Timeline Friday 23 January 1976

Events on Friday 23 January 1976 1

• 1898 – 1976 Paul Robeson (1898-1976) Died 23 January 1976, aged 77 Paul Robeson, the American bass-baritone singer, actor and civil rights activist, died in Philadelphia after a long illness. He was famed for his performances of 'Ol' Man River' and for the title role in Othello, and was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for his political activism. He remains a landmark figure in African-American cultural history.