Famous Deaths Happened In 1976
Wednesday, 23 April 2025
Jan 03 On this day in history mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies
Jan 04 Jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84 on this day in history.
Jan 05 In the year 1976 georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84
Jan 08 In the year 1976 chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78
Jan 10 Chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65 on this day in history.
Jan 11 Mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies in the year 1976.
Jan 12 In the year 1976 agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85
Jan 13 Margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53 in the year 1976.
Jan 14 In the year 1976 margaret Leighton, actress (Best Man, Go-Between), dies at 53
Jan 17 On this day in history ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident
Jan 18 Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes, Sparta), dies in crash [or 1/17] on this day in history.
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 On this day in history chris Kenner, rocker (I Like it Like That), dies
Jan 29 On this day in history michael Gwynn, actor (Dunkirk, Barabbas, Cleopatra), dies at 59
Jan 30 On this day in history jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, SF Blues Great, dies at 80
Jan 31 Ernesto Miranda, American litigant (b. 1941) died on this day in history.
Feb 01 Edgar Pangborn, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy), dies at 66 in the year 1976.
Feb 02 On this day in history harry Elliott, England cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests 1927-34), dies
Feb 03 Neville Lindsay, cricketer (S Afr batsman in Test v Aust 1921), dies in the year 1976.
Feb 04 On this day in history 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 In the year 1976 death of percy Faith, Canadian musician (b. 1908)
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 General Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup died on this day in history.
Feb 17 Jean Servais, Belgian actor (Every Man is My Enemy), dies at 65 on this day in history.
Feb 18 On this day in history anton Betzner, writer, dies at 81
Feb 20 In the year 1976 kathryn Kuhlman, religious leader/faith healer, dies
Feb 21 In the year 1976 florence Ballard, rocker (Supremes), dies at 32
Feb 22 Angela Baddeley, actress (Speckled Band), dies at 71 in the year 1976.
Feb 23 On this day in history fuzzy Knight, actor (Gun Town, Ragtime Cowboy Joe), dies at 74