In the year 1976
594 Notable deaths
Miriam Cooper
American actress (1891–1976).
Born November 7th, 1891 in Baltimore.
Died April 12th, 1976 at 84 years old in Charlottesville (stroke).
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]
Andrei Durnovtsev
Soviet air force officer.
Born January 14th, 1923 in Karatuzsky District.
Died October 24th, 1976 at 53 years old in Kyiv.
Richard Casey, Baron Casey
16th governor-general of australia (1890–1976).
Born August 29th, 1890 in Brisbane.
Died June 17th, 1976 at 85 years old in Fitzroy.
Basil Spence
Scottish architect (1907–1976).
Born August 13th, 1907 in Mumbai.
Died November 19th, 1976 at 69 years old in Yaxley.
Minor White
(1908-1976) american photographer (1908–1976).
Born July 9th, 1908 in Minneapolis.
Died June 24th, 1976 at 67 years old in Boston.
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 Asakusa-ku.
Died June 7th, 1976 at 92 years old in Meguro (arteriosclerosis).
Karl Kreipe
German general (1895–1976).
Born June 5th, 1895 in Niederspier.
Died June 14th, 1976 at 81 years old in Northeim.
John A. Costello
3rd taoiseach from 1948 to 1951, and 1954 to 1957.
Born June 20th, 1891 in Dublin.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 84 years old in Dublin.
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]
Fuad Stephens
Malaysian politician.
Born September 14th, 1920 in Kudat.
Died June 6th, 1976 at 55 years old in Kota Kinabalu (aviation accident).
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).
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.
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.
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.
Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
Indian writer (1889–1976).
Born January 11th, 1898 in Sangli.
Died September 2nd, 1976 at 78 years old in Miraj.
James Flavin
American actor (1906–1976).
Born May 14th, 1906 in Portland.
Died April 23rd, 1976 at 69 years old in Los Angeles.
Carlos Fonseca Amador
Nicaraguan revolutionary (1936-1976).
Born June 23rd, 1936 in Matagalpa.
Died November 8th, 1976 at 40 years old in Matagalpa Department (death in battle).
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).
Hidetsugu Yagi
Japanese electrical engineer (1886–1976).
Born January 28th, 1886 in Osaka.
Died January 19th, 1976 at 89 years old in Tokyo.
Frieda Inescort
Scottish actress (1901–1976).
Born June 29th, 1901 in Edinburgh.
Died February 26th, 1976 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills (multiple sclerosis).
Hans Richter
German artist (1888–1976).
Born April 6th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died February 1st, 1976 at 87 years old in Minusio.
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull