1976 deaths

1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Mallowan, Lady Mallowan, usually known by her first married name, Agatha Christie, was an English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short-story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers, particularly in the mystery genre.

German philosopher (1889–1976)

German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner (1901–1976)

1st Premier of the People's Republic of China

French novelist, art theorist, and statesman (1901–1976)

Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976)

Swedish writer (1900–1976)

British Army officer (1887–1976)

French actor and singer (1904–1976)

French biologist and biochemist, Nobel laureate (1910-1976)

Austrian filmmaker (1890–1976)

American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer (1905–1976)

German artist (1891–1976)

Italian director (1906–1976)

American physical chemist and theoretical physicist (1903-1976)

American and French visual artist (1890–1976)

English composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976)

President of Brazil from 1956 to 1961

German politician, President of Germany 1969–1974 (1899–1976)

Croatian scientist (1887-1976)

Danish biochemist and physiologist (1895-1976)

German left-wing militant (1934–1976)

American industrialist and art collector (1892–1976)

French novelist and poet (1903–1976)

President of Brazil from 1961 to 1964

National poet of Bangladesh (1899-1976)

American artist (1898–1976)

French jurist (1887-1976)

American singer, actor, and political activist (1898–1976)

Chinese inventor, novelist and philosopher (1895–1976)

American actress (1907–1976)

American physician and biomedical researcher (1878–1976)

Japanese association football player

Soviet agronomist and biologist (1898-1976)

German theologian (1884–1976)

Marshal of the People's Republic of China (1886－1976)

German-American designer, painter, educator and typographer (1888–1976)

British actress (1888–1976)

American screenwriter (1905–1976)

British philosopher

English film director (1906–1976)

SS officer and convicted Nazi war criminal (1915–1976)

French writer (1888-1976)

American economist and investor (1894-1976)

former 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia (1922-1976)

German artist (1884–1976)

Hungarian-British polymath (1891–1976)

Soviet aircraft designer (1893–1976)

American blues musician (1910–1976)

American actor (1911–1976)

French linguist (1902–1976)

Military officer and national hero of the State of Israel (1946–1976)

Indian singer (1923-1976)

American actor (1939-1976)

Regent of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1893-1976)

American protest singer and songwriter (1940-1976)

American photographer (1890–1976)

Swedish-American physicist and electrical engineer (1889–1976)