Dead at age 76
1,690 Notable deaths
Zez Confrey
American composer and pianist.
Born April 3rd, 1895 in Peru. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1971 at 76 years old in Lakewood Township (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Paul Tortelier
French cellist and composer.
Born March 21st, 1914 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1990 at 76 years old in Chaussy. [ref]
Mary L. Cleave
American engineer and nasa astronaut (1947–2023).
Born February 5th, 1947 in Southampton.
Died November 27th, 2023 at 76 years old in Annapolis. [ref]
Giorgio Strehler
Italian opera and theatre director (1921-1997).
Born August 14th, 1921 in Barcola. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1997 at 76 years old in Lugano (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Robert Hübner
German chess player, chess writer, and papyrologist (1948–2025).
Born November 6th, 1948 in Cologne.
Died January 5th, 2025 at 76 years old in Cologne (stomach cancer). [ref]
Ferdinand Heim
German general (1895-1971).
Born February 27th, 1895 in Reutlingen.
Died November 14th, 1971 at 76 years old in Ulm.
Pierre Vidal-Naquet
French historian.
Born July 23rd, 1930 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2006 at 76 years old in Nice (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Yehonatan Geffen
Israeli author, poet, songwriter, journalist, and playwright.
Born February 22nd, 1947 in Nahalal.
Died April 19th, 2023 at 76 years old in Beit Yitzhak-Sha'ar Hefer.
Edmund Charles Tarbell
American impressionist painter (1862-1938).
Born April 26th, 1862 in Groton. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1938 at 76 years old in New Castle. [ref]
Erich Pommer
German film producer (1889-1966).
Born July 20th, 1889 in Hildesheim.
Died May 8th, 1966 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Deaths 671 to 680 of 1690
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir