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In the year 1976
541 Notable deaths
Mukesh
Indian singer (1923-1976).
Born July 22nd, 1923 in New Delhi.
Died August 27th, 1976 at 53 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction).
Rosalind Russell
American actress (1907–1976).
Born June 4th, 1907 in Waterbury. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1976 at 69 years old in Beverly Hills (breast cancer). [ref]
Yonatan Netanyahu
Israeli military officer.
Born March 13th, 1946 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1976 at 30 years old in Entebbe (ballistic trauma).
Fritz Lang
Austrian filmmaker (1890–1976).
Born December 5th, 1890 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1976 at 85 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Florence Ballard
American recording artist and vocalist.
Born June 30th, 1943 in Detroit.
Died February 22nd, 1976 at 32 years old in Detroit (coronary thrombosis).
Joachim Peiper
Ss officer and convicted nazi war criminal (1915–1976).
Born January 30th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died July 14th, 1976 at 61 years old in Traves.
Vince Guaraldi
American jazz pianist and composer (1928-1976).
Born July 17th, 1928 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1976 at 47 years old in Menlo Park (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Benjamin Britten
English composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976).
Born November 22nd, 1913 in Lowestoft.
Died December 4th, 1976 at 63 years old in Aldeburgh (heart failure). [ref]
Kazi Nazrul Islam
Bengali poet, writer, and musician (1899–1976).
Born May 24th, 1899 in Churulia. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1976 at 77 years old in West Bengal (Pick disease). [ref]
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