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In the year 1976
521 Notable deaths
Benjamin Graham
American economist and investor (1894-1976).
Died September 21st, 1976 at 82 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
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).
Alexander Calder
American artist.
Born July 22nd, 1898 in Philadelphia, Lawnton. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1976 at 78 years old in New York City (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Kathryn Kuhlman
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Born May 9th, 1907 in Concordia.
Died February 20th, 1976 at 68 years old in Tulsa. [ref]
Johnny Mercer
American lyricist, songwriter, singer and record executive (1909–1976).
Born November 18th, 1909 in Savannah.
Died June 25th, 1976 at 66 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Phil Ochs
American protest singer and songwriter (1940-1976).
Born December 19th, 1940 in El Paso. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1976 at 35 years old in Far Rockaway (hanging).
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]
Tommy Bolin
American guitarist (1951-1976).
Born August 1st, 1951 in Sioux City. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1976 at 25 years old in Miami (drug overdose). [ref]
Alastair Sim
Scottish actor (1900–1976).
Born October 9th, 1900 in Edinburgh.
Died August 19th, 1976 at 75 years old in London (lung cancer).
Stanley Baker
Welsh actor and film producer (1928-1976).
Born February 28th, 1928 in Ferndale. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1976 at 48 years old in Málaga (pneumonia, lung cancer, cancer). [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner