In the year 1975
616 Notable deaths
Ofelia Rodríguez Acosta
Cuban activist.
Born February 9th, 1902 in Pinar del Río.
Died June 28th, 1975 at 73 years old in Mexico City, Havana.
Emilio Oribe
Uruguayan writer, philosopher and doctor (1893-1975).
Born April 13th, 1893 in Melo.
Died May 25th, 1975 at 82 years old in Montevideo.
Alfred Aufdenblatten
Swiss biathlete (1897-1975).
Born November 12th, 1897 in Zermatt.
Died June 17th, 1975 at 77 years old in Zermatt.
Archibald Graafland
Dutch association football player (1912–1975).
Born June 11th, 1912 in Pare. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1975 at 63 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Francesco Gargano
Fencer (1889–1975).
Born May 5th, 1889 in Grammichele. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1975 at 86 years old in Gothenburg.
Arturo Tabera Araoz
Catholic cardinal (1903–1975).
Born October 29th, 1903 in El Barco de Ávila.
Died June 13th, 1975 at 71 years old in Rome.
Joachim Spremberg
German rower (1908–1975).
Born November 3rd, 1908 in Berlin.
Died July 16th, 1975 at 66 years old
Eugen Corrodi
Swiss footballer (1922-1975).
Born July 2nd, 1922 in Canton of Ticino.
Died September 7th, 1975 at 53 years old in Zurich.
Gunnar Holmberg
Swedish footballer (1897-1975).
Born May 6th, 1897 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1975 at 78 years old in Borås. [ref]
Zygmunt Haupt
Polish artist (1907-1975).
Born March 5th, 1907 in Ulashkivtsi.
Died May 10th, 1975 at 68 years old in Winchester.
Kurt Helbig
German weightlifter (1901-1975).
Born July 28th, 1901 in Rödlitz.
Died January 30th, 1975 at 73 years old in Plauen.
Arne Halse
Norwegian javelin thrower (1887-1975).
Born October 20th, 1887 in Kristiansund Municipality.
Died July 3rd, 1975 at 87 years old in Trondheim.
Alfred Neveu
Bobsledder (1890-1975).
Born December 24th, 1890 in Leysin.
Died May 20th, 1975 at 84 years old in Leysin.
James Cardno
Scottish bobsleigher (1912–1975).
Born May 25th, 1912 in Fraserburgh.
Died May 15th, 1975 at 62 years old in Leeds.
Erik Pettersson
Swedish weightlifter (1890–1975).
Born May 18th, 1890 in Nyköping.
Died April 4th, 1975 at 84 years old in Stockholm.
Charles Kieffer
American rower (1910-1975).
Born August 11th, 1910 in Philadelphia.
Died November 8th, 1975 at 65 years old in Quakertown.
Paul Metz
Danish field hockey player (1892–1975).
Born November 17th, 1892 in Copenhagen.
Died September 8th, 1975 at 82 years old in Gentofte.
Frithjof Andersen
Wrestler.
Born April 5th, 1893 in Christiania.
Died July 24th, 1975 at 82 years old in Oslo.
Giulio Basletta
Italian fencer (1890-1975).
Born May 5th, 1890 in Vigevano.
Died February 5th, 1975 at 84 years old in Vigevano.
William Cockburn
Canadian ice hockey player (1902–1975).
Born March 1st, 1902 in Toronto.
Died March 21st, 1975 at 73 years old in Winnipeg.
Hans Johner
Swiss chess player (1889-1975).
Born January 7th, 1889 in Basel.
Died December 2nd, 1975 at 86 years old in Thalwil.
Margaret Levyns
South african botanist (1890-1975).
Born October 24th, 1890 in Cape Town.
Died November 11th, 1975 at 85 years old in Cape Town.
Antonín Vodička
Czech footballer (1907–1975).
Born March 1st, 1907 in Vršovice.
Died August 9th, 1975 at 68 years old in Czechoslovakia.
Shojiro Sugimura
Japanese association football player (1905–1975).
Born April 4th, 1905 in Osaka.
Died January 15th, 1975 at 69 years old in Bunkyō-ku (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alberto Lombardi
Italian equestrian (1893–1975).
Born August 21st, 1893 in Dronero.
Died April 10th, 1975 at 81 years old in Dronero.
Deaths 526 to 550 of 616
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi