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Dead at age 76

1,506 Notable deaths

Sparky Anderson

Baseball player and manager from the united states.

Born February 22nd, 1934 in Bridgewater.

Died November 4th, 2010 at 76 years old in Thousand Oaks (dementia). [ref]

John Marley

American actor (1907-1984).

Born October 17th, 1907 in New York City. [ref]

Died May 22nd, 1984 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications). [ref]

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]

Bob Orton

American professional wrestler (1929-2006).

Born July 21st, 1929 in Kansas City.

Died July 16th, 2006 at 76 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Hans Morgenthau

American political scientist (1904-1980).

Born February 17th, 1904 in Coburg.

Died July 19th, 1980 at 76 years old in New York City.

Conrad Hall

American cinematographer (1926-2003).

Born June 21st, 1926 in Papeete.

Died January 4th, 2003 at 76 years old in Santa Monica (bladder cancer). [ref]

Peng Dehuai

Chinese politician (1898-1974).

Born October 24th, 1898 in Xiangtan County.

Died November 29th, 1974 at 76 years old in Beijing (tuberculosis).

Paavo Nurmi

Finnish middle and long distance runner (1897-1973).

Born June 13th, 1897 in Turku. [ref]

Died October 2nd, 1973 at 76 years old in Helsinki.

Peter Orlovsky

American poet (1933-2010).

Born July 8th, 1933 in Manhattan.

Died May 30th, 2010 at 76 years old in Williston (lung cancer). [ref]

Margaret Abbott

Amateur golfer.

Born June 15th, 1878 in Kolkata. [ref]

Died June 10th, 1955 at 76 years old in Greenwich. [ref]

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