In the year 1976
594 Notable deaths
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 (1878–1976).
Born August 28th, 1878 in Ashland.
Died February 1st, 1976 at 97 years old in Rochester.
Donald Howard Menzel
American astronomer (1901–1976).
Born April 11th, 1901 in Florence.
Died December 14th, 1976 at 75 years old in Boston.
John Lounsbery
American animator (1911–1976).
Born March 9th, 1911 in Cincinnati.
Died February 13th, 1976 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Stith Thompson
American folklorist (1885-1976).
Born March 7th, 1885 in Bloomfield.
Died January 10th, 1976 at 90 years old in Columbus.
Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter (1906–1976).
Born October 15th, 1906 in Houston.
Died October 3rd, 1976 at 69 years old in New York City (internal bleeding).
Traugott Herr
German general (1890-1976).
Born September 16th, 1890 in Weferlingen.
Died April 13th, 1976 at 85 years old in Achterwehr.
Josef Sudek
Czech photographer (1896-1976).
Born March 17th, 1896 in Kolín.
Died September 15th, 1976 at 80 years old in Prague.
Eyvind Johnson
Swedish writer (1900–1976).
Born July 29th, 1900 in Boden.
Died August 25th, 1976 at 76 years old in Stockholm.
Edward Burra
English painter, draughtsman, and printmaker (1905-1976).
Born March 29th, 1905 in South Kensington.
Died October 22nd, 1976 at 71 years old in Hastings.
Mikhail Katukov
Soviet marshal (1900–1976).
Born September 17th, 1900 in Kolomensky Uyezd.
Died June 8th, 1976 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Pinchas Lavon
Israeli politician (1904–1976).
Born July 12th, 1904 in Kopychyntsi. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1976 at 71 years old in Tel Aviv.
Ruth Plumly Thompson
American writer (1891–1976).
Born July 27th, 1891 in Philadelphia.
Died April 6th, 1976 at 84 years old in Malvern.
Émile Benveniste
French linguist (1902–1976).
Born May 27th, 1902 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1976 at 74 years old in Versailles. [ref]
Werner March
German architect (1894–1976).
Born January 17th, 1894 in Charlottenburg.
Died January 11th, 1976 at 81 years old in Dahlem.
Paul Morand
French writer (1888-1976).
Born March 13th, 1888 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1976 at 88 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Gopinath Kaviraj
Hindu philosopher (1887–1976).
Born September 7th, 1887 in Dhamrai Upazila.
Died June 12th, 1976 at 88 years old in Varanasi.
José María Arizmendiarrieta
Catholic priest (1915–1976).
Born April 22nd, 1915 in Markina-Xemein.
Died November 29th, 1976 at 61 years old in Arrasate/Mondragón.
Maurice Dobb
British economist (1900-1976).
Born July 24th, 1900 in London.
Died August 17th, 1976 at 76 years old in Cambridge.
William A. Blakley
American politician (1898–1976).
Born November 17th, 1898 in Miami Station.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 77 years old in Dallas.
David Bruce
American actor (1914–1976).
Born January 6th, 1916 in Kankakee.
Died May 3rd, 1976 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Paul Dehn
English screenwriter (1912-1976).
Born November 5th, 1912 in Manchester.
Died September 30th, 1976 at 63 years old in Chelsea.
Antonin Raymond
Czech architect (1888–1976).
Born May 10th, 1888 in Kladno.
Died November 21st, 1976 at 88 years old in Langhorne.
Patrick Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross
British historian (1904–1976).
Born June 25th, 1904 in Edinburgh.
Died June 4th, 1976 at 71 years old in Edinburgh.
Gene Roth
Actor (1903-1976).
Born January 8th, 1903 in South Dakota.
Died July 19th, 1976 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris