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Events on Wednesday 17 March 1976 1
1906 – 1976Luchino Visconti (1906-1976)Died 17 March 1976, aged 69Luchino Visconti, the Italian film and theatre director regarded as a founder of Italian neorealism, died in Rome. His films included The Leopard and Death in Venice. He had continued directing from a wheelchair after a stroke in 1972.