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In the year 1976
548 Notable deaths
Leopold Ružička
Croatian scientist (1887-1976).
Born September 13th, 1887 in Vukovar.
Died September 26th, 1976 at 89 years old in Mammern.
Troy H. Middleton
United states army general (1889-1976).
Born October 12th, 1889 in Mississippi.
Died October 9th, 1976 at 86 years old in Baton Rouge.
Bobby Hackett
American jazz trumpeter (1915–1976).
Born January 31st, 1915 in Providence.
Died June 7th, 1976 at 61 years old in Massachusetts (myocardial infarction).
Juan José Torres
61th bolivian president (1920-1976).
Born March 5th, 1920 in Cochabamba.
Died June 2nd, 1976 at 56 years old in San Andrés de Giles.
Friedrich Hollaender
London-born german film composer and author (1896-1976).
Born October 18th, 1896 in London.
Died January 18th, 1976 at 79 years old in Munich.
Lucie Mannheim
German actress and singer.
Born April 30th, 1899 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1976 at 77 years old in Braunlage. [ref]
Lotte Lehmann
German soprano (1888–1976).
Born February 27th, 1888 in Perleberg.
Died August 26th, 1976 at 88 years old in Santa Barbara (disease).
Walter Piston
American composer (1894–1976).
Born January 20th, 1894 in Knox County.
Died November 12th, 1976 at 82 years old in Belmont.
Aleksandr Novikov
Soviet marshal of aviation.
Born November 19th, 1900 in Blaznovskaya Volost'.
Died December 3rd, 1976 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Gregor Piatigorsky
Ukraine-born american cellist.
Born April 17th, 1903 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1976 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 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