In the year 1976
499 Notable deaths
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.
Roy Thomson
Canadian newspaper proprietor and media entrepreneur (1894-1976).
Born June 5th, 1894 in Toronto.
Died August 4th, 1976 at 82 years old in London.
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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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel