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In the year 1976
499 Notable deaths
Gina Bachauer
Greek pianist.
Born May 21st, 1913 in Athens. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1976 at 63 years old in Athens. [ref]
Ivo Van Damme
Belgian athlete.
Born February 21st, 1954 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died December 29th, 1976 at 22 years old in Orange (traffic collision).
Bertha Lutz
Brazilian scientist (1894-1976).
Born August 2nd, 1894 in São Paulo.
Died September 16th, 1976 at 82 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Abaz Kupi
Albanian military officer, anti-communist politician and founder of the legaility movement (1892-1976).
Born August 6th, 1892 in Krujë.
Died January 17th, 1976 at 83 years old in New York City.
Clint Benedict
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born September 26th, 1892 in Ottawa.
Died November 12th, 1976 at 84 years old in Ottawa.
Richard Hughes
British writer (1900–1976).
Born April 19th, 1900 in Weybridge. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1976 at 76 years old in Talsarnau. [ref]
Deryck Cooke
British musicologist and broadcaster.
Born September 14th, 1919 in Leicester. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1976 at 57 years old in London Borough of Croydon.
Maria Klenova
Marine geologist.
Born August 12th, 1898 in Irkutsk.
Died August 6th, 1976 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Lucile Browne
American actress (1907-1976).
Born March 18th, 1907 in Memphis.
Died May 10th, 1976 at 69 years old in Lexington.
Alexander Brailowsky
Ukrainian-born french pianist (1896-1976).
Born February 16th, 1896 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1976 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 499
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