Dead at age 76

1,690 Notable deaths

George Whitefield Chadwick

American composer (1854–1931).

Born November 13th, 1854 in Lowell.

Died April 4th, 1931 at 76 years old in Boston.

Sivuca

Brazilian musician.

Born May 26th, 1930 in Paraíba.

Died December 14th, 2006 at 76 years old in João Pessoa (laryngeal cancer). [ref]

Simon House

British musician.

Born August 29th, 1948 in Nottingham.

Died May 25th, 2025 at 76 years old [ref]

Robert Esnault-Pelterie

Pioneering french aircraft designer and spaceflight theorist (1881–1957).

Born November 8th, 1881 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Died December 7th, 1957 at 76 years old in Paris.

Shigeo Fukuda

Japanese artist (1932-2009).

Born February 4th, 1932 in Tokyo. [ref]

Died January 11th, 2009 at 76 years old in Tokyo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Ingrid Steeger

German actress and singer.

Born April 1st, 1947 in Berlin.

Died December 22nd, 2023 at 76 years old in Bad Hersfeld. [ref]

Edgeworth David

Australian geologist (1858–1934).

Born January 28th, 1858 in St Fagans, Subdivisions of Wales, Cardiff.

Died August 28th, 1934 at 76 years old in Sydney.

Eero Mäntyranta

Finnish cross-country skier.

Born November 20th, 1937 in Pello. [ref]

Died December 30th, 2013 at 76 years old in Oulu (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Betty Williams

Northern irish peace activist (1943-2020).

Born May 22nd, 1943 in Belfast.

Died March 17th, 2020 at 76 years old in Belfast. [ref]

Oren E. Long

American politician (1889-1965).

Born March 4th, 1889 in Altoona.

Died May 6th, 1965 at 76 years old in Honolulu.

Deaths 611 to 620 of 1690

They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy