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In the year 1976
521 Notable deaths
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]
Martiros Saryan
Armenian painter.
Born February 28th, 1880 in Nakhichevan-on-Don. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1976 at 96 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
Indian writer.
Born January 11th, 1898 in Sangli.
Died September 2nd, 1976 at 78 years old in Miraj.
Richard Casey, Baron Casey
16th governor-general of australia (1890–1976).
Born August 29th, 1890 in Brisbane. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1976 at 85 years old in Fitzroy. [ref]
Donald Byrne
American chess player (1930-1976).
Born June 12th, 1930 in New York City.
Died April 8th, 1976 at 45 years old in Philadelphia (systemic lupus erythematosus).
John A. Costello
Irish politician (1891-1976).
Born June 20th, 1891 in Dublin.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 84 years old in Dublin.
Hans Richter
Artist (1888-1976).
Born April 6th, 1888 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1976 at 87 years old in Minusio. [ref]
Mark Tobey
American painter (1890-1976).
Born December 11th, 1890 in Centerville. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1976 at 85 years old in Basel. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 521
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