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In the year 1976
499 Notable deaths
Juan José Torres
61th bolivian president (1920-1976).
Born March 5th, 1920 in Cochabamba.
Died June 2nd, 1976 at 56 years old in San Andrés de Giles.
Aleksandr Novikov
Soviet military commander, twice hero of the soviet union (1900-1976).
Born November 19th, 1900 in Blaznovskaya Volost'.
Died December 3rd, 1976 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Émile Benveniste
French linguist (1902-1976).
Born May 27th, 1902 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1976 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]
Eyvind Johnson
Swedish writer.
Born July 29th, 1900 in Boden. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1976 at 76 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Stith Thompson
American folklorist (1885-1976).
Born March 7th, 1885 in Bloomfield. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1976 at 90 years old in Columbus.
Nguyen Ngoc Tho
Vietnamese politician, first prime minister of south vietnam (1908-1976).
Born May 26th, 1908 in Long Xuyên.
Died June 12th, 1976 at 68 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
David Bruce
Actor.
Born January 6th, 1916 in Kankakee.
Died May 3rd, 1976 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Antonin Raymond
Czech architect.
Born May 10th, 1888 in Kladno. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1976 at 88 years old in Langhorne. [ref]
Donald Howard Menzel
American astronomer (1901-1976).
Born April 11th, 1901 in Florence.
Died December 14th, 1976 at 75 years old in Boston.
Paul Morand
French writer.
Born March 13th, 1888 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1976 at 88 years old in Paris. [ref]
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