In the year 1975
560 Notable deaths
Lionel Tertis
British musician (1876–1975).
Born December 29th, 1876 in West Hartlepool.
Died February 22nd, 1975 at 98 years old in London.
Rudi Ball
German ice hockey player (1910–1975).
Born March 17th, 1910 in Berlin.
Died September 19th, 1975 at 65 years old in Johannesburg.
Zutty Singleton
American jazz drummer (1898-1975).
Born May 14th, 1898 in Bunkie. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1975 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Valentina Serova
Soviet actor (1917-1975).
Born December 23rd, 1917 in Kharkiv.
Died December 12th, 1975 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Eugen Fink
German philosopher (1905-1975).
Born December 11th, 1905 in Constance.
Died July 25th, 1975 at 69 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
David Mitrany
British scholar (1888–1975).
Born January 1st, 1888 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1975 at 87 years old [ref]
Rowland V. Lee
Film director (1891-1975).
Born September 6th, 1891 in Findlay. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1975 at 84 years old in Palm Desert (disease). [ref]
Yehoshua Bar-Hillel
Israeli philosopher, mathematician, and linguist (1915-1975).
Born September 8th, 1915 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1975 at 60 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Inez Courtney
American actress (1908-1975).
Born March 12th, 1908 in New York City.
Died April 5th, 1975 at 67 years old in Neptune Township.
Gunnar Gunnarsson
Icelandic author.
Born May 18th, 1889 in Fljótsdalshreppur.
Died November 21st, 1975 at 86 years old in Reykjavík.
Lawrence Weingarten
American film producer (1897-1975).
Born December 30th, 1897 in Chicago.
Died February 5th, 1975 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Warren K. Lewis
American chemical engineer.
Born August 21st, 1882 in Laurel.
Died March 9th, 1975 at 92 years old in Plymouth.
Fifi Young
Indonesian actress.
Born January 12th, 1914 in Aceh.
Died March 5th, 1975 at 61 years old in Jakarta.
Konstantine Gamsakhurdia
Georgian writer.
Born May 15th, 1893 in Abasha.
Died July 17th, 1975 at 82 years old in Tbilisi.
Zhang Zhixin
Chinese dissident (1930-1975).
Born December 5th, 1930 in T'ien-ching.
Died April 4th, 1975 at 44 years old in Shenyang (homicide by firearm).
Boris Blacher
German composer (1903-1975).
Born January 19th, 1903 in Yingkou.
Died January 30th, 1975 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Robert Robinson
English chemist (1886-1975).
Born September 13th, 1886 in Rufford.
Died February 8th, 1975 at 88 years old in Great Missenden.
Wend von Wietersheim
German general in the wehrmacht during world war ii (1900-1975).
Born April 18th, 1900 in Niwnice.
Died September 19th, 1975 at 75 years old in Bad Honnef.
Nicholas Musuraca
American cinematographer (1892–1975).
Born October 25th, 1892 in Riace.
Died September 3rd, 1975 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Achille Van Acker
Belgian former prime minister (1898-1975).
Born April 8th, 1898 in Bruges.
Died July 10th, 1975 at 77 years old in Bruges.
Joseph Laniel
Prime minister of france (1889-1975).
Born October 12th, 1889 in Vimoutiers. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1975 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Olga Bergholz
Soviet poet.
Born May 16th, 1910 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1975 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Joseph Kane
American film director (1894–1975).
Born March 19th, 1894 in San Diego.
Died August 25th, 1975 at 81 years old in Santa Monica.
Carlos Raúl Villanueva
Venezuelan architect.
Born May 30th, 1900 in London. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1975 at 75 years old in Caracas. [ref]
Ranganathan Francis
Field hockey player (1920-1975).
Born March 15th, 1920 in Yangon.
Died December 1st, 1975 at 55 years old in Chennai.
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