In the year 1976
547 Notable deaths
Edith Evans
British actress (1888–1976).
Born February 8th, 1888 in London.
Died October 14th, 1976 at 88 years old in Cranbrook.
Michael Polanyi
Hungarian-british polymath (1891–1976).
Born March 11th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died February 22nd, 1976 at 84 years old in Northampton.
Murtala Muhammed
Nigerian politician and general (1938–1976).
Born November 8th, 1938 in Kano.
Died February 13th, 1976 at 37 years old in Lagos.
Paul Bragg
Nutritionist and author (1895-1976).
Born February 6th, 1895 in Batesville. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1976 at 81 years old in Miami Beach (myocardial infarction).
Martin Wickramasinghe
Sri lankan writer (1890-1976).
Born May 29th, 1890 in Sri Lanka.
Died July 23rd, 1976 at 86 years old in Colombo.
Silvana Armenulić
Bosnia and herzegovina singer.
Died October 10th, 1976 at 37 years old in Kolari (traffic collision).
Mortimer Wheeler
British archaeologist (1890-1976).
Born September 10th, 1890 in Glasgow.
Died July 22nd, 1976 at 85 years old in Leatherhead.
Eileen Gray
Irish architect and designer (1878-1976).
Born August 9th, 1878 in Enniscorthy. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1976 at 98 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Rupert Davies
British actor (1916-1976).
Born May 22nd, 1916 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1976 at 60 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Arne Vidar Røed
Norwegian sailor and trucker, the earliest confirmed case of hiv/aids in europe (1946-1976).
Born July 23rd, 1946 in Norway.
Died April 24th, 1976 at 29 years old in Horten (death from AIDS-related complications).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 547
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid