In the year 1976
506 Notable deaths
Harry Nyquist
Swedish american mathematician (1889-1976).
Born February 7th, 1889.
Died April 4th, 1976 at 87 years old in Harlingen.
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).
Zainul Abedin
Bengali painter (1914-1976).
Born December 29th, 1914 in Kishoreganj District. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1976 at 61 years old in Dhaka. [ref]
Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach
German general (1888-1976).
Born August 22nd, 1888 in Hamburg.
Died April 28th, 1976 at 87 years old in Bremen.
Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani
Bangladeshi political leader (1880–1976).
Born December 12th, 1880 in Sirajganj District.
Died November 17th, 1976 at 95 years old in Dhaka.
Prince Knud of Denmark
Younger son of christian x of denmark and alexandrine of mecklenburg-schwerin.
Born July 27th, 1900 in Sorgenfri Palace.
Died June 14th, 1976 at 75 years old in Gentofte Hospital.
Jacques Monod
French biologist and biochemist, nobel laureate (1910-1976).
Born February 9th, 1910 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1976 at 66 years old in Cannes (leukemia). [ref]
Paul Strand
American photographer (1890–1976).
Born October 16th, 1890 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1976 at 85 years old in Orgeval. [ref]
Sinn Sisamouth
Cambodian recording artist; singer-songwriter (1932-1976).
Born August 23rd, 1932 in Stung Treng. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1976 at 43 years old in Koh Thum District. [ref]
Bobby Pearce
Australian rower (1905-1976).
Born September 30th, 1905 in Sydney.
Died May 20th, 1976 at 70 years old in Toronto.
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz