In the year 1976
499 Notable deaths
Tove Ditlevsen
Danish poet and author.
Born December 14th, 1918 in Copenhagen.
Died March 7th, 1976 at 57 years old in Copenhagen.
Andrei Grechko
Soviet military commander (1903-1976).
Born October 17th, 1903 in Kuybyshevo.
Died April 26th, 1976 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Jimmy Garrison
American double bassist (1934-1976).
Born March 3rd, 1934 in Miami. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1976 at 42 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Basil Spence
Scottish architect.
Born August 13th, 1907 in Mumbai.
Died November 19th, 1976 at 69 years old in Yaxley.
Karl Kreipe
German general.
Born June 5th, 1895 in Niederspier.
Died June 14th, 1976 at 81 years old in Northeim.
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).
Miriam Cooper
American actress (1891-1976).
Born November 7th, 1891 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1976 at 84 years old in Charlottesville (stroke). [ref]
Floyd Council
American blues guitarist and singer (1911-1976).
Born September 2nd, 1911 in Chapel Hill.
Died May 9th, 1976 at 64 years old in Sanford (myocardial infarction).
Warner Anderson
American actor (1911-1976).
Born March 10th, 1911 in Brooklyn.
Died August 26th, 1976 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Evert Taube
Swedish author, artist, composer and singer.
Born March 12th, 1890 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1976 at 85 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 499
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore