In the year 1976
499 Notable deaths
Murtala Muhammed
Nigerian politician and general.
Born November 8th, 1938 in Kano.
Died February 13th, 1976 at 37 years old in Lagos.
Norman Foster
American film director and actor (1903-1976).
Born December 13th, 1903 in Richmond.
Died July 7th, 1976 at 72 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Zhang Wentian
Leader of the communist party in china (1900-1976).
Born August 30th, 1900 in Shanghai.
Died July 1st, 1976 at 75 years old in Wuxi.
Frankie Darro
Actor (1917-1976).
Born December 22nd, 1917 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1976 at 59 years old in Huntington Beach (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lars Onsager
American physical chemist and theoretical physicist (1903-1976).
Born November 27th, 1903 in Christiania.
Died October 5th, 1976 at 72 years old in Coral Gables. [ref]
Yashpal
Hindi writer (1903–1976).
Born December 3rd, 1903 in Kangra district.
Died December 26th, 1976 at 73 years old in Lucknow.
Maxie Rosenbloom
Boxer, actor.
Born November 1st, 1907 in New York City.
Died March 6th, 1976 at 68 years old in South Pasadena.
Philip Hart
American lawyer and politician.
Born December 10th, 1912 in Bryn Mawr.
Died December 26th, 1976 at 64 years old in Washington, D.C. (melanoma).
Viswanatha Satyanarayana
Telugu writer, poet, novelist.
Born September 10th, 1895 in Krishna district.
Died October 18th, 1976 at 81 years old in Guntur. [ref]
Cecilia
Spanish singer-songwriter (1948-1976).
Born October 11th, 1948 in El Pardo.
Died August 2nd, 1976 at 27 years old in Colinas de Trasmonte (traffic collision).
Deaths 121 to 130 of 499
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker