Dead at age 76

2,157 Notable deaths

Don Kirshner

American songwriter, publisher, music producer, manager (1934–2011).

Born April 17th, 1934 in New York City.

Died January 17th, 2011 at 76 years old in Boca Raton (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Charles Drake

American actor (1917-1994).

Born October 2nd, 1917 in New York City.

Died September 10th, 1994 at 76 years old in East Lyme.

Hildegard Knef

German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002).

Born December 28th, 1925 in Ulm.

Died February 1st, 2002 at 76 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).

Irving Langmuir

American chemist and physicist (1881–1957).

Born January 31st, 1881 in Brooklyn.

Died August 16th, 1957 at 76 years old in Woods Hole (cardiovascular disease).

Booth Tarkington

American novelist (1869–1946).

Born July 29th, 1869 in Indianapolis.

Died May 19th, 1946 at 76 years old in Indianapolis.

Henryk Górecki

Polish composer (1933–2010).

Born December 6th, 1933 in Czernica.

Died November 12th, 2010 at 76 years old in Katowice (disease). [ref]

Tim Bogert

American musician (1944-2021).

Born August 27th, 1944 in New York City.

Died January 13th, 2021 at 76 years old in San Diego. [ref]

Karl Haushofer

German philosopher (1869-1946).

Born August 27th, 1869 in Munich.

Died March 10th, 1946 at 76 years old in Pähl (poisoning).

Robert LuPone

American actor (1946–2022).

Born July 29th, 1946 in Brooklyn.

Died August 27th, 2022 at 76 years old in Albany (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Fritz Perls

German-born psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and psychotherapist (1893-1970).

Born July 8th, 1893 in Berlin.

Died March 14th, 1970 at 76 years old in Chicago.

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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer