In the year 1976
551 Notable deaths
Ruth McDevitt
Actress (1895-1976).
Born September 13th, 1895 in Coldwater.
Died May 27th, 1976 at 80 years old in Hollywood.
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).
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.
Yashpal
Hindi writer (1903–1976).
Born December 3rd, 1903 in Kangra district.
Died December 26th, 1976 at 73 years old in Lucknow.
Tove Ditlevsen
Danish poet and author (1917–1976).
Born December 14th, 1917 in Copenhagen.
Died March 7th, 1976 at 58 years old in Copenhagen.
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]
David Elazar
Chief of staff of the israel defense forces.
Born August 27th, 1925 in Sarajevo.
Died April 15th, 1976 at 50 years old in Jerusalem (myocardial infarction).
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.
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.
Viswanatha Satyanarayana
Telugu writer, poet, novelist (1895–1976).
Born September 10th, 1895 in Krishna district.
Died October 18th, 1976 at 81 years old in Guntur. [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).
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).
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.
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.
Andrei Durnovtsev
Soviet air force officer.
Born January 14th, 1923 in Karatuzsky District.
Died October 24th, 1976 at 53 years old in Kyiv.
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.
Ned Washington
American lyricist (1901-1976).
Born August 15th, 1901 in Scranton. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1976 at 75 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
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).
René Cassin
French jurist (1887-1976).
Born February 5th, 1887 in Bayonne. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1976 at 89 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Miriam Cooper
American actress (1891–1976).
Born November 7th, 1891 in Baltimore.
Died April 12th, 1976 at 84 years old in Charlottesville (stroke).
Basil Spence
Scottish architect.
Born August 13th, 1907 in Mumbai.
Died November 19th, 1976 at 69 years old in Yaxley.
Minor White
American photographer.
Born July 9th, 1908 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1976 at 67 years old in Boston. [ref]
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou