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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Alvar Aalto
Architect
3-Feb-1898 11-May-1976 Finnish modernist architect, furniture designer
Josef Albers
Artist
19-Mar-1888 25-Mar-1976 Homage to the Square
Warner Anderson
Actor
10-Mar-1911 26-Aug-1976 Matthew Swain on Peyton Place
Richard Arlen
Actor
1-Sep-1898 28-Mar-1976 Island of Lost Souls
Angela Baddeley
Actor
4-Jul-1904 22-Feb-1976 Upstairs, Downstairs
Stanley Baker
Actor
8-Feb-1927 28-Jun-1976 Knights of the Round Table
Florence Ballard
Singer
30-Jun-1943 22-Feb-1976 The Supremes
Jürgen Bartsch
Criminal
6-Nov-1946 28-Apr-1976 Teenaged homosexual serial killer
Alan Baxter
Actor
19-Nov-1908 7-May-1976 Saboteur
Busby Berkeley
Film Director
29-Nov-1895 14-Mar-1976 Strike Up the Band
Ellis O. Briggs
Diplomat
1-Dec-1899 Jun-1976 US Ambassador to South Korea, 1952-55
Benjamin Britten
Composer
22-Nov-1913 4-Dec-1976 Billy Budd
Gordon Browning
Politician
22-Nov-1889 23-May-1976 Twice Governor of Tennessee
Vera C. Bushfield
Politician
9-Aug-1889 16-Apr-1976 US Senator from South Dakota, 1948
Katharine Byron
Politician
25-Oct-1903 28-Dec-1976 Congresswoman from Maryland, 1941-43
Alexander Calder
Sculptor
22-Jul-1898 11-Nov-1976 Creator of the mobile as art form
Godfrey Cambridge
Actor
26-Feb-1933 29-Nov-1976 Cotton Comes to Harlem
Max Carey
Baseball
11-Jan-1890 30-May-1976 MLB Hall of Famer
Walter S. Carpenter, Jr.
Business
8-Jan-1888 1976 President of DuPont, 1940-48
Jack Cassidy
Actor
5-Mar-1927 12-Dec-1976 The Eiger Sanction
René Cassin
Government
5-Oct-1887 20-Feb-1976 Legal scholar, Nobel Prize recipient
Agatha Christie
Novelist
15-Sep-1890 12-Jan-1976 Mystery novelist
David L. Clarke
Archaeologist
3-Nov-1937 27-Jun-1976 Analytical Archaeology
Lee J. Cobb
Actor
8-Dec-1911 11-Feb-1976 The Left Hand of God
Earle Combs
Baseball
14-May-1899 21-Jul-1976 The Kentucky Colonel, MLB Hall of Famer
Crash Corrigan
Actor
14-Feb-1902 10-Aug-1976 Undersea Kingdom
Richard J. Daley
Politician
15-May-1902 20-Dec-1976 Mayor of Chicago, 1955-76
Henrik Dam
Scientist
21-Feb-1895 Apr-1976 Discovered Vitamin K
Frankie Darro
Actor
22-Dec-1917 25-Dec-1976 The Phantom Empire
Rupert Davies
Actor
22-May-1916 22-Nov-1976 Inspector Maigret
Patrick Dennis
Novelist
18-May-1921 6-Nov-1976 Auntie Mame
Paul H. Douglas
Politician
26-Mar-1892 24-Sep-1976 US Senator from Illinois, 1949-67
Alexander Eckstein
Economist
9-Dec-1915 4-Dec-1976 Sinologist, China's Economic Revolution
Zhou Enlai
Head of State
5-Mar-1898 8-Jan-1976 Mao's right-hand man
Max Ernst
Painter
2-Apr-1891 1-Apr-1976 The Virgin Spanking the Christ Child
Edith Evans
Actor
8-Feb-1888 14-Oct-1976 The Whisperers
Red Faber
Baseball
6-Sep-1888 25-Sep-1976 Chicago White Sox spitballer, Hall-of-Famer
Percy Faith
Musician
7-Apr-1908 9-Feb-1976 Easy listening arranger and composer
James A. Farley
Government
30-May-1888 9-Jun-1976 US Postmaster General, 1933-40
Marion B. Folsom
Business
23-Nov-1893 27-Sep-1976 HEW Secretary, 1955-58
Paul Ford
Actor
2-Nov-1901 12-Apr-1976 The Phil Silvers Show
Norman Foster
Film Director
13-Dec-1900 7-Jul-1976 Journey Into Fear
Joe Fulks
Basketball
26-Oct-1921 21-Mar-1976 Scored 63 points in a 1949 NBA game
Jean Gabin
Actor
17-May-1904 15-Nov-1976 The Lower Depths
Carlo Gambino
Criminal
24-Aug-1902 15-Oct-1976 Don of the Gambino Crime family
J. Paul Getty, Sr.
Business
15-Dec-1892 6-Jun-1976 Founder of Getty Oil Company
Vic Ghezzi
Golf
19-Oct-1910 30-May-1976 Winner, 1941 PGA Championship
Arnold Gingrich
Journalist
5-Dec-1903 9-Jul-1976 Founder of Esquire magazine
Michael Goodliffe
Actor
1-Oct-1914 20-Mar-1976 A Night to Remember
Kermit Gordon
Economist
1916 1976 Council of Economic Advisers, 1961-62
Bobby Hackett
Jazz Musician
31-Jan-1915 7-Jun-1976 Played with Glenn Miller, Jackie Gleason
Billy Halop
Actor
11-Feb-1920 9-Nov-1976 Dead End Kid
Martin Heidegger
Philosopher
26-Sep-1889 26-May-1976 Being and Time
Gustav Heinemann
Head of State
23-Jul-1899 7-Jul-1976 President of Germany, 1969-74
Werner Heisenberg
Physicist
5-Dec-1901 1-Feb-1976 Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Walter Hieber
Chemist
18-Dec-1895 29-Nov-1976 Metal carbonyl chemistry
Robert D. Holmes
Politician
11-May-1909 6-Jun-1976 Governor of Oregon, 1957-59
Howard Hughes
Business
24-Sep-1905 5-Apr-1976 Insane billionaire
Richard Hughes
Author
19-Apr-1900 28-Aug-1976 A High Wind in Jamaica
Frieda Inescort
Actor
29-Jun-1901 26-Feb-1976 A Place in the Sun
Sid James
Actor
8-May-1913 26-Apr-1976 Carry on...
Eyvind Johnson
Author
29-Jul-1900 25-Aug-1976 Rain at Dawn
Anissa Jones
Actor
11-Mar-1958 28-Aug-1976 Buffy on Family Affair
Otto Kerner
Politician
15-Aug-1908 9-May-1976 Governor of Illinois, 1961-68
Freddie King
Guitarist
3-Sep-1934 28-Dec-1976 Blues guitarist, The Texas Cannonball
Fuzzy Knight
Actor
9-May-1901 23-Feb-1976 American character actor
Walter J. Kohler, Jr.
Politician
4-Apr-1904 21-Mar-1976 Governor of Wisconsin, 1951-57
Jim Konstanty
Baseball
2-Mar-1917 11-Jun-1976 National League 1950 MVP
Paul Kossoff
Guitarist
14-Sep-1950 19-Mar-1976 Free
Juscelino Kubitschek
Head of State
12-Sep-1902 22-Aug-1976 President of Brazil, founder of Brasilia
Kathryn Kuhlman
Religion
9-May-1907 20-Feb-1976 Faith healer, I Believe In Miracles
Fritz Lang
Film Director
5-Dec-1890 2-Aug-1976 Metropolis
Munro Leaf
Author
4-Dec-1905 21-Dec-1976 The Story of Ferdinand
Charles Lederer
Screenwriter
31-Dec-1911 5-Mar-1976 His Girl Friday
Lotte Lehmann
Singer
27-Feb-1888 26-Aug-1976 German-American operatic soprano
Margaret Leighton
Actor
26-Feb-1922 13-Jan-1976 The Go-Between
Charles P. Light, Jr.
Attorney
1902 1976 Prominent Washington attorney, law professor
Jerry Litton
Politician
12-May-1937 3-Aug-1976 Congressman from Missouri, 1973-76
Roger Livesey
Actor
25-Jun-1906 4-Feb-1976 The League of Gentlemen
Trofim Lysenko
Scientist
29-Sep-1898 20-Nov-1976 Dazzled Stalin with false genetic theory
Torbert H. Macdonald
Politician
6-Jun-1917 21-May-1976 Congressman from Massachusetts, 1955-76
Colin MacInnes
Novelist
20-Aug-1914 22-Apr-1976 Absolute Beginners
Ted Mack
TV Personality
12-Feb-1904 12-Jul-1976 Original Amateur Hour
André Malraux
Novelist
3-Nov-1901 23-Nov-1976 La Condition Humaine
Mao
Head of State
26-Dec-1893 9-Sep-1976 Great Leap Forward!
Jean Martinon
Conductor
10-Jan-1910 1-Mar-1976 Music Director, Chicago Symphony, 1963-68
James McAuley
Poet
12-Oct-1917 15-Oct-1976 Australian poet, Ern Malley hoaxer
Mary Margaret McBride
Radio Personality
16-Nov-1899 7-Apr-1976 Daytime radio talk show host
Robert McClintock
Diplomat
30-Aug-1909 1976 US Ambassador to Venezuela, 1970-75
Ruth McDevitt
Actor
13-Sep-1895 27-May-1976 Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Ben McKelway
Journalist
2-Oct-1895 1976 Editor, The Washington Star
Francis E. Meloy, Jr.
Diplomat
28-Mar-1917 16-Jun-1976 US Ambassador to Lebanon, assassinated
Johnny Mercer
Songwriter
18-Nov-1909 25-Jun-1976 Accentuate the Positive
Livingston T. Merchant
Diplomat
23-Nov-1903 15-May-1976 Twice US Ambassador to Canada
Jo Mielziner
Designer
19-Mar-1901 15-Mar-1976 Broadway stage designer
Sal Mineo
Actor
10-Jan-1939 12-Feb-1976 Dies in Rebel Without A Cause
Rudolph Minkowski
Astronomer
28-May-1895 4-Jan-1976 Galaxies in collision
Ernesto Miranda
Criminal
9-Mar-1941 31-Jan-1976 Miranda v. Arizona
Jacques Monod
Scientist
9-Feb-1910 31-May-1976 Operon theory of genetic control
Bernard Montgomery
Military
17-Nov-1887 24-Mar-1976 Won Battle of El Alamein during WWII
Samuel Eliot Morison
Historian
9-Jul-1887 15-May-1976 Rear Admiral and naval historian
Frederick H. Mueller
Government
22-Nov-1893 31-Aug-1976 US Commerce Secretary, 1959-61
Mary Nash
Actor
15-Aug-1884 3-Dec-1976 The Philadelphia Story
Ernie Nevers
Football
11-Jun-1902 3-May-1976 NFL Hall of Famer
Barbara Nichols
Actor
30-Dec-1929 5-Oct-1976 Sweet Smell of Success
Phil Ochs
Singer/Songwriter
19-Dec-1940 9-Apr-1976 50 Phil Ochs fans can't be wrong
Lars Onsager
Chemist
27-Nov-1903 5-Oct-1976 Fourth Law of Thermodynamics
Wright Patman
Politician
6-Aug-1893 7-Mar-1976 Congressman from Texas, 1929-76
Gregor Piatigorsky
Cellist
17-Apr-1903 6-Aug-1976 Russian-American cello virtuoso
Walter Piston
Composer
20-Jan-1894 12-Nov-1976 Symphony No. 3
Lily Pons
Singer
12-Apr-1898 13-Feb-1976 French-American coloratura soprano
Irving Price
Business
21-Sep-1884 23-Nov-1976 Co-Founder of Fisher-Price Toys
Maudie Prickett
Actor
25-Oct-1914 14-Apr-1976 Rosie on Hazel
Raymond Queneau
Novelist
21-Feb-1903 25-Oct-1976 Zazie dans le métro
Monroe Rathbone
Business
1-Mar-1900 2-Aug-1976 Formed Exxon
Man Ray
Photographer
27-Aug-1890 18-Nov-1976 Dadaist photographer
Carol Reed
Film Director
30-Dec-1906 25-Apr-1976 Oliver!
Jimmy Reed
Singer
6-Sep-1925 29-Aug-1976 Blues singer/guitarist, Big Boss Man
Paul Robeson
Singer
9-Apr-1898 23-Jan-1976 20th Century renaissance man
Rosalind Russell
Actor
4-Jun-1907 28-Nov-1976 Auntie Mame
Leopold Ruzicka
Chemist
13-Sep-1887 26-Sep-1976 Terpenes and hormones
Walter Schottky
Physicist
23-Jul-1886 4-Mar-1976 Solid-state physics and electronics
Alastair Sim
Actor
9-Oct-1900 19-Aug-1976 Scrooge in A Christmas Carol
M. B. Skaggs
Business
5-Apr-1888 8-May-1976 Founder of Safeway
H. Allen Smith
Author
19-Dec-1907 24-Feb-1976 Low Man on a Totem Pole
Nels H. Smith
Politician
27-Aug-1884 5-Jul-1976 Governor of Wyoming, 1939-43
Harry Snyder
Business
9-Sep-1913 14-Dec-1976 Co-Founder of In-N-Out Burger
Ray Teal
Actor
12-Jan-1902 2-Apr-1976 Sheriff Roy Coffee on Bonanza
Sybil Thorndike
Actor
24-Oct-1882 9-Jun-1976 English stage actress
Bill Todman
Film/TV Producer
31-Jul-1916 29-Jul-1976 Goodson-Todman Productions
Andrew Tombes
Actor
29-Jun-1885 17-Mar-1976 Doubting Thomas
Dalton Trumbo
Author
9-Dec-1905 10-Sep-1976 Johnny Got His Gun
Paul Turan
Mathematician
28-Aug-1910 26-Sep-1976 Hungarian mathematician
Victor Varconi
Actor
31-Mar-1891 6-Jun-1976 Hungarian-American character actor
Luchino Visconti
Film Director
2-Nov-1906 17-Mar-1976 La Terra Trema
Murvyn Vye
Actor
15-Jul-1913 17-Aug-1976 Pickup on South Street
Ned Washington
Songwriter
15-Aug-1901 20-Dec-1976 When You Wish Upon a Star
Mortimer Wheeler
Archaeologist
10-Sep-1890 22-Jul-1976 Archaeology from the Earth
George H. Whipple
Scientist
28-Aug-1878 2-Feb-1976 Bile, hemoglobin, and the liver
Roy Williams
Talk Show Host
30-Jul-1907 7-Nov-1976 Portly Mickey Mouse Club host
Howlin' Wolf
Singer/Songwriter
10-Jun-1910 10-Jan-1976 Blues guitarist
John Orr Young
Business
25-Jun-1886 1-May-1976 Co-Founder, Young and Rubicam
Solomon Zeitlin
Historian
1886 1976 Dead Sea Scrolls debunker
Adolph Zukor
Business
7-Jan-1873 10-Jun-1976 Founder of Paramount Pictures


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