Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1976

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in October 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

• Oct. 4 Alexander Gray

  Singer (this is music) dies at 74

• Oct. 5 Barbara Nichols

  American actress known for her roles in 'Pajama Game' and 'The Loved One', who passed away at a relatively young age of 46.

• Oct. 5 Lars Onsager

  Renowned Norwegian-American physical chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1968 for his fundamental contributions to the understanding of irreversible thermodynamic processes, particularly the Onsager reciprocal relations.

• Oct. 6 Gilbert Ryle

  Influential British philosopher who made significant contributions to philosophy of mind, particularly known for his critique of Cartesian dualism.

• Oct. 7 Nikolai Lopatnikoff

  Composer dies at 73

• Oct. 9 Walter Warlimont

  German general wwii (born in 1894)

• Oct. 10 Silvana Armenulić

  Bosnian singer and actress (b. 1939)

• Oct. 10 Mirsada Mirjana Bajraktarević

  Bosnian singer-songwriter (b. 1951)

• Oct. 11 Connee Boswell

  Connee Boswell was a pioneering jazz and popular music singer who, along with her sisters, revolutionized vocal group harmonies in the 1930s. She was a significant influence on many later vocal groups and singers, including The Andrews Sisters. Despite being wheelchair-bound, she had a remarkable career in music.

• Oct. 11 Alfredo Bracchi

  Italian author, screenwriter, and songwriter (b. 1897)

• Oct. 14 Edith Evans

  Actress (tom jones scrooge, chalk gardens), dies at age 88

• Oct. 15 Carlo Gambino

  Powerful Italian-American mafia boss who led the Gambino crime family in New York City during the mid-20th century, becoming one of the most influential organized crime figures in American history.

• Oct. 18 Viswanatha Satyanarayana

  Indian poet and author (d. 1976).

• Oct. 18 Kavi Samrat Viswanatha Satyanarayana

  Telugu writer (born 1895)

• Oct. 24 Richard Sturzenegger

  Composer dies at age 70

• Oct. 25 Raymond Queneau

  Prominent French novelist, poet, and screenwriter who significantly influenced French literature and was a key member of the experimental literary group Oulipo.

• Oct. 25 Raymond Queneau [M Presle]

  French writer (last days) dies at 73

• Oct. 26 Deryck Cooke

  Renowned English musicologist and broadcaster who made significant contributions to musical analysis and interpretation.

• Oct. 26 Deryck Victor Cooke

  Composer dies at 57

• Oct. 31 Linda Watkins

  Actress (from hell it came, harpy), dead at 68