In the year 1975
616 Notable deaths
Olga Bergholz
Soviet poet.
Born May 16th, 1910 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1975 at 65 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Edvin Mattiasson
Olympic wrestler (1890-1975).
Born April 16th, 1890 in Trelleborg.
Died March 15th, 1975 at 84 years old in Malmö. [ref]
Erich Cuntz
German field hockey player (1916–1975).
Born December 23rd, 1916.
Died June 1st, 1975 at 58 years old
Janus Theeuwes
Dutch archer (1886-1975).
Born April 4th, 1886 in Gilze en Rijen.
Died August 7th, 1975 at 89 years old in Tilburg.
Luigi Cambiaso
Gymnast (1895–1975).
Born January 29th, 1895 in Rivarolo.
Died March 25th, 1975 at 80 years old in Bolzaneto.
Karl Nag
Norwegian rower (1893–1975).
Born November 10th, 1893 in Strand Municipality.
Died August 9th, 1975 at 81 years old in Stavanger.
Valentin Asmus
Russian philosopher.
Born December 30th, 1894 in Kyiv.
Died June 4th, 1975 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Willem van Loon
Dutch tug of war competitor (1891–1975).
Born August 15th, 1891 in Arnhem.
Died November 29th, 1975 at 84 years old in Arnhem.
Léon Bernot
Weightlifter.
Born July 26th, 1896 in La Côte-Saint-André.
Died February 19th, 1975 at 78 years old in Bron.
Şefika Gaspıralı
Crimean tatar feminist leader (1886–1975).
Born October 14th, 1886 in Bakhchysarai.
Died August 31st, 1975 at 88 years old in Istanbul.
Robert Johnsen
Danish gymnast (1896-1975).
Born June 23rd, 1896 in Copenhagen.
Died August 31st, 1975 at 79 years old in Gentofte Municipality.
Curt Hartzell
Gymnast (1891–1975).
Born September 3rd, 1891 in Norrköping.
Died January 17th, 1975 at 83 years old in Stockholm.
Emil Bergman
Swedish ice hockey player (1908-1975).
Born July 28th, 1908 in Gävle.
Died April 13th, 1975 at 66 years old in Stockholm.
Patrice de La Tour du Pin
French poet (1911–1975).
Born March 16th, 1911 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 29th, 1975 at 64 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Henning Holst
Danish field hockey player (1891-1975).
Born October 25th, 1891 in Copenhagen.
Died March 20th, 1975 at 83 years old in Hellerup.
Karl-Heinz Irmer
Field hockey player (1903-1975).
Born July 22nd, 1903 in Bremen.
Died November 8th, 1975 at 72 years old in Bremen.
Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov
Soviet geochemist (1895-1975).
Born August 21st, 1895.
Died November 16th, 1975 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Edward Jennings
American coxswain.
Born April 9th, 1898 in Philadelphia.
Died February 9th, 1975 at 76 years old in San Diego.
Joseph De Craecker
Fencer (1891–1975).
Born January 19th, 1891 in Antwerp.
Died October 23rd, 1975 at 84 years old
Torleiv Corneliussen
Norwegian sailor (1890–1975).
Born July 25th, 1890 in Oslo Municipality, Christiania.
Died April 29th, 1975 at 84 years old in Oslo.
Harold Cassels
Field hockey player (1898–1975).
Born November 4th, 1898 in Baoning Fu.
Died January 23rd, 1975 at 76 years old in Taunton.
Balyş Öwezow
Soviet politician (1915–1975).
Born December 29th, 1915 in Daşoguz.
Died October 13th, 1975 at 59 years old in Ashgabat.
Gerrit Jannink
Field hockey player (1904-1975).
Born December 1st, 1904 in Enschede.
Died March 7th, 1975 at 70 years old in Ross-on-Wye.
Frantz Heldenstein
Luxembourgian sculptor (1892-1975).
Born May 15th, 1892 in Colmar-Berg.
Died March 27th, 1975 at 82 years old in Luxembourg.
Deaths 576 to 600 of 616
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi