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Dead at age 76
1,688 Notable deaths
Don Kirshner
American songwriter, publisher, music producer, manager.
Born April 17th, 1934 in New York City.
Died January 17th, 2011 at 76 years old in Boca Raton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles Drake
American actor (1917-1994).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in New York City.
Died September 10th, 1994 at 76 years old in East Lyme.
Hildegard Knef
German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002).
Born December 28th, 1925 in Ulm.
Died February 1st, 2002 at 76 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Irving Langmuir
American chemist and physicist.
Born January 31st, 1881 in Brooklyn.
Died August 16th, 1957 at 76 years old in Woods Hole (cardiovascular disease).
Booth Tarkington
American novelist.
Born July 29th, 1869 in Indianapolis. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1946 at 76 years old in Indianapolis. [ref]
Maggie Blye
American actress.
Born October 24th, 1939 in Houston. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2016 at 76 years old in West Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Henryk Górecki
Polish composer (1933–2010).
Born December 6th, 1933 in Czernica.
Died November 12th, 2010 at 76 years old in Katowice (disease). [ref]
Howard Da Silva
Actor (1909-1986).
Born May 4th, 1909 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1986 at 76 years old in Ossining (lymphoma).
Tim Bogert
American musician (1944-2021).
Born August 27th, 1944 in New York City.
Died January 13th, 2021 at 76 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Karl Haushofer
German philosopher (1869-1946).
Born August 27th, 1869 in Munich. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1946 at 76 years old in Pähl (poisoning). [ref]
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz