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Dead at age 76
1,544 Notable deaths
Margaret Mead
American anthropologist.
Born December 16th, 1901 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1978 at 76 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Martin Balsam
Actor from the united states (1919-1996).
Born November 4th, 1919 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1996 at 76 years old in Rome (Boobie Miles). [ref]
Rory Calhoun
Actor, producer, screenwriter (1922-1999).
Born August 8th, 1922 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1999 at 76 years old in Burbank (diabetes). [ref]
Ferruccio Lamborghini
Italian industrialist, founder of automobili lamborghini.
Born April 28th, 1916 in Cento.
Died February 20th, 1993 at 76 years old in Perugia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Miriam Makeba
South african singer and civil rights activist.
Born March 4th, 1932 in Johannesburg. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2008 at 76 years old in Castel Volturno (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Clara Schumann
German musician and composer (1819–1896).
Born September 13th, 1819 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1896 at 76 years old in Frankfurt (stroke). [ref]
Sonny Landham
American actor-politician (1941-2017).
Born February 11th, 1941 in Canton.
Died August 17th, 2017 at 76 years old in Lexington (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Julius Evola
Italian philosopher and esotericist (1898-1974).
Born May 19th, 1898 in Rome. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1974 at 76 years old in Rome. [ref]
Gene Okerlund
American professional wrestling interviewer and announcer.
Born December 19th, 1942 in Brookings.
Died January 2nd, 2019 at 76 years old in Sarasota (respiratory failure). [ref]
John Updike
American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic.
Born March 18th, 1932 in Reading. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2009 at 76 years old in Danvers (lung cancer). [ref]
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