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In the year 1975
560 Notable deaths
Francisco Franco
Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975).
Born December 4th, 1892 in Ferrol. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1975 at 82 years old in Madrid (heart failure). [ref]
Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese politician, military leader, and president of the roc (1887–1975).
Born October 31st, 1887 in Xikou. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1975 at 87 years old in Taipei (liver cancer). [ref]
Haile Selassie I
Emperor of ethiopia (1892-1975).
Born July 23rd, 1892 in Ejersa Goro. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1975 at 83 years old in Addis Ababa (strangling). [ref]
Aristotle Onassis
Greek shipping magnate.
Born January 20th, 1906 in İzmir. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1975 at 69 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (respiratory failure).
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Indian philosopher and politician (1888–1975).
Born September 5th, 1888 in Thiruttani. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1975 at 86 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Josephine Baker
American-born french dancer, singer, and actress (1906-1975).
Born June 3rd, 1906 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1975 at 68 years old in Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Elijah Muhammad
American religious leader (1897-1975).
Born October 7th, 1897 in Sandersville.
Died February 25th, 1975 at 77 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Rod Serling
American screenwriter (1924–1975).
Born December 25th, 1924 in Syracuse.
Died June 28th, 1975 at 50 years old in Rochester (myocardial infarction).
Hannah Arendt
German-american political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975).
Born October 14th, 1906 in Lindener Marktplatz 2, Hannover.
Died December 4th, 1975 at 69 years old in Upper West Side (myocardial infarction).
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
President of the provisional government of bangladesh and the 2nd prime minister and first president of bangladesh.
Born March 17th, 1920 in Tungipara Upazila.
Died August 15th, 1975 at 55 years old in Dhaka (gunshot wound).
King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
King of saudi arabia from 1964 to 1975.
Born April 14th, 1906 in Riyadh. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1975 at 68 years old in Riyadh (shooting).
Moe Howard
American comedian and actor (1897–1975).
Born June 19th, 1897 in Bensonhurst.
Died May 4th, 1975 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Otto Skorzeny
Austrian officer in the waffen-ss.
Born June 12th, 1908 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1975 at 67 years old in Madrid (lung cancer). [ref]
Dmitri Shostakovich
Soviet composer and pianist (1906-1975).
Born September 25th, 1906 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1975 at 68 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Italian writer, filmmaker, poet, and intellectual (1922–1975).
Born March 5th, 1922 in Bologna.
Died November 2nd, 1975 at 53 years old in Lido di Ostia.
K.Kamarajar
Indian politician (1903-1975).
Born July 15th, 1903 in Virudhunagar.
Died October 2nd, 1975 at 72 years old in Chennai.
Éamon de Valera
Irish politician (1882–1975).
Born October 14th, 1882 in Manhattan.
Died August 29th, 1975 at 92 years old in Dublin (pneumonia).
Larry Fine
American comedian and actor, one of the three stooges (1902–1975).
Born October 5th, 1902 in Philadelphia.
Died January 24th, 1975 at 72 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Susan Hayward
American actress (1917–1975).
Born June 30th, 1917 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1975 at 57 years old in Hollywood (brain cancer). [ref]
Tim Buckley
American musician (1947–1975).
Born April 12th, 1947 in Washington, D.C..
Died June 29th, 1975 at 28 years old in Santa Monica (alcohol intoxication, heroin overdose).
Steve Prefontaine
American long-distance runner (1951–1975).
Born January 25th, 1951 in Coos Bay.
Died May 30th, 1975 at 24 years old in Eugene (traffic collision).
Sam Giancana
American mobster.
Born June 15th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died June 19th, 1975 at 67 years old in Oak Park.
P. G. Wodehouse
English author (1881–1975).
Born October 15th, 1881 in Guildford.
Died February 14th, 1975 at 93 years old in Southampton Hospital (myocardial infarction).
William Hartnell
English actor (1908–1975).
Born January 8th, 1908 in St Pancras.
Died April 23rd, 1975 at 67 years old in Marden (multiple sclerosis, heart failure, stroke).
Graham Hill
British racing driver (1929–1975).
Born February 17th, 1929 in Hampstead. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1975 at 46 years old in Arkley (aviation accident). [ref]
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