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In the year 1976
548 Notable deaths
Tommaso Maestrelli
Italian footballer and manager (1922–1976).
Born October 10th, 1922 in Pisa.
Died December 2nd, 1976 at 54 years old in Rome.
Giacomo Lercaro
Italian cardinal (1891-1976).
Born October 28th, 1891 in Italy.
Died October 18th, 1976 at 84 years old in Bologna (heart failure).
Christos Papakyriakopoulos
Greek mathematician.
Born June 29th, 1914 in Athens.
Died June 29th, 1976 at 62 years old in Princeton (stomach cancer).
Nils Middelboe
Danish footballer (1887-1976).
Born October 5th, 1887 in Brunnby kyrkby.
Died September 21st, 1976 at 88 years old in Frederiksberg.
Öyvind Fahlström
Swedish multimedia artist (1928-1976).
Born December 28th, 1928 in São Paulo.
Died November 9th, 1976 at 47 years old in Stockholm.
Rina Morelli
Italian actress (1908–1976).
Born December 6th, 1908 in Naples.
Died July 17th, 1976 at 67 years old in Rome.
Pyotr Koshevoy
Soviet military commander (1905-1976).
Born January 3rd, 1905 in Oleksandriia.
Died August 30th, 1976 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Roger Rivière
French racing cyclist (1936–1976).
Born February 23rd, 1936 in Saint-Étienne.
Died April 1st, 1976 at 40 years old in Saint-Galmier (laryngeal cancer).
Richard Archbold
American zoologist.
Born April 9th, 1907 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1976 at 69 years old in Venus (cancer). [ref]
Afro Basaldella
Italian painter (1912-1976).
Born March 4th, 1912 in Udine. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1976 at 64 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 548
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius