In the year 1976
547 Notable deaths
Michael Goodliffe
English actor (1914-1976).
Born October 1st, 1914 in Bebington.
Died March 20th, 1976 at 61 years old in London (falling).
Elmyr de Hory
Hungarian painter and art forger (1906-1976).
Born April 14th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died December 11th, 1976 at 70 years old in Ibiza (intoxication).
Cathy Downs
American actress (1924–1976).
Born March 3rd, 1924 in Port Jefferson.
Died December 8th, 1976 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
James Aloysius Farley
American politician (1888-1976).
Born May 30th, 1888 in Stony Point. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1976 at 88 years old in New York City.
Zhang Wentian
Leader of the communist party in china (1900-1976).
Born August 30th, 1900 in Shanghai.
Died July 1st, 1976 at 75 years old in Wuxi.
Paul Strand
American photographer (1890–1976).
Born October 16th, 1890 in New York City.
Died March 31st, 1976 at 85 years old in Orgeval.
Joe Fulks
American basketball player (1921–1976).
Born October 26th, 1921 in Birmingham.
Died March 21st, 1976 at 54 years old in Eddyville.
Jacques Monod
French biologist and biochemist, nobel laureate (1910-1976).
Born February 9th, 1910 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 31st, 1976 at 66 years old in Cannes (leukemia).
Philip Hart
American lawyer and politician (1912–1976).
Born December 10th, 1912 in Bryn Mawr.
Died December 26th, 1976 at 64 years old in Washington, D.C. (melanoma).
Erwin Lambert
German holocaust perpetrator (1909-1976).
Born December 7th, 1909 in Schildow.
Died October 15th, 1976 at 66 years old in Stuttgart.
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau