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In the year 1976
551 Notable deaths
Richard Casey, Baron Casey
16th governor-general of australia (1890–1976).
Born August 29th, 1890 in Brisbane. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1976 at 85 years old in Fitzroy. [ref]
Karl Kreipe
German general.
Born June 5th, 1895 in Niederspier.
Died June 14th, 1976 at 81 years old in Northeim.
Warner Anderson
American actor (1911–1976).
Born March 10th, 1911 in Brooklyn.
Died August 26th, 1976 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Shigetarō Shimada
Japanese admiral (1883-1976).
Born September 24th, 1883 in Tokyo Prefecture.
Died June 7th, 1976 at 92 years old in Tokyo (arteriosclerosis).
John A. Costello
Irish politician (1891-1976).
Born June 20th, 1891 in Dublin.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 84 years old in Dublin.
Floyd Council
American blues guitarist and singer (1911-1976).
Born September 2nd, 1911 in Chapel Hill.
Died May 9th, 1976 at 64 years old in Sanford (myocardial infarction).
Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam
Member of parliament and ambassador of egypt (1893-1976).
Born March 8th, 1893 in Giza. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1976 at 83 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Otto Kerner, Jr.
33rd governor of illinois (1908-1976).
Born August 15th, 1908 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1976 at 67 years old in Chicago (cancer). [ref]
Martiros Saryan
Armenian painter (1880–1972).
Born February 28th, 1880 in Nakhichevan-on-Don.
Died November 14th, 1976 at 96 years old in Yerevan.
Fuad Stephens
Malaysian politician.
Born September 14th, 1920 in Kudat.
Died June 6th, 1976 at 55 years old (aviation accident).
Jürgen Bartsch
Serial killer (1946–1976).
Born November 6th, 1946 in Essen.
Died April 28th, 1976 at 29 years old in Lippstadt (drug overdose).
Haddon Sundblom
American artist (1899-1976).
Born June 22nd, 1899 in Muskegon.
Died March 10th, 1976 at 76 years old in Chicago.
Evert Taube
Swedish author, artist, composer and singer (1890–1976).
Born March 12th, 1890 in Göteborgs Carl Johans parish.
Died January 31st, 1976 at 85 years old in Maria Magdalena parish.
Hidetsugu Yagi
Japanese electrical engineer (1886–1976).
Born January 28th, 1886 in Osaka.
Died January 19th, 1976 at 89 years old in Tokyo.
Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
Indian writer (1889–1976).
Born January 19th, 1889 in Sangli.
Died September 2nd, 1976 at 87 years old in Miraj.
James Flavin
American actor.
Born May 14th, 1906 in Portland.
Died April 23rd, 1976 at 69 years old in Los Angeles.
Hans Richter
German artist (1888–1976).
Born April 6th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died February 1st, 1976 at 87 years old in Minusio.
Alexandros Panagoulis
Greek politician and poet (1939-1976).
Born July 2nd, 1939 in Glyfada.
Died May 1st, 1976 at 36 years old in Athens (traffic collision). [ref]
Carlos Fonseca Amador
Nicaraguan revolutionary (1936-1976).
Born June 23rd, 1936 in Matagalpa. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1976 at 40 years old in Matagalpa Department (death in battle).
Frieda Inescort
Scottish actress.
Born June 29th, 1901 in Edinburgh.
Died February 26th, 1976 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills (multiple sclerosis).
Ray Corrigan
American actor (1902-1976).
Born February 14th, 1902 in Milwaukee.
Died August 10th, 1976 at 74 years old in Brookings (myocardial infarction).
Alan Baxter
American actor (1908–1976).
Born November 19th, 1908 in East Cleveland.
Died May 8th, 1976 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Paul Pimsleur
American linguist (1927-1976).
Born October 17th, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1976 at 48 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mark Tobey
American painter (1890–1976).
Born December 11th, 1890 in Centerville.
Died April 24th, 1976 at 85 years old in Basel.
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
German artist (1884–1976).
Born December 1st, 1884 in Rottluff.
Died August 10th, 1976 at 91 years old in West Berlin.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 551
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