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In the year 1976
541 Notable deaths
Josef Albers
German-american designer, painter, educator and typographer (1888-1976).
Born March 19th, 1888 in Bottrop. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1976 at 88 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Zhu De
Marshal of the people's republic of china (1886－1976).
Born December 1st, 1886 in Zhu De's Former Residence.
Died July 6th, 1976 at 89 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Barbara Nichols
American actress (1928-1976).
Born December 10th, 1928 in Mineola.
Died October 5th, 1976 at 47 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Mitsuo Fuchida
Japanese naval officer (1902-1976).
Born December 3rd, 1902 in Katsuragi.
Died May 30th, 1976 at 73 years old in Kashiwara (diabetes).
William Redfield
American actor (1927-1976).
Born January 26th, 1927 in New York City.
Died August 17th, 1976 at 49 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Oscar Bonavena
Argentine boxer.
Born September 25th, 1942 in Buenos Aires.
Died May 22nd, 1976 at 33 years old in Reno.
Hector Pieterson
South african activist.
Born August 19th, 1963 in Soweto.
Died June 16th, 1976 at 12 years old in Soweto (ballistic trauma).
João Goulart
24th president of brazil (1918-1976).
Born March 1st, 1918 in São Borja.
Died December 6th, 1976 at 58 years old in Mercedes Corrientes (cardiovascular disease).
Samuel Eliot Morison
United states admiral and historian (1887-1976).
Born July 9th, 1887 in Boston. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1976 at 88 years old in Boston (stroke). [ref]
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
Regent of the kingdom of yugoslavia (1893-1976).
Born April 27th, 1893 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1976 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 541
A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu