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In the year 1975
560 Notable deaths
Leroy Anderson
American composer (1908-1975).
Born June 29th, 1908 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1975 at 66 years old in Woodbury (cancer). [ref]
William A. Wellman
American director, actor (1896-1975).
Born February 29th, 1896 in Brookline.
Died December 9th, 1975 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Larry Parks
American stage and movie actor (1914-1975).
Born December 13th, 1914 in Olathe.
Died April 13th, 1975 at 60 years old in Studio City (myocardial infarction).
Eisaku Satō
Prime minister of japan from 1964 to 1972.
Born March 27th, 1901 in Tabuse.
Died June 3rd, 1975 at 74 years old in The Jikei University Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage).
Roy Roberts
American actor (1906-1975).
Born March 19th, 1906 in Dade City.
Died May 28th, 1975 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Keith Park
New zealand soldier, military aviator and former royal air force commander.
Born June 15th, 1892 in Thames.
Died February 6th, 1975 at 82 years old in Auckland.
Rex Stout
American writer (1886-1975).
Born December 1st, 1886 in Noblesville.
Died October 27th, 1975 at 88 years old in Danbury.
Robert Strauss
American film actor (1913-1975).
Born November 8th, 1913 in New York City.
Died February 20th, 1975 at 61 years old in New York City (stroke).
Alfred Lee Loomis
American businessman, scientist and philanthropist (1887–1975).
Born November 4th, 1887 in Manhattan.
Died August 11th, 1975 at 87 years old in East Hampton.
Mike Brant
Israeli-born french singer-songwriter.
Born February 1st, 1947 in Nicosia. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1975 at 28 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (suicide by jumping from height). [ref]
Lefty Grove
American baseball player (1900–1975).
Born March 6th, 1900 in Lonaconing.
Died May 22nd, 1975 at 75 years old in Norwalk.
George Paget Thomson
English physicist.
Born May 3rd, 1892 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1975 at 83 years old [ref]
Dave Alexander
American musician.
Born June 3rd, 1947 in Ann Arbor.
Died February 10th, 1975 at 27 years old in Ann Arbor (pulmonary edema).
Henry Calvin
American actor (1918-1975).
Born May 25th, 1918 in Dallas. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1975 at 57 years old in Dallas (cancer). [ref]
Tajuddin Ahmad
Bangladeshi politician and first prime minister of bangladesh (1925-1975).
Born July 23rd, 1925 in Kapasia Upazila.
Died November 3rd, 1975 at 50 years old in Dhaka.
Paul Keres
Estonian chess player and sportsperson (1916–1975).
Born January 7th, 1916 in Narva.
Died June 5th, 1975 at 59 years old in Helsinki (myocardial infarction).
Prince Karl Franz of Prussia
Prussian royal (1916–1975).
Born December 15th, 1916 in City Palace.
Died January 23rd, 1975 at 58 years old in Arica.
Gary Thain
New zealand musician.
Born May 15th, 1948 in Christchurch.
Died December 8th, 1975 at 27 years old in London (drug overdose).
Theodosius Dobzhansky
Geneticist and evolutionary biologist (1900-1975).
Born January 25th, 1900 in Nemyriv. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1975 at 75 years old in San Jacinto (heart failure).
Lionel Trilling
American academic.
Born July 4th, 1905 in Queens. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1975 at 70 years old in New York City. [ref]
Pamela Brown
British actress.
Born July 8th, 1917 in London. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1975 at 58 years old in Gloucestershire (pancreatic cancer).
Nellie Fox
American baseball player and coach (1927–1975).
Born December 25th, 1927 in Franklin County.
Died December 1st, 1975 at 47 years old in Baltimore (skin cancer).
Annette Kellermann
Australian swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress and writer.
Born July 6th, 1886 in Sydney.
Died November 6th, 1975 at 89 years old in Southport.
Joseph Calleia
Actor and singer.
Born August 4th, 1897 in Mdina. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1975 at 78 years old in Sliema (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ian Hunter
British actor.
Born June 13th, 1900 in Cape Town. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1975 at 75 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan