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In the year 1976
548 Notable deaths
Karl Weissenberg
Austrian mathematician and physicist.
Born June 11th, 1893 in Vienna.
Died April 6th, 1976 at 82 years old in The Hague.
Erich-Heinrich Clößner
German general and knight's cross recipient (1888–1976).
Born September 17th, 1888 in Giessen.
Died March 28th, 1976 at 87 years old in Constance.
Enrico Mainardi
Italian musician.
Born May 19th, 1897 in Milan. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1976 at 78 years old in Munich. [ref]
Jan van Breda Kolff
Dutch footballer (1894-1976).
Born January 18th, 1894 in Medan.
Died February 6th, 1976 at 82 years old in Massachusetts.
Karl Witzell
German general admiral (1884–1976).
Born October 18th, 1884 in Dinslaken.
Died May 31st, 1976 at 91 years old in Berlin.
Anna Hübler
German pair skater (1885-1976).
Born January 2nd, 1885 in Munich.
Died July 5th, 1976 at 91 years old in Munich.
Armas Taipale
Athletics competitor (1890-1976).
Born July 27th, 1890 in Helsinki.
Died November 8th, 1976 at 86 years old in Turku.
Ivo Tijardović
Croatian composer (1895-1976).
Born September 18th, 1895 in Split.
Died March 19th, 1976 at 80 years old in Zagreb.
Alfréd Radok
Czech stage director (1914-1976).
Born December 17th, 1914 in Koloděje nad Lužnicí. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1976 at 61 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Adriaan Roland Holst
Dutch writer.
Born May 23rd, 1888 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1976 at 88 years old in Bergen.
Deaths 411 to 420 of 548
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius