Famous Deaths Happened In 1976

Jan 03 Mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies in the year 1976.  

Jan 04 Jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1976.  

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

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 in the year 1976.  

Jan 14 In the year 1976 margaret Leighton, actress (Best Man, Go-Between), dies at 53  

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

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 in the year 1976.  

Jan 23 On this day in history aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 30 In the year 1976 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 02 In the year 1976 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 Edward Benjamin Britten, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

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 Alice Allen, actress (Call of the Hills), dies in the year 1976.  

Feb 12 On this day in history james Clifton Williams, composer (Sinfonians), dies at 52  

Feb 13 General Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup died in the year 1976.  

Feb 17 In the year 1976 jean Servais, Belgian actor (Every Man is My Enemy), dies at 65  

Feb 18 Anton Betzner, writer, dies at 81 in the year 1976.  

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

Feb 21 Florence Ballard, rocker (Supremes), dies at 32 in the year 1976.  

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

Feb 23 In the year 1976 fuzzy Knight, actor (Gun Town, Ragtime Cowboy Joe), dies at 74  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper  

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

Jan 18 In the year 1976 birth of vincent Polvliet, soccer player (FC Utrecht)  

Jan 18 In the year 1976 birth of damien Leith, Australian Idol 2006  

Feb 29 Bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 29 On this day in history birth of ja Rule, American rapper and actor  

Feb 29 Emma Barton, English actress was born in the year 1976.  

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