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Dead at age 76
1,505 Notable deaths
T. S. Eliot
Us-born british poet (1888–1965).
Born September 26th, 1888 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1965 at 76 years old in Kensington (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Jack Kirby
American comic book artist, writer and editor.
Born August 28th, 1917 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1994 at 76 years old in Thousand Oaks (heart failure). [ref]
Raymond Burr
Canadian actor (1917–1993).
Born May 21st, 1917 in New Westminster.
Died September 12th, 1993 at 76 years old in Sonoma (kidney cancer).
Ike Turner
American musician (1931–2007).
Born November 5th, 1931 in Clarksdale. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2007 at 76 years old in San Marcos (drug overdose). [ref]
Wes Craven
American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1939-2015).
Born August 2nd, 1939 in Cleveland.
Died August 30th, 2015 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]
Albert Speer
German architect, minister of armaments and war production for nazi germany (1905-1981).
Born March 19th, 1905 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1981 at 76 years old in London (stroke). [ref]
Jimmy Buffett
American singer-songwriter.
Born December 25th, 1946 in Pascagoula.
Died September 1st, 2023 at 76 years old in Sag Harbor (Merkel cell carcinoma). [ref]
Richard Simmons
American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (1948–2024).
Born July 12th, 1948 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2024 at 76 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Carroll O'Connor
American actor (1924-2001).
Born August 2nd, 1924 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 2001 at 76 years old in Culver City (myocardial infarction, diabetes).
Naomi Judd
American singer and actress (1946–2022).
Born January 11th, 1946 in Ashland.
Died April 30th, 2022 at 76 years old in Leiper's Fork (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa