In the year 1976
541 Notable deaths
Kathryn Kuhlman
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Born May 9th, 1907 in Concordia.
Died February 20th, 1976 at 68 years old in Tulsa. [ref]
Benjamin Graham
American economist and investor (1894-1976).
Died September 21st, 1976 at 82 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
L. S. Lowry
British visual artist (1887–1976).
Born November 1st, 1887 in Stretford, Old Trafford.
Died February 23rd, 1976 at 88 years old in Glossop.
Phil Ochs
American protest singer and songwriter (1940-1976).
Born December 19th, 1940 in El Paso.
Died April 9th, 1976 at 35 years old in Far Rockaway (hanging to death).
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).
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]
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]
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]
Alastair Sim
Scottish actor (1900–1976).
Born October 9th, 1900 in Edinburgh.
Died August 19th, 1976 at 75 years old in London (lung cancer).
James Wong Howe
Chinese-american film director and cinematographer (1899-1976).
Born August 28th, 1899 in Taishan.
Died July 12th, 1976 at 76 years old in Hollywood.
Deaths 31 to 40 of 541
It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young