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In the year 1976
551 Notable deaths
Donald Byrne
American chess player (1930-1976).
Born June 12th, 1930 in New York City.
Died April 8th, 1976 at 45 years old in Philadelphia (systemic lupus erythematosus).
Fuzzy Knight
American film actor (1901-1976).
Born May 9th, 1901 in Fairmont. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1976 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Connee Boswell
American musician (1907–1976).
Born December 3rd, 1907 in Kansas City.
Died October 11th, 1976 at 68 years old in Manhattan (stomach cancer).
Walter H. Schottky
German physicist.
Born July 23rd, 1886 in Zürich.
Died March 4th, 1976 at 89 years old in Forchheim.
John C. Slater
American physicist (1900–1976).
Born December 22nd, 1900 in Oak Park.
Died July 25th, 1976 at 75 years old in Sanibel.
Leopold Ružička
Croatian scientist (1887-1976).
Born September 13th, 1887 in Vukovar.
Died September 26th, 1976 at 89 years old in Mammern.
Troy H. Middleton
United states army general (1889-1976).
Born October 12th, 1889 in Mississippi.
Died October 9th, 1976 at 86 years old in Baton Rouge.
Bobby Hackett
American jazz trumpeter (1915–1976).
Born January 31st, 1915 in Providence.
Died June 7th, 1976 at 61 years old in Massachusetts (myocardial infarction).
Juan José Torres
61th bolivian president (1920-1976).
Born March 5th, 1920 in Cochabamba.
Died June 2nd, 1976 at 56 years old in San Andrés de Giles.
Friedrich Hollaender
London-born german film composer and author (1896-1976).
Born October 18th, 1896 in London.
Died January 18th, 1976 at 79 years old in Munich.
Lucie Mannheim
German actress and singer.
Born April 30th, 1899 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1976 at 77 years old in Braunlage. [ref]
Lotte Lehmann
German soprano (1888–1976).
Born February 27th, 1888 in Perleberg.
Died August 26th, 1976 at 88 years old in Santa Barbara (disease).
Walter Piston
American composer (1894–1976).
Born January 20th, 1894 in Knox County.
Died November 12th, 1976 at 82 years old in Belmont.
Aleksandr Novikov
Soviet marshal of aviation.
Born November 19th, 1900 in Blaznovskaya Volost'.
Died December 3rd, 1976 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Gregor Piatigorsky
Ukraine-born american cellist.
Born April 17th, 1903 in Dnipro.
Died August 6th, 1976 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Adolph Rickenbacker
American luthier (1887-1976).
Born April 1st, 1887 in Basel.
Died March 21st, 1976 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Jesse Fuller
American one-man band musician, songwriter.
Born March 12th, 1896 in Jonesboro.
Died June 29th, 1976 at 80 years old in Oakland.
Marcel Broodthaers
Belgian visual artist (1924-1976).
Born January 28th, 1924 in Saint-Gilles. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1976 at 52 years old in Cologne (liver disease). [ref]
Nancy Harkness Love
American aviator (1914–1976).
Born February 14th, 1914 in Houghton.
Died October 22nd, 1976 at 62 years old in Martha's Vineyard (cancer).
Arnold Gehlen
German academic (1904-1976).
Born January 29th, 1904 in Leipzig.
Died January 30th, 1976 at 72 years old in Hamburg.
George Whipple
American physician and biomedical researcher.
Born August 28th, 1878 in Ashland.
Died February 1st, 1976 at 97 years old in Rochester.
Nguyen Ngoc Tho
Vietnamese politician, first prime minister of south vietnam (1908-1976).
Born May 26th, 1908 in Long Xuyên.
Died June 12th, 1976 at 68 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
John Lounsbery
American animator (1911–1976).
Born March 9th, 1911 in Cincinnati.
Died February 13th, 1976 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Josef Sudek
Czech photographer (1896-1976).
Born March 17th, 1896 in Kolín.
Died September 15th, 1976 at 80 years old in Prague.
Stith Thompson
American folklorist (1885-1976).
Born March 7th, 1885 in Bloomfield.
Died January 10th, 1976 at 90 years old in Columbus.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 551
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather