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In the year 1976
521 Notable deaths
Henrik Dam
Danish biochemist and physiologist (1895-1976).
Born February 21st, 1895 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1976 at 81 years old in Copenhagen.
Angelo Iachino
Naval officer.
Born April 4th, 1889 in Sanremo.
Died December 3rd, 1976 at 87 years old in Rome.
William Hawi
Lebanese politician.
Born September 5th, 1908 in New York City.
Died July 13th, 1976 at 67 years old in Beirut (killed in action).
Géza Anda
Swiss pianist and conductor of hungarian birth (1921-1976).
Born November 19th, 1921 in Budapest. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1976 at 54 years old in Zurich (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Pál Turán
Hungarian mathematician.
Born August 18th, 1910 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1976 at 66 years old in Budapest (leukemia).
Jan Zwartendijk
Dutch righteous among the nations.
Born July 29th, 1896 in Rotterdam.
Died September 14th, 1976 at 80 years old in Eindhoven.
Murvyn Vye
American actor (1913-1976).
Born July 15th, 1913 in Quincy.
Died August 17th, 1976 at 63 years old in Pompano Beach.
Gerhard Engel
German general and knight's cross recipients (1906-1976).
Born April 13th, 1906 in Guben.
Died December 9th, 1976 at 70 years old in Munich.
Fritz Rasp
German actor.
Born May 13th, 1891 in Bayreuth. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1976 at 85 years old in Gräfelfing. [ref]
George Ostrogorsky
Russian byzantinist (1902-1976).
Born January 19th, 1902 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1976 at 74 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Deaths 231 to 240 of 521
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