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Dead at age 76
1,690 Notable deaths
Charles Doolittle Walcott
American paleontologist and 4th secretary of the smithsonian (1850-1927).
Born March 31st, 1850 in New York Mills. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1927 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Maurice Dobb
British economist (1900-1976).
Born July 24th, 1900 in London. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1976 at 76 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Károly Kerényi
Hungarian classical philologist (1897-1973).
Born January 19th, 1897 in Timișoara.
Died April 14th, 1973 at 76 years old in Kilchberg.
Samuil Marshak
Russian and soviet poet, playwright, translator, literary critic, screenwriter, author of popular children's books (1887–1964).
Born November 3rd, 1887 in Voronezh.
Died July 4th, 1964 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Kadir Topbaş
Turkish architect and statesperson (1945–2021).
Born January 8th, 1945 in Yusufeli.
Died February 13th, 2021 at 76 years old in Istanbul (COVID-19). [ref]
Anton Flettner
German aviation pioneer (1885–1961).
Born November 1st, 1885 in Eddersheim.
Died December 29th, 1961 at 76 years old in New York City. [ref]
Messali Hadj
Algerian politician (1898-1974).
Born May 16th, 1898 in Tlemcen. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1974 at 76 years old in Gouvieux.
Jacobo Timerman
Argentine journalist (1923–1999).
Born January 6th, 1923 in Bar.
Died November 11th, 1999 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest).
Edvard Westermarck
Finnish academic (1862–1939).
Born November 20th, 1862 in Helsinki.
Died September 3rd, 1939 at 76 years old in Tenala.
Heinrich Vollmer
German firearm designer (1885–1961).
Born January 6th, 1885 in Altdorf.
Died July 1st, 1961 at 76 years old in Tübingen.
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson