref]
Grégoire Kayibanda
Rwandan politician, 1st and former president of rwanda (1924-1976).
Born May 1st, 1924 in Musambira.
Died December 15th, 1976 at 52 years old in Kabgayi (disease).
Rani Chandra
Indian actress (1949-1976).
Born October 26th, 1949 in Kochi.
Died October 12th, 1976 at 26 years old in Mumbai.
Walter Warlimont
German general (1894-1976).
Born October 3rd, 1894 in Osnabrück.
Died October 9th, 1976 at 82 years old in Kreuth.
Viswanatha Satyanarayana
Jnanpith award winning telugu writer.
Born September 10th, 1895 in Krishna district.
Died October 18th, 1976 at 81 years old in Guntur. [ref]
Cecilia
Spanish singer-songwriter (1948-1976).
Born October 11th, 1948 in El Pardo.
Died August 2nd, 1976 at 27 years old in Colinas de Trasmonte (traffic collision).
Bobby Pearce
Australian rower (1905-1976).
Born September 30th, 1905 in Sydney.
Died May 20th, 1976 at 70 years old in Toronto.
Paul Lazarsfeld
Austrian-american sociologist.
Born February 13th, 1901 in Vienna.
Died August 30th, 1976 at 75 years old in New York City.
Linda Watkins
American actress (1908-1976).
Born May 23rd, 1908 in Boston.
Died October 31st, 1976 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Alexander Lippisch
German pioneer of aerodynamics (1894-1976).
Born November 2nd, 1894 in Munich.
Died February 11th, 1976 at 81 years old in Cedar Rapids.
Jimmy Garrison
American double bassist (1934-1976).
Born March 3rd, 1934 in Miami.
Died April 7th, 1976 at 42 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Ned Washington
American lyricist (1901-1976).
Born August 15th, 1901 in Scranton.
Died December 20th, 1976 at 75 years old in Beverly Hills.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 594
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett