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In the year 1976
499 Notable deaths
Alan Baxter
American actor.
Born November 19th, 1908 in East Cleveland.
Died May 8th, 1976 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Troy H. Middleton
United states army general (1889-1976).
Born October 12th, 1889 in Mississippi.
Died October 9th, 1976 at 86 years old in Baton Rouge.
Bobby Hackett
American jazz musician.
Born January 13th, 1915 in Providence. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1976 at 61 years old in Massachusetts (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paul Pimsleur
American linguist (1927-1976).
Born October 17th, 1927 in New York City.
Died June 22nd, 1976 at 48 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
John C. Slater
American physicist.
Born December 22nd, 1900 in Oak Park.
Died July 25th, 1976 at 75 years old in Florida.
Marcel Broodthaers
Belgian visual artist (1924-1976).
Born January 28th, 1924 in Saint-Gilles - Sint-Gillis. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1976 at 52 years old in Cologne (liver disease). [ref]
Leopold Ružička
Croatian scientist (1887-1976).
Born September 13th, 1887 in Vukovar. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1976 at 89 years old in Mammern. [ref]
Lucie Mannheim
German actress and singer.
Born April 30th, 1899 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1976 at 77 years old in Braunlage. [ref]
Josef Sudek
Czech photographer (1896-1976).
Born March 17th, 1896 in Kolín. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1976 at 80 years old in Prague. [ref]
Adolph Rickenbacker
American luthier (1887-1976).
Born April 1st, 1887 in Basel.
Died March 21st, 1976 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene