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Celebrities and Notable People Who Died in the Year 1976
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1975 * * 1977
January
Dame Agatha Christie
(mystery writer) -- Dead. Died January 12,
1976. Born September 15, 1890. Prolific and best-selling writer
of Murder on the Orient Express.
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February
Werner Heisenberg
(physicist) -- Died February 1, 1976. Born December 5, 1901. Developer of atomic theory and the uncertainty principle, wrote From a Life of Physics.
Edgar Pangborn (writer) -- Dead. Died February 1, 1976. Born February 25, 1909. Wrote Davy
Vince Guaraldi
(jazz pianist) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died February 6, 1976. Born July 17, 1928. Composed and performed all piano music for Peanuts specials until 1976.
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Lee J. Cobb (actor) -- Dead. Died February 11, 1976. Born December 8, 1911. IBDB IMDb FindAGrave
Sal Mineo (actor) -- Dead. Murdered (stabbing). Died February 12, 1976. Born January 10, 1939. IBDB IMDb FindAGrave
March
April
Phil Ochs (singer) -- Dead. Suicide. Died April 9, 1976. Born December 19, 1940. "Draft Dodger Rag" IMDb FindAGrave
May
Keith Relf (rocker) -- Dead. Electrocution while playing electric guitar. Died May 14, 1976. Born March 22, 1943. A founder of The Yardbirds
June
Johnny Mercer
(songwriter) -- Dead. Died June 25, 1976. Born November 18, 1909. Songwriter particularly known for hits like "Accentuate the Positive" and "Hooray for Hollywood", co-wrote hits with people like Henry Mancini.
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July
August
William Redfield (actor) -- Dead. Leukemia. Died August 17, 1976. Born January 26, 1927. Theater actor best-known for playing Harding in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. IBDB IMDb
Alastair Sim (actor) -- Dead. Died August 19, 1976. Born October 9, 1900. Scrooge in the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol. IBDB IMDb FindAGrave
Anissa Jones (Buffy) -- Dead. Drug overdose (suicide?). Died August 28, 1976. Born March 11, 1958. Family Affair. IMDb FindAGrave
September
October
November
Rosalind Russell (actress) -- Dead. Cancer. Died November 28, 1976. Born June 4, 1907. "Life is a banquet - and most of those poor suckers are starving to death!". IBDB IMDb FindAGrave
Godfrey Cambridge (comic actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died November 29, 1976. Born February 26, 1933. Watermelon Man. IMDb FindAGrave
December
Benjamin Britten
(composer) -- Dead. . Died December 4, 1976. Born November 22, 1913. Wrote "A Young Person's Guide to Orchestra" and Peter Grimes among many other works.
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Jack Cassidy (TV actor) -- Dead. Smoking in bed. Died December 12, 1976. Born March 5, 1927. Married to Shirley Jones for nearly 20 years, father of many performing sons. IBDB IMDb FindAGrave