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In the year 1976
548 Notable deaths
Salomon Smolianoff
Jewish painter and counterfeiter and holocaust survivor involved in operation bernhard.
Born March 26th, 1897 in Poltava, Kremenchuk. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1976 at 79 years old in Porto Alegre.
Zuzu Angel
Brazilian-american fashion designer (1921-1976).
Born June 5th, 1921 in Curvelo.
Died April 14th, 1976 at 54 years old in Rio de Janeiro (car collision).
Fritz Rasp
German actor.
Born May 13th, 1891 in Bayreuth. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1976 at 85 years old in Gräfelfing. [ref]
Choe Yong-gon
North korean military person and politician (1900-1976).
Born June 21st, 1900 in Taechon County.
Died September 19th, 1976 at 76 years old in Pyongyang (cardiovascular disease).
Radaslaŭ Astroŭski
Belarusian politician.
Born October 25th, 1887 in Zapollie.
Died October 17th, 1976 at 88 years old in Benton Harbor.
Gerhard Engel
German general and knight's cross recipients (1906-1976).
Born April 13th, 1906 in Guben.
Died December 9th, 1976 at 70 years old in Munich.
Géza Anda
Swiss pianist and conductor of hungarian birth (1921-1976).
Born January 19th, 1921 in Budapest. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1976 at 55 years old in Zurich (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Pál Turán
Hungarian mathematician.
Born August 18th, 1910 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1976 at 66 years old in Budapest (leukemia).
George Ostrogorsky
Russian byzantinist (1902-1976).
Born January 19th, 1902 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 24th, 1976 at 74 years old in Belgrade.
Princess Fathia Fuad of Egypt
Egyptian royal (1930–1976).
Born December 17th, 1930 in Koubbeh Palace.
Died December 10th, 1976 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (shot to the head).
Deaths 241 to 250 of 548
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris