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Dead at age 76

1,687 Notable deaths

Jane Greer

American actress (1924–2001).

Born September 9th, 1924 in Washington, D.C..

Died August 24th, 2001 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

Howard Duff

American actor (1913–1990).

Born November 24th, 1913 in Bremerton.

Died July 8th, 1990 at 76 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction).

William J. Donovan

U.s. army soldier during wwii, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat, head of the oss (1883-1959).

Born January 1st, 1883 in Buffalo.

Died February 8th, 1959 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..

Walter Jackson Freeman II

American neurologist (1895-1972).

Born November 14th, 1895 in Philadelphia.

Died May 31st, 1972 at 76 years old in San Francisco.

Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri

Military, dictator and de facto president of argentina from 1981 until 1982.

Born July 15th, 1926 in Caseros.

Died January 12th, 2003 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction, pancreatic cancer).

Mickey Jones

American rock drummer and film actor (1941-2018).

Born June 10th, 1941 in Houston.

Died February 7th, 2018 at 76 years old in Houston.

Viktor Belenko

Soviet mig-25 pilot who defected to the west.

Born February 15th, 1947 in Nalchik.

Died September 24th, 2023 at 76 years old in Rosebud. [ref]

Anna Akhmatova

Russian poet (1889–1966).

Born June 23rd, 1889 in Odesa.

Died March 5th, 1966 at 76 years old in Domodedovo (infarction). [ref]

Charlie Haden

American jazz double bassist.

Born August 6th, 1937 in Shenandoah. [ref]

Died July 11th, 2014 at 76 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Ray Thomas

British musician, flautist, singer, songwriter (1941–2018).

Born December 29th, 1941 in Stourport-on-Severn.

Died January 4th, 2018 at 76 years old in Surrey (prostate cancer).

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