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Dead at age 76
1,506 Notable deaths
John Heartfield
German artist (1891-1968).
Born June 19th, 1891 in Schmargendorf. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1968 at 76 years old in East Berlin. [ref]
Charles Brown
American recording artist; songwriter, blues singer and pianist (1922-1999).
Born September 13th, 1922 in Texas City. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1999 at 76 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Karel Reisz
Czech-born british director, producer, film theorist, theatre director (1926-2002).
Born July 21st, 1926 in Ostrava. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2002 at 76 years old in Camden Town. [ref]
Michael Herr
American war correspondent, screenwriter (1940-2016).
Born April 13th, 1940 in Syracuse, Lexington. [ref]
Died June 24th, 2016 at 76 years old in Delaware County, Delhi. [ref]
Reverend Gary Davis
American blues and gospel singer and guitarist.
Born April 30th, 1896 in Laurens County. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1972 at 76 years old in Hammonton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vincent Canby
American film critic (1924-2000).
Born July 27th, 1924 in Chicago.
Died October 15th, 2000 at 76 years old in Manhattan (cancer).
Percy Kilbride
Actor (1888-1964).
Born July 16th, 1888 in San Francisco.
Died December 11th, 1964 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (struck by vehicle).
Calogero Vizzini
Sicilian mafia boss (1877-1954).
Born July 24th, 1877 in Villalba, Sicily.
Died July 10th, 1954 at 76 years old in Villalba, Sicily.
Sushil Koirala
Former prime minister of nepal (1939-2016).
Born August 12th, 1939 in Biratnagar.
Died February 9th, 2016 at 76 years old in Kathmandu (pneumonia). [ref]
Andre Gunder Frank
German-american economic historian and sociologist who promoted dependency theory after 1970 and world-systems theory after 1984.
Born February 24th, 1929 in Berlin. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2005 at 76 years old in Luxembourg (cancer). [ref]
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