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In the year 1976
548 Notable deaths
Ray Corrigan
American actor (1902-1976).
Born February 14th, 1902 in Milwaukee.
Died August 10th, 1976 at 74 years old in Brookings (myocardial infarction).
Alan Baxter
American actor (1908–1976).
Born November 19th, 1908 in East Cleveland.
Died May 8th, 1976 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Paul Pimsleur
American linguist (1927-1976).
Born October 17th, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1976 at 48 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mark Tobey
American painter (1890–1976).
Born December 11th, 1890 in Centerville.
Died April 24th, 1976 at 85 years old in Basel.
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
German artist (1884–1976).
Born December 1st, 1884 in Rottluff.
Died August 10th, 1976 at 91 years old in West Berlin.
Donald Byrne
American chess player (1930-1976).
Born June 12th, 1930 in New York City.
Died April 8th, 1976 at 45 years old in Philadelphia (systemic lupus erythematosus).
Fuzzy Knight
American film actor (1901-1976).
Born May 9th, 1901 in Fairmont. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1976 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Connee Boswell
American musician (1907–1976).
Born December 3rd, 1907 in Kansas City.
Died October 11th, 1976 at 68 years old in Manhattan (stomach cancer).
Walter H. Schottky
German physicist.
Born July 23rd, 1886 in Zürich.
Died March 4th, 1976 at 89 years old in Forchheim.
John C. Slater
American physicist (1900–1976).
Born December 22nd, 1900 in Oak Park.
Died July 25th, 1976 at 75 years old in Sanibel.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel