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Dead at age 76
1,687 Notable deaths
Peng Dehuai
Chinese military leader, marshal of the people's republic of china (1898–1974).
Born October 24th, 1898 in Xiangtan County.
Died November 29th, 1974 at 76 years old in Beijing (tuberculosis).
Pedro Morales
Puerto rican professional wrestler (1942–2019).
Born October 22nd, 1942 in Culebra.
Died February 12th, 2019 at 76 years old in Perth Amboy (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Slim Dusty
Australian country music singer.
Born June 13th, 1927 in Kempsey.
Died September 19th, 2003 at 76 years old in Sydney (lung cancer).
Arthur Lewis
Saint lucian economist (1915–1991).
Born January 23rd, 1915 in Castries.
Died June 15th, 1991 at 76 years old in Bridgetown.
Alan King
American comedian and actor (1927–2004).
Born December 26th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died May 9th, 2004 at 76 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Ivan Illich
Austrian philosopher and theologist.
Born September 4th, 1926 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2002 at 76 years old in Bremen (brain cancer). [ref]
Gregory Bateson
English anthropologist, social scientist, linguist, visual anthropologist, semiotician and cyberneticist (1904-1980).
Born May 9th, 1904 in Grantchester. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1980 at 76 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Richard Tandy
British keyboardist.
Born March 26th, 1948 in Birmingham.
Died May 1st, 2024 at 76 years old [ref]
Ulay
German artist (1943-2020).
Born November 30th, 1943 in Solingen.
Died March 2nd, 2020 at 76 years old in Ljubljana (lymphoma). [ref]
Hayden Rorke
American actor (1910–1987).
Born October 23rd, 1910 in Brooklyn.
Died August 19th, 1987 at 76 years old in Toluca Lake (multiple myeloma).
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