In the year 1976
541 Notable deaths
Abdul Razak Hussein
Former 2nd prime minister of malaysia (1922-1976).
Born March 11th, 1922 in Kampung Pulau Keladi.
Died January 14th, 1976 at 53 years old in London (leukemia).
Wilder Penfield
Canadian neurosurgeon, college football player and coach (1891–1976).
Born January 26th, 1891 in Spokane.
Died April 5th, 1976 at 85 years old in Montréal-Nord (stomach cancer).
John Roselli
American mobster.
Born July 4th, 1905 in Esperia.
Died August 9th, 1976 at 71 years old in Florida.
Busby Berkeley
American film director and musical choreographer (1895-1976).
Born November 29th, 1895 in Los Angeles.
Died March 14th, 1976 at 80 years old in Palm Springs.
Ritwik Ghatak
Indian bengali filmmaker and script writer (1925–1976).
Born November 4th, 1925 in Dhaka.
Died February 6th, 1976 at 50 years old in Kolkata (tuberculosis).
Margaret Leighton
Actress from england (1922-1976).
Born February 26th, 1922 in Barnt Green. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1976 at 53 years old in Chichester (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Jean Gabin
French actor, recording artist (1904-1976).
Born May 17th, 1904 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1976 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction, leukemia). [ref]
Adolph Zukor
Hungarian-american film producer (1873–1976).
Born January 7th, 1873 in Ricse.
Died June 10th, 1976 at 103 years old in Los Angeles.
André Malraux
French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976).
Born November 3rd, 1901 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 23rd, 1976 at 75 years old in Créteil (cancer).
Károly Takács
(1910–1976).
Born January 21st, 1910 in Budapest.
Died January 5th, 1976 at 65 years old in Budapest.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 541
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker