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In the year 1975
616 Notable deaths
Heinz Müller
German road bicycle racer (1924–1975).
Born September 16th, 1924 in Tuningen.
Died September 25th, 1975 at 51 years old in Villingen-Schwenningen.
Erik Adlerz
Swedish diver (1892-1975).
Born July 23rd, 1892 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1975 at 83 years old in Härlanda.
Mukhtar Ashrafi
Soviet and uzbekistani musician (1912-1975).
Born June 11th, 1912 in Bukhara.
Died December 15th, 1975 at 63 years old in Tashkent.
Karel Opočenský
Czech chess master (1892-1975).
Born February 7th, 1892 in Most.
Died November 16th, 1975 at 83 years old in Prague.
Manuel María Borrero
President of ecuador (1938).
Born May 10th, 1883 in Cuenca.
Died June 7th, 1975 at 92 years old in Quito.
Lilly Steinschneider
Austro-hungarian aviator.
Born January 13th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died March 28th, 1975 at 84 years old in Nice.
Arvo Askola
Athletics competitor (1909-1975).
Born December 2nd, 1909 in Valkeala.
Died November 23rd, 1975 at 65 years old in Kuusankoski.
Renée Björling
Actress (1898-1975).
Born July 10th, 1898 in Lovö church parish. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1975 at 76 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Lorenz Jaeger
Catholic cardinal (1892–1975).
Born September 23rd, 1892 in Halle (Saale).
Died April 1st, 1975 at 82 years old in Paderborn.
Wilhelm Góra
Polish footballer (1916-1975).
Born January 18th, 1916 in Bytom.
Died May 21st, 1975 at 59 years old in Hamburg.
Per-Erik Hedlund
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born April 18th, 1897 in Särna.
Died February 12th, 1975 at 77 years old in Särna.
Günther Lüders
German actor (1905-1975).
Born March 5th, 1905 in Lübeck. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1975 at 69 years old in Düsseldorf (liver cancer). [ref]
Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl
Hungarian sculptor.
Born July 1st, 1884 in Alsórajk.
Died August 14th, 1975 at 91 years old in Budapest.
Toivo Särkkä
Finnish film producer and director (1890–1975).
Born November 20th, 1890 in Mikkeli Rural Municipality, Mikkeli. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1975 at 84 years old in Marjaniemi (cerebral infarction).
Hans Schweikart
German actor and film director (1895-1975).
Born October 1st, 1895 in Berlin.
Died December 1st, 1975 at 80 years old in Munich.
Tonono
Spanish footballer (1943-1975).
Born August 25th, 1943 in Arucas.
Died June 9th, 1975 at 31 years old in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Tell Berna
Athletics competitor (1891–1975).
Born July 24th, 1891 in Pelham.
Died April 5th, 1975 at 83 years old in Nantucket.
Anna Petronella van Heerden
South african physician, first afrikaner woman to qualify as a medical doctor.
Born April 26th, 1887 in Bethlehem. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1975 at 87 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Beba Idelson
Israeli politician.
Born October 14th, 1895 in Dnipro.
Died December 5th, 1975 at 80 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Isabelle Blume
Politician and teacher (1892-1975).
Born May 22nd, 1892 in Baudour.
Died March 12th, 1975 at 82 years old in Brussels.
Franjo Šoštarić
Croatian footballer (1919-1975).
Born August 1st, 1919 in Zagreb.
Died August 27th, 1975 at 56 years old in Belgrade.
Edmundo Piaggio
Argentine footballer (1910-1988).
Born October 3rd, 1910 in Lanús.
Died July 27th, 1975 at 64 years old in Lanús.
Luis Concha Córdoba
Catholic cardinal (1891–1975).
Born November 7th, 1891 in Bogotá.
Died September 18th, 1975 at 83 years old in Bogotá.
Alf Andersen
Norwegian ski jumper (1906-1975).
Born May 15th, 1906 in Drammen.
Died April 12th, 1975 at 68 years old in Frogn Municipality.
Sigmund Haringer
German footballer (1908-1975).
Born December 9th, 1908 in Munich, Aldersbach.
Died February 23rd, 1975 at 66 years old in West Germany.
Deaths 476 to 500 of 616
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde