Famous people and celebrities who died in September 1976

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

• Sept. 2 Stanisław Grochowiak

  Prominent Polish poet and playwright who made significant contributions to 20th-century Polish literature.

• Sept. 3 Harry Partch

  Harry Partch was an innovative American composer known for developing unique musical instruments and exploring microtonal music systems.

• Sept. 8 Joaquin Zamacois Soler

  Composer dies at 81

• Sept. 8 Assen Karastoyanov

  Composer dies at 83

• Sept. 9 Mao Zedong

  Chinese philosopher, academic, and politician, 1st chairman of the chinese communist party (b. 1893)

• Sept. 9 Mao Tse-Tung

  Chairman of the chinese communist party (1949-76), is buried at age 82.

• Sept. 9 Yehezkel Abramsky

  Russian-born rabbi, head of london beth din for 17 years (born 1886).

• Sept. 10 Dalton Trumbo

  Prominent Hollywood screenwriter known for his significant contributions to cinema and his courageous stance during the Hollywood blacklist era.

• Sept. 10 Mordecai Johnson

  Howard university's 1st black president dies at 86

• Sept. 10 George Baxter

  Actor (flying saucer lili, caged), is killed at 71

• Sept. 10 Dorothy Devore

  Actress (newscast and senor daredevil), died at 77

• Sept. 11 Jan Kunc

  Composer dies at 93

• Sept. 13 Albert Tessier

  French canadian priest, historian, and film-maker (born 1895).

• Sept. 16 Bertha Lutz

  Bertha Lutz was a Brazilian diplomat and feminist who played a key role in the drafting of the United Nations Charter.

• Sept. 20 Johan Boskamp

  Opera singer / actor, dies at 83

• Sept. 21 Orlando Letelier

  Chilean-American economist and politician who served as Chile's Minister of National Defense, tragically assassinated in Washington D.C. in 1976.

• Sept. 21 Benjamin Graham

  Renowned investor and author of 'The Intelligent Investor', considered the father of value investing.

• Sept. 21 Orlando Letelier is assassinated in Washington

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• Sept. 24 Bruno VeSota

  Actor/director (chopper, teenage doll), is killed at 54

• Sept. 24 Philip Gbeho

  Ghanaian composer and educator (b. 1904)

• Sept. 24 Romney Brent

  Actor/writer (dinner at the ritz), is killed at 74

• Sept. 26 Leopold Ružička

  CHE - Croatian-swiss chemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1887)

• Sept. 29 Wadi Ayoub

  Greco-roman professional wrestler (born 1927).

• Sept. 30 Louis Fourestier

  French musician, composer, conductor, and teacher. he was awarded the prix de rome in 1925. he also served as the conductor for opera comique in paris (1927-1932) and paris opera 1938 (1938).