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In the year 1976
521 Notable deaths
Basil Hopko
Slovak greek catholic bishop.
Born April 21st, 1904 in Hrabské. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1976 at 72 years old in Prešov.
Nico Rijnders
Dutch footballer (1947–1976).
Born July 30th, 1947 in Breda.
Died March 16th, 1976 at 28 years old in Bruges (myocardial infarction).
Gyula Németh
Hungarian linguist and turkologist (1890–1976).
Born November 13th, 1890 in Karcag.
Died December 14th, 1976 at 86 years old in Budapest.
Frank Arnau
Writer (1894-1976).
Born March 9th, 1894 in Vienna.
Died February 11th, 1976 at 81 years old in Munich. [ref]
Adriaan Roland Holst
Dutch writer.
Born May 23rd, 1888 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1976 at 88 years old in Bergen.
Revol Bunin
Russian composer.
Born April 6th, 1924 in Moscow.
Died July 3rd, 1976 at 52 years old in Moscow.
Ivo Tijardović
Croatian composer (1895-1976).
Born September 18th, 1895 in Split.
Died March 19th, 1976 at 80 years old in Zagreb.
Ernst Albrecht
German footballer (1907-1976).
Born November 12th, 1907 in Düsseldorf.
Died March 26th, 1976 at 68 years old in Düsseldorf.
Jan van Breda Kolff
Dutch footballer (1894-1976).
Born January 18th, 1894 in Medan.
Died February 6th, 1976 at 82 years old in Massachusetts.
Mikhail Yanshin
Soviet actor (1902-1976).
Born November 2nd, 1902 in Yukhnov.
Died July 17th, 1976 at 73 years old in Moscow.
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