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In the year 1976
541 Notable deaths
Ray Teal
Actor (1902–1976).
Born January 12th, 1902 in Grand Rapids.
Died April 2nd, 1976 at 74 years old in Santa Monica.
Valery Sablin
Soviet naval captain (1939–1976).
Born January 1st, 1939 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 3rd, 1976 at 37 years old in Moscow.
Jan Nisar Akhtar
Urdu author (1914–1976).
Born February 14th, 1914 in Gwalior.
Died August 19th, 1976 at 62 years old in Mumbai.
Jimmy Reed
American blues musician and songwriter.
Born September 6th, 1925 in Dunleith. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1976 at 50 years old in Oakland (respiratory failure). [ref]
Juscelino Kubitschek
President of brazil from 1956 to 1961.
Born September 12th, 1902 in Diamantina.
Died August 22nd, 1976 at 73 years old in Resende (traffic collision).
Gilbert Ryle
British philosopher.
Born August 19th, 1900 in Brighton. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1976 at 76 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Ernest Howard Shepard
British artist (1879-1976).
Born December 10th, 1879 in London.
Died March 24th, 1976 at 96 years old in Lodsworth.
Percy Faith
Canadian bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of pop and christmas standards (1908-1976).
Born April 7th, 1908 in Toronto. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1976 at 67 years old in Encino (cancer). [ref]
Roger Livesey
British actor (1906-1976).
Born June 25th, 1906 in Barry. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1976 at 69 years old in Watford (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Godfrey Cambridge
American stand-up comedian (1933-1976).
Born February 26th, 1933 in New York City.
Died November 29th, 1976 at 43 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 541
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