In the year 1976
594 Notable deaths
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]
Ray Corrigan
American actor (1902-1976).
Born February 14th, 1902 in Milwaukee.
Died August 10th, 1976 at 74 years old in Brookings (myocardial infarction).
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.
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).
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.
Fuzzy Knight
American film actor (1901-1976).
Born May 9th, 1901 in Fairmont.
Died February 23rd, 1976 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
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).
Leopold Ružička
Croatian scientist (1887-1976).
Born September 13th, 1887 in Vukovar.
Died September 26th, 1976 at 89 years old in Mammern.
John C. Slater
American physicist (1900–1976).
Born December 22nd, 1900 in Oak Park.
Died July 25th, 1976 at 75 years old in Sanibel.
Troy H. Middleton
United states army general (1889-1976).
Born October 12th, 1889 in Copiah County.
Died October 9th, 1976 at 86 years old in Baton Rouge.
Aleksandr Novikov
Soviet marshal of aviation.
Born November 19th, 1900 in Blaznovskaya Volost'.
Died December 3rd, 1976 at 76 years old in Moscow.
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.
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.
Lucie Mannheim
German actress and singer (1899–1976).
Born April 30th, 1899 in Berlin.
Died July 28th, 1976 at 77 years old in Braunlage.
Bobby Hackett
American jazz trumpeter (1915–1976).
Born January 13th, 1915 in Providence.
Died June 7th, 1976 at 61 years old in Massachusetts (myocardial infarction).
Adolph Rickenbacker
American luthier (1887-1976).
Born April 1st, 1887 in Basel.
Died March 21st, 1976 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
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).
Jesse Fuller
American one-man band musician, songwriter.
Born March 12th, 1896 in Jonesboro.
Died June 29th, 1976 at 80 years old in Oakland.
David Munrow
British musician (1942-1976).
Born August 12th, 1942 in Birmingham.
Died May 15th, 1976 at 33 years old in Chesham Bois (hanging to death).
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]
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.
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).
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The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka