Famous Deaths Happened In 1976

Jan 03 Mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84 in the year 1976.  

Jan 05 On this day in history georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84  

Jan 08 Chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78 on this day in history.  

Jan 10 Chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65 in the year 1976.  

Jan 11 Mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 12 Agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jan 13 Margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 On this day in history margaret Leighton, actress (Best Man, Go-Between), dies at 53  

Jan 17 In the year 1976 ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident  

Jan 18 In the year 1976 ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes, Sparta), dies in crash [or 1/17]  

Jan 19 On this day in history death of kevin Coughlin, actor (T R Ryan-Mama), killed in hit-&-run at 30  

Jan 23 Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44 in the year 1976.  

Jan 26 João Branco Núncio, Portuguese Bullfighter (b. 1901) died in the year 1976.  

Jan 28 Chris Kenner, rocker (I Like it Like That), dies in the year 1976.  

Jan 29 Michael Gwynn, actor (Dunkirk, Barabbas, Cleopatra), dies at 59 in the year 1976.  

Jan 30 Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, SF Blues Great, dies at 80 in the year 1976.  

Jan 31 In the year 1976 death of ernesto Miranda, American litigant (b. 1941)  

Feb 01 On this day in history edgar Pangborn, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy), dies at 66  

Feb 02 On this day in history harry Elliott, England cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests 1927-34), dies  

Feb 03 On this day in history neville Lindsay, cricketer (S Afr batsman in Test v Aust 1921), dies  

Feb 04 In the year 1976 edward Benjamin Britten, composer, dies at 62  

Feb 05 Roger Livesey, actor (Drum, Vice Versa, Col Blimp), dies at 69 in the year 1976.  

Feb 06 Vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist (Charlie Brown TV specials), dies at 43 in the year 1976.  

Feb 09 Percy Faith, Canadian musician (b. 1908) died in the year 1976.  

Feb 11 On this day in history alice Allen, actress (Call of the Hills), dies  

Feb 12 James Clifton Williams, composer (Sinfonians), dies at 52 in the year 1976.  

Feb 13 In the year 1976 death of general Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup  

Feb 17 Jean Servais, Belgian actor (Every Man is My Enemy), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Feb 18 In the year 1976 anton Betzner, writer, dies at 81  

Feb 20 Kathryn Kuhlman, religious leader/faith healer, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 21 On this day in history florence Ballard, rocker (Supremes), dies at 32  

Feb 22 Angela Baddeley, actress (Speckled Band), dies at 71 in the year 1976.  

Feb 23 Fuzzy Knight, actor (Gun Town, Ragtime Cowboy Joe), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18 Laurence Courtois, Kortrijk Belg, tennis star (1995 finalist Jakarta) was born in the year 1976.  

Jan 18 Vincent Polvliet, soccer player (FC Utrecht) was born in the year 1976.  

Jan 18 Damien Leith, Australian Idol 2006 was born in the year 1976.  

Feb 29 On this day in history birth of bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96)  

Feb 29 Ja Rule, American rapper and actor was born in the year 1976.  

Feb 29 On this day in history birth of emma Barton, English actress  

Feb 29 Terrence Long, American baseball player was born on this day in history.