In the year 1976

499 Notable deaths

Richard Arlen

Actor.

Born September 1st, 1899 in Saint Paul.

Died March 28th, 1976 at 76 years old in Hollywood (pulmonary emphysema).

Mikhail Gurevich

Soviet aircraft designer (1893-1976).

Born January 12th, 1893 in Rubanshchina.

Died November 25th, 1976 at 83 years old in Saint Petersburg.

James Aloysius Farley

American politician (1888-1976).

Born May 30th, 1888 in Stony Point. [ref]

Died June 9th, 1976 at 88 years old in New York City.

Michael Goodliffe

English actor (1914-1976).

Born October 1st, 1914 in Bebington.

Died March 20th, 1976 at 61 years old in London (falling).

Cathy Downs

American actress.

Born March 3rd, 1926 in Port Jefferson.

Died December 8th, 1976 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]

Raymond Queneau

French poet (1903-1976).

Born February 21st, 1903 in Le Havre. [ref]

Died October 25th, 1976 at 73 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]

Gustav Heinemann

German politician, president of germany 1969-1974.

Born July 23rd, 1899 in Schwelm. [ref]

Died July 7th, 1976 at 76 years old in Essen. [ref]

Paul Douglas

American politician (1892-1976).

Born March 26th, 1892 in Salem.

Died September 24th, 1976 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke).

Joe Fulks

American basketball player.

Born October 26th, 1921 in Birmingham.

Died March 21st, 1976 at 54 years old in Eddyville.

Ruth McDevitt

Actress (1895-1976).

Born September 13th, 1895 in Coldwater.

Died May 27th, 1976 at 80 years old in Hollywood.

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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman