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In the year 1976
521 Notable deaths
Lawrence Shields
Athletics competitor.
Born March 5th, 1895 in West Chester.
Died February 19th, 1976 at 80 years old in Rochester.
Stanley Gerald Thompson
American chemist.
Born March 9th, 1912 in Los Angeles.
Died July 16th, 1976 at 64 years old
Tibor Csík
Hungarian boxer.
Born September 2nd, 1927 in Jászberény.
Died June 22nd, 1976 at 48 years old in Sydney.
Friedrich Donenfeld
Association footballer (1912-1976).
Born January 17th, 1912 in Vienna.
Died March 20th, 1976 at 64 years old in Utrecht.
Piero Scotti
Racecar driver (1909-1976).
Born November 11th, 1909 in Florence.
Died February 14th, 1976 at 66 years old in Samedan.
Thure Andersson
Swedish wrestler.
Born April 27th, 1907 in Ölme. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1976 at 68 years old in Karlstad. [ref]
Horacio Muñoz
Chilean footballer (1896-1976).
Born August 3rd, 1905.
Died October 23rd, 1976 at 71 years old
Jan Wasiewicz
Polish footballer (1911-1976).
Born January 6th, 1911 in Lviv.
Died November 9th, 1976 at 65 years old in Buenos Aires.
Joseph-Marie Martin
Roman catholic cardinal.
Born August 9th, 1891 in Orléans.
Died January 21st, 1976 at 84 years old in Rouen.
Clarice Benini
Italian chess player (1905-1976).
Born January 8th, 1905 in Florence.
Died September 6th, 1976 at 71 years old in Rufina.
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