In the year 1976
499 Notable deaths
Richard J. Daley
American politician and 47th mayor of chicago.
Born May 15th, 1902 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1976 at 74 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Luchino Visconti
Italian theatre, opera and cinema director (1906-1976).
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Milan. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1976 at 69 years old in Rome (stroke). [ref]
Paul Kossoff
English guitarist.
Born September 14th, 1950 in Hampstead. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1976 at 25 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Alvar Aalto
Finnish architect and designer (1898-1976).
Born February 3rd, 1898 in Kuortane. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1976 at 78 years old in Helsinki (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer.
Born September 3rd, 1934 in Gilmer. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1976 at 42 years old in Dallas (heart failure). [ref]
Wilder Penfield
Canadian neurosurgeon, college football player and coach.
Born January 26th, 1891 in Spokane.
Died April 5th, 1976 at 85 years old in Montréal-Nord (stomach cancer).
Ulrike Meinhof
German left-wing militant.
Born October 7th, 1934 in Oldenburg. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1976 at 41 years old in Stuttgart (hanging). [ref]
Trofim Lysenko
Soviet agronomist and biologist (1898-1976).
Born September 29th, 1898 in Karlivka.
Died November 20th, 1976 at 78 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Mal Evans
Telephone engineer, road manager, personal assistant, record producer.
Born May 27th, 1935 in Liverpool.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (ballistic trauma).
Károly Takács
Karoly (1910-1976).
Born January 21st, 1910 in Budapest.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 65 years old in Budapest.
Deaths 41 to 50 of 499
After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer