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Dead at age 76
1,688 Notable deaths
Serge Koussevitzky
Russian-born american conductor, composer and musician (1874–1951).
Born July 26th, 1874 in Vyshny Volochyok. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1951 at 76 years old in Boston. [ref]
Abdullah Quilliam
Founder of england's first mosque.
Born April 10th, 1856 in Liverpool.
Died April 23rd, 1932 at 76 years old in London.
Frank Soo
English footballer (1914-1991).
Born March 12th, 1914 in Buxton.
Died January 25th, 1991 at 76 years old in Cheadle (dementia).
Yehuda Amichai
Israeli poet (1924-2000).
Born May 3rd, 1924 in Würzburg. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2000 at 76 years old in Jerusalem (cancer). [ref]
Harry Kroto
British chemist (1939-2016).
Born October 7th, 1939 in Wisbech.
Died April 30th, 2016 at 76 years old in Lewes (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Monte Blue
American actor (1887–1963).
Born January 11th, 1887 in Indianapolis.
Died February 18th, 1963 at 76 years old in Milwaukee (myocardial infarction).
Nirmal Verma
Indian writer.
Born August 3rd, 1929 in Shimla. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2005 at 76 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sholem Asch
Polish-jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist in the yiddish language (1880-1957).
Born November 1st, 1880 in Kutno.
Died July 10th, 1957 at 76 years old in London.
Arthur Streeton
Australian landscape impressionist (1867-1943).
Born April 8th, 1867 in Duneed. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1943 at 76 years old in Olinda.
Louis Bachelier
French mathematician (1870–1946).
Born March 11th, 1870 in Le Havre.
Died April 28th, 1946 at 76 years old in Saint-Malo.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde