Famous people and celebrities who died in March 1976

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in March 1976. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• March 1 Jean Martinon

  Renowned French classical music conductor, composer, and violinist who made significant contributions to 20th-century musical interpretation.

• March 3 Alfred Sendrey

  Composer dies at 92

• March 4 Walter H. Schottky

  Swiss-german physicist and engineer (b. 1886)

• March 4 John Marvin Jones

  American judge and politician (b. 1882)

• March 4 Nikolai Semashko

  Soviet sports administrator (born in 1907)

• March 4 Jim Walsh

  American basketball player (born 1930).

• March 5 Otto Tief

  Estonian lawyer and politician, prime minister of estonia (b. 1889)

• March 6 Maxie Rosenbloom

  Maxie Rosenbloom was a notable American professional boxer and light heavyweight world champion who later transitioned into acting in Hollywood films.

• March 6 "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom

  Champion light-heavyweight boxer (1932-1934), dies at the age of 71.

• March 7 Wright Patman

  American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1893)

• March 13 Ole Haugsrud

  American sports executive (b. 1900)

• March 13 Willy Alfredo [Willem Jue]

  Dutch comedian/poet dies at the age of 77.

• March 14 Busby Berkeley

  American director and choreographer (b. 1895)

• March 17 Luchino Visconti

  Renowned Italian film director and screenwriter, a key figure of neorealist cinema who created masterpieces like 'Rocco and His Brothers' and 'The Leopard'.

• March 17 Luchino Visconti di Modrone

  It director (terra diaeresis), is killed at 69

• March 18 Giuseppe Genco Russo

  Sicilian mafioso (born 1893)

• March 19 Paul Kossoff

  Renowned British rock guitarist and founding member of the band Free, known for his influential blues-rock guitar style and tragically short career.

• March 19 Albert Dieudonné

  French screenwriter and actor (d. 1976).

• March 22 John Dwyer McLaughlin

  American painter (b. 1898)

• March 24 Bernard Montgomery

  British military leader and commander of the british 8th army during world war ii. he is known for his heroic victories in europe and north africa. he was a hard worker, self-confident, and an individual leader who became a great idol in great britain. he started his career as an infantry lieutenant in 1918 and was a major general in …

• March 25 Josef Albers

  German-american painter and educator (b. 1888)

• March 25 Benjamin Miessner

  American radio engineer and inventor (b. 1890)

• March 26 Lin Yutang

  Chinese writer (born 1895).

• March 27 Georg August Zinn

  German lawyer and politician, minister president of hesse (b. 1901)

• March 28 Richard Arlen

  American actor and singer (d. 1976).

• March 28 Arthur Crudup

  Influential blues musician known for his guitar work and songwriting, who significantly influenced early rock and roll artists like Elvis Presley.

• March 30 Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg

  Actress (hostage right), dies at 99

• March 31 Paul Strand

  American photographer and director (b. 1890)