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In the year 1976
521 Notable deaths
Nora Ricci
Italian actress (1924-1976).
Born July 19th, 1924 in Viareggio.
Died April 16th, 1976 at 51 years old in Rome.
Hans von Obstfelder
German general.
Born September 6th, 1886 in Steinbach-Hallenberg.
Died December 20th, 1976 at 90 years old in Wiesbaden.
Ivan Ignatyevich Yakubovsky
Soviet military commander, marshal of the soviet union (1912-1976).
Born January 7th, 1912 in Zajcava.
Died November 30th, 1976 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Radaslaŭ Astroŭski
Belarusian politician.
Born October 25th, 1887 in Zapollie.
Died October 17th, 1976 at 88 years old in Benton Harbor.
Hermann Jónasson
Politician (1896-1976).
Born December 25th, 1896 in Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður.
Died January 22nd, 1976 at 79 years old in Reykjavík.
Albert Dieudonné
French actor, screenwriter, film director and novelist.
Born November 26th, 1889 in Paris.
Died March 19th, 1976 at 86 years old in Paris.
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.
Deaths 251 to 260 of 521
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