Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1976

Jun 15 Jimmy dykes: Baseball player and manager (b. 1896)  

Jun 16 Francis e meloy jr: Us ambassador to lebanon, kidnapped & killed  

Jun 20 Lou klein: American baseball player (b. 1918)  

Jun 21 Margaret herrick: Academy of motion picture arts and sciences director (b. 1902)  

Jun 25 Johnny mercer: Us songwriter (that old black magic),  

Jun 28 Stanley baker: Actor (accident, guns of navarone),  

Jun 29 Leonora summers: Entertainer,  

Jun 30 Firpo marberry: Baseball player (b. 1898)  

Jul 01 Anneliese michel: German woman said to be possessed by demons (b. 1952)  

Jul 02 Frances howard: Actress (swan, shock punch),  

Jul 03 Hans bentz van den berg: Dutch actor (last train),  

Jul 04 Antoni sÅ‚onimski: Polish poet (b. 1895)  

Jul 06 Fritz lenz: German geneticist (b. 1887)  

Jul 07 Gustav heinemann: German president,  

Jul 12 Ted mack: Tv host (original amateur hour),  

Jul 13 Max butting: Composer,  

Jul 15 Paul william gallico: Writer,  

Jul 16 Carmelo soria: Spanish diplomat assassinated in 1976 by the chilean dina  

Jul 19 Gene roth: Actor (rosie, tormented, nightfall),  

Jul 20 Tom lowry: Cricketer (early new zealand test captain),  

Jul 21 Christopher ewart-biggs: British ambassador to ireland, assassinated  

Jul 23 Wilhelmina von bremen: 4x100 relay sprinter (oly-gold-32),  

Jul 27 Ray brennan: Becomes 1st to, die of "legionnaire's disease"  

Jul 28 Jacob soetendorp: Rabbi,  

Jul 29 Mickey cohen: American gangster (b. 1913)  

Aug 02 Fritz lang: Director (cloak & dagger, metropolis),  

Aug 04 Enrique angelelli: Argentine bishop  

Aug 05 Adrian roland holst: Poet (past the roads),  

Aug 06 Gregor piatigorsky: Russian cellist,  

Aug 07 Cecil weston: Actor (dude ranch, huckleberry finn),  

Aug 08 John roselli: Hired by cia to kill castro, found murdered  

Aug 09 Jose lezama lima: Cuban poet/novelist,  

Aug 10 Bert oldfield: Cricketer (54 tests, 52 stumpings),  

Aug 12 Thomas edward driberg: 1st baron bradwell, journalist,  

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Jan 02 Hrysopiyi devetzi: Greek triple jumper  

Jan 18 Laurence courtois: Kortrijk belg, tennis star (1995 finalist jakarta)  

Jan 18 Vincent polvliet: Soccer player (fc utrecht)  

Jan 18 Damien leith: Australian idol 2006  

Feb 29 Bryan gillooly: Auburn ny, diver (olympics-96)  

Feb 29 Ja rule: American rapper and actor  

Feb 29 Emma barton: English actress  

Feb 29 Terrence long: American baseball player