Famous Deaths Happened In 1976
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Jan 03 Mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies in the year 1976.
Jan 04 On this day in history jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84
Jan 05 In the year 1976 georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84
Jan 08 On this day in history chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78
Jan 10 In the year 1976 chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65
Jan 11 In the year 1976 mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies
Jan 12 On this day in history agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85
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 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 Kevin Coughlin, actor (T R Ryan-Mama), killed in hit-&-run at 30 died on this day in history.
Jan 23 Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44 on this day in history.
Jan 26 On this day in history death of joão Branco Núncio, Portuguese Bullfighter (b. 1901)
Jan 28 Chris Kenner, rocker (I Like it Like That), dies in the year 1976.
Jan 29 In the year 1976 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 in the year 1976.
Feb 01 In the year 1976 edgar Pangborn, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy), dies at 66
Feb 02 Harry Elliott, England cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests 1927-34), dies on this day in history.
Feb 03 On this day in history neville Lindsay, cricketer (S Afr batsman in Test v Aust 1921), dies
Feb 04 On this day in history edward Benjamin Britten, composer, dies at 62
Feb 05 In the year 1976 roger Livesey, actor (Drum, Vice Versa, Col Blimp), dies at 69
Feb 06 On this day in history vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist (Charlie Brown TV specials), dies at 43
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 on this day in history.
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 On this day in history angela Baddeley, actress (Speckled Band), dies at 71
Feb 23 Fuzzy Knight, actor (Gun Town, Ragtime Cowboy Joe), dies at 74 in the year 1976.