In the year 1975
616 Notable deaths
Jean Bertin
French scientist, engineer and inventor (1917–1975).
Born September 5th, 1917 in Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines.
Died December 21st, 1975 at 58 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (brain cancer).
Henry Gleason
American ecologist (1882-1975).
Born January 2nd, 1882 in Dalton City.
Died April 21st, 1975 at 93 years old in New York City.
Jean Chevrier
French actor (1915-1975).
Born April 25th, 1915 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 13th, 1975 at 60 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Karl Maron
German journalist (1903-1975).
Born April 27th, 1903 in Charlottenburg.
Died February 2nd, 1975 at 71 years old in East Berlin.
Rafael Arévalo Martínez
Guatemalan writer (1884–1975).
Born July 25th, 1884 in Guatemala City.
Died June 13th, 1975 at 90 years old in Guatemala City.
Clara Pontoppidan
Danish actress, in swedish and danish silent films.
Born April 23rd, 1883 in Copenhagen.
Died January 22nd, 1975 at 91 years old in Hellerup.
Hans Furler
German politician and lawyer (1904-1975).
Born June 5th, 1904 in Lahr/Schwarzwald.
Died June 29th, 1975 at 71 years old in Achern.
Werner Rittberger
German figure skater (1891-1975).
Born July 14th, 1891 in Berlin.
Died August 12th, 1975 at 84 years old in Krefeld.
Knut Kroon
Swedish footballer (1906-1975).
Born June 19th, 1906 in Helsingborg. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1975 at 68 years old
Kadia Molodovsky
Yiddish-language american poet and writer.
Born May 10th, 1894 in Biaroza.
Died March 23rd, 1975 at 80 years old in Philadelphia.
Mikhail Stepanovich Shumilov
Soviet general, hero of the soviet union (1895-1975).
Born November 17th, 1895 in Verkhnyaya Techa.
Died June 28th, 1975 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Manuel Aznar Zubigaray
Spanish diplomat (1894-1975).
Born November 18th, 1894 in Etxalar. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1975 at 80 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Belle Moore
Scottish swimmer (1894–1975).
Born October 23rd, 1894 in Glasgow.
Died March 7th, 1975 at 80 years old in Baltimore.
Guido Ara
Italian footballer (1888–1975).
Born August 28th, 1888 in Vercelli. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1975 at 86 years old in Florence.
Vera Kashcheyeva
Hero of the soviet union (1922–1975).
Born September 15th, 1922 in Troitsky District, Altai Krai.
Died May 20th, 1975 at 52 years old in Apsheronsk (traffic collision).
Marc Wright
American pole vaulter (1890–1975).
Born April 21st, 1890 in Chicago.
Died August 5th, 1975 at 85 years old in Reading.
Wilhelm Thiele
Austrian film director (1890–1975).
Born May 10th, 1890 in Vienna.
Died September 7th, 1975 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.
Walter Felsenstein
Austrian theatre director (1901–1975).
Born May 30th, 1901 in Vienna.
Died October 8th, 1975 at 74 years old in East Berlin.
Robert Neumann
Austrian writer (1897-1975).
Born May 22nd, 1897 in Vienna.
Died January 3rd, 1975 at 77 years old in Munich.
Max Ackermann
German artist (1887-1975).
Born October 5th, 1887 in Berlin.
Died November 14th, 1975 at 88 years old in Bad Liebenzell.
C. S. Wright
Canadian explorer (1887-1975).
Born April 7th, 1887 in Toronto.
Died November 1st, 1975 at 88 years old in Saltspring Island.
Willy Böckl
Austrian figure skater (1893–1975).
Born January 27th, 1893 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died April 22nd, 1975 at 82 years old in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Amanda Labarca
Chilean diplomat, educator, writer, and feminist (1886-1975).
Born December 5th, 1886 in Santiago.
Died January 2nd, 1975 at 88 years old in Santiago.
Aleksandr Vishnevsky
Soviet surgeon (1906-1975).
Born May 24th, 1906 in Kazan. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1975 at 69 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Amin-Salim Jarjora
Palestinian-israeli politician and poet.
Born October 12th, 1886 in Nazareth.
Died August 20th, 1975 at 88 years old in Nazareth.
Deaths 401 to 425 of 616
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon