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In the year 1976
499 Notable deaths
Martin Wickramasinghe
Sri lankan writer (1890-1976).
Born May 29th, 1890 in Sri Lanka.
Died July 23rd, 1976 at 86 years old in Colombo.
Ernest Howard Shepard
British artist (1879-1976).
Born December 10th, 1879 in London. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1976 at 96 years old in Midhurst. [ref]
Edith Evans
British actress (1888-1976).
Born February 8th, 1888 in London.
Died October 14th, 1976 at 88 years old in Cranbrook.
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]
Mortimer Wheeler
British archaeologist.
Born September 10th, 1890 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1976 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
Lily Pons
American opera singer and actress (1898-1976).
Born April 12th, 1898 in Draguignan. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1976 at 77 years old in Dallas (pancreatic 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]
Toots Mondt
American professional wrestler and promoter (1894-1976).
Born January 18th, 1894 in Wayne County.
Died June 11th, 1976 at 82 years old in St. Louis.
Rudolf Bultmann
German theologian.
Born August 20th, 1884 in Wiefelstede.
Died July 30th, 1976 at 91 years old in Marburg.
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 499
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young