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In the year 1976
521 Notable deaths
Jesse Fuller
American one-man band musician, songwriter.
Born March 12th, 1896 in Jonesboro. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1976 at 80 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter (1906–1976).
Born October 15th, 1906 in Houston.
Died October 3rd, 1976 at 69 years old in New York City (internal bleeding).
Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam
Member of parliament and ambassador of egypt (1893-1976).
Born March 8th, 1893 in Giza. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1976 at 83 years old in Cairo. [ref]
John Lounsbery
American animator.
Born March 9th, 1911 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1976 at 64 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Gopinath Kaviraj
Hindu philosopher.
Born September 7th, 1887 in Dhamrai Upazila. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1976 at 88 years old in Varanasi. [ref]
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 marshal of aviation.
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.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 521
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