In the year 1976
548 Notable deaths
Scott Duncan
Scottish footballer and manager (1888-1976).
Born November 2nd, 1888 in Dumbarton.
Died October 3rd, 1976 at 87 years old in Dumbarton.
Nina Makarova
Russian composer.
Born August 12th, 1908 in Yurino. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1976 at 67 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hilary Minc
Polish politician (1905-1974).
Born August 25th, 1905 in Kazimierz Dolny.
Died November 26th, 1976 at 71 years old in Warsaw.
Yakov Zak
Soviet jewish pianist (1913-1976).
Born November 20th, 1913 in Odesa.
Died June 28th, 1976 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Roman Abraham
Polish general (1891–1976).
Born February 28th, 1891 in Lviv. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1976 at 85 years old in Warsaw.
Dorothy Maud Wrinch
Mathematician and biochemical theorist (1894–1976).
Born September 12th, 1894 in Rosario.
Died February 11th, 1976 at 81 years old in Falmouth.
Sergei Shtemenko
Soviet general (1907–1976).
Born February 20th, 1907 in Uryupinsk.
Died April 23rd, 1976 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Henri Bosco
French writer (1888–1976).
Born November 16th, 1888 in Avignon. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1976 at 87 years old in Nice. [ref]
Yevgeny Zavoisky
Russian nuclear physicist (1907-1976).
Born September 28th, 1907 in Mohyliv-Podilskyi.
Died October 9th, 1976 at 69 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
David Jacobs
British athlete.
Born April 30th, 1888 in Cardiff.
Died June 6th, 1976 at 88 years old in Llandudno.
Deaths 311 to 320 of 548
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