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In the year 1976
548 Notable deaths
Mary Nash
American actress (1884-1976).
Born August 15th, 1884 in Troy.
Died December 3rd, 1976 at 92 years old in Brentwood (disease).
Richard Hughes
British writer (1900–1976).
Born April 19th, 1900 in Weybridge. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1976 at 76 years old in Talsarnau. [ref]
Ray Nance
American jazz musician (1913–1976).
Born December 10th, 1913 in Chicago.
Died January 28th, 1976 at 62 years old in New York City.
Bertha Lutz
Brazilian scientist (1894-1976).
Born August 2nd, 1894 in São Paulo.
Died September 16th, 1976 at 82 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Abaz Kupi
Albanian military officer, anti-communist politician and founder of the legaility movement (1892-1976).
Born February 6th, 1892 in Krujë.
Died January 17th, 1976 at 83 years old in New York City.
Ivan Yakubovsky
Soviet military commander, marshal of the soviet union (1912-1976).
Born January 7th, 1912 in Zajcava.
Died November 30th, 1976 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Vasily Shulgin
Russian lawyer (1878–1976).
Born January 13th, 1878 in Kyiv.
Died February 15th, 1976 at 98 years old in Vladimir.
Victor Varconi
Hungarian actor (1891-1976).
Born March 31st, 1891 in Kisvárda.
Died July 26th, 1976 at 85 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ivo Van Damme
Belgian athlete (1954–1976).
Born February 21st, 1954 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died December 29th, 1976 at 22 years old in Orange (traffic collision).
Rudolf Kempe
German conductor.
Born June 14th, 1910 in Dresden. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1976 at 65 years old in Zürich.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 548
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