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In the year 1975
560 Notable deaths
Georg Ots
Estonian singer, actor and swimmer (1920-1975).
Born March 21st, 1920 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 5th, 1975 at 55 years old in Tallinn (brain cancer).
Max Gluckman
South african anthropologist (1911–1975).
Born January 26th, 1911 in Johannesburg.
Died April 13th, 1975 at 64 years old in Jerusalem.
Michał Sopoćko
Polish roman catholic priest and blessed, apostle of divine mercy (1888–1975).
Born November 1st, 1888 in Navasady.
Died February 15th, 1975 at 86 years old in Białystok.
Edward Tatum
Us genetics scientist (1909-1975).
Born December 14th, 1909 in Boulder.
Died November 5th, 1975 at 65 years old in New York City.
Robert Mertens
German zoologist (1894-1975).
Born December 1st, 1894 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 23rd, 1975 at 80 years old in Frankfurt (snakebite).
Ernst Alexanderson
Swedish american electrical engineer (1878–1975).
Born January 25th, 1878 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly.
Died May 14th, 1975 at 97 years old in Schenectady.
Aníbal Troilo
Argentine tango musician (1914-1975).
Born July 11th, 1914 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1975 at 60 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Jacques Duclos
French politician (1896–1975).
Born October 2nd, 1896 in Louey.
Died April 25th, 1975 at 78 years old in Montreuil.
Billy West
American actor and film director (1892-1975).
Born September 22nd, 1892 in Russia.
Died July 21st, 1975 at 82 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Kazimierz Moczarski
Polish writer and journalist.
Born July 21st, 1907 in Warsaw.
Died September 27th, 1975 at 68 years old in Warsaw.
Jacob Bjerknes
Norwegian-american meteorologist.
Born November 2nd, 1897 in Norway, Stockholm.
Died July 7th, 1975 at 77 years old in Los Angeles.
Torben Meyer
Actor (1884-1975).
Born December 1st, 1884 in Copenhagen.
Died May 22nd, 1975 at 90 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Nikos Kavvadias
Greek poet (1910-1975).
Born January 11th, 1910 in Ussuriysk.
Died February 10th, 1975 at 65 years old in Athens (stroke).
Friedrich Sämisch
German chess player (1896-1975).
Born September 20th, 1896 in Charlottenburg.
Died August 16th, 1975 at 78 years old in Wannsee.
Kazimierz Fajans
Polish-american scientist.
Born May 27th, 1887 in Warsaw.
Died May 18th, 1975 at 87 years old in Ann Arbor.
Vincent Lopez
American musician (1895-1975).
Born December 30th, 1895 in Brooklyn.
Died September 20th, 1975 at 79 years old in Miami Beach.
Max Lorenz
German operatic tenor.
Born May 10th, 1901 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1975 at 73 years old in Salzburg.
Hans Jordan
German general (1892–1975).
Born December 27th, 1892 in Gernsbach.
Died April 20th, 1975 at 82 years old in Munich.
Sigurd Lewerentz
Swedish architect.
Born July 29th, 1885 in Bjärtrå. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1975 at 90 years old in Lund. [ref]
Richard Ratsimandrava
Malagasy politician (1931-1975).
Born March 21st, 1931 in Antananarivo.
Died February 11th, 1975 at 43 years old in Antananarivo.
Vladimir Kuts
Soviet ukrainian athletics competitor (1927–1975).
Born February 7th, 1927 in Oleksine.
Died August 16th, 1975 at 48 years old in Moscow (alcohols, barbiturate overdose).
Raymond Moley
American presidential advisor.
Born September 27th, 1886 in Berea.
Died February 18th, 1975 at 88 years old in Phoenix.
Paul Verhoeven
German actor, film and theatre director, and writer (1901-1975).
Born June 23rd, 1901 in Unna. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1975 at 73 years old in Munich. [ref]
Roy Stryker
American photographer (1893–1975).
Born November 5th, 1893 in Great Bend.
Died September 27th, 1975 at 81 years old in Grand Junction.
Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz
German general (1895–1975).
Born December 23rd, 1895 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1975 at 79 years old in Koblenz. [ref]
Deaths 226 to 250 of 560
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson