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In the year 1976
547 Notable deaths
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]
David Elazar
Chief of staff of the israel defense forces.
Born August 27th, 1925 in Sarajevo.
Died April 15th, 1976 at 50 years old in Jerusalem (myocardial infarction).
Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza
Duke of braganza (1907–1976).
Born September 23rd, 1907 in Seebenstein.
Died December 24th, 1976 at 69 years old in Lisbon.
Helmut Kunz
Ss officer (1910–1976).
Born September 26th, 1910 in Ettlingen.
Died September 23rd, 1976 at 65 years old in Freudenstadt.
Andrei Grechko
Soviet marshal.
Born October 17th, 1903 in Rostov-on-Don, Kuybyshevo.
Died April 26th, 1976 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Viswanatha Satyanarayana
Telugu writer, poet, novelist (1895–1976).
Born September 10th, 1895 in Krishna district.
Died October 18th, 1976 at 81 years old in Guntur. [ref]
Grégoire Kayibanda
Rwandan politician, 1st and former president of rwanda (1924-1976).
Born May 1st, 1924 in Musambira.
Died December 15th, 1976 at 52 years old in Kabgayi (disease).
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).
Rani Chandra
Indian actress (1949-1976).
Born October 26th, 1949 in Kochi.
Died October 12th, 1976 at 26 years old in Mumbai.
Walter Warlimont
German general (1894-1976).
Born October 3rd, 1894 in Osnabrück.
Died October 9th, 1976 at 82 years old in Kreuth.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 547
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