In the year 1975
560 Notable deaths
Noble Sissle
African-american jazz musician.
Born July 10th, 1889 in Indianapolis.
Died December 17th, 1975 at 86 years old in Tampa (disease).
Bui Tuong Phong
Computer graphics researcher and pioneer (1942-1975).
Born December 14th, 1942 in Hanoi.
Died July 29th, 1975 at 32 years old in California (leukemia).
Bill Walsh
American producer (1913-1975).
Born September 30th, 1913 in New York City.
Died January 27th, 1975 at 61 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jack Molinas
American basketball player.
Born October 31st, 1931 in New York City.
Died August 3rd, 1975 at 43 years old in Hollywood.
Richard Tucker
American opera singer (1913-1975).
Born August 28th, 1913 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1975 at 61 years old in Kalamazoo (myocardial infarction).
Daisuke Katō
Japanese actor (1911–1975).
Born February 18th, 1910 in Asakusa-ku.
Died July 31st, 1975 at 65 years old in Takasaki (colon cancer).
Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli
Brazilian politician (1910-1975).
Born April 27th, 1910 in Caconde.
Died April 21st, 1975 at 64 years old in Caconde.
Leslie White
American anthropologist (1900–1975).
Born January 19th, 1900 in Salida.
Died March 31st, 1975 at 75 years old in Lone Pine.
William Austin
English character actor (1884-1975).
Born June 12th, 1884 in Georgetown.
Died June 15th, 1975 at 91 years old in Newport Beach (stroke).
Frank Puglia
Italian actor (1892–1975).
Born March 9th, 1892 in Linguaglossa.
Died October 25th, 1975 at 83 years old in South Pasadena.
Marguerite Perey
French physicist (1909–1975).
Born October 19th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died May 13th, 1975 at 65 years old in Louveciennes (bone cancer).
Alice Catherine Evans
American microbiologist.
Born January 29th, 1881 in Neath.
Died September 5th, 1975 at 94 years old in Alexandria (stroke).
Latife Uşaki
First lady of turkey (1898-1975).
Born June 17th, 1898 in İzmir.
Died July 12th, 1975 at 77 years old in Istanbul (breast cancer).
Anne Spencer
American poet (1882–1975).
Born February 6th, 1882 in Henry County.
Died July 27th, 1975 at 93 years old in Lynchburg. [ref]
Wilhelm Koppe
Ss and police leader (nazi germany); german general (1896-1975).
Born June 15th, 1896 in Hildesheim.
Died July 2nd, 1975 at 79 years old in Bonn.
Alvin Hansen
American economist.
Born August 23rd, 1887 in Viborg.
Died June 6th, 1975 at 87 years old in Alexandria.
Margherita Cagol
Red brigade leader (1945-1975).
Born April 8th, 1945 in Sardagna.
Died June 5th, 1975 at 30 years old in Melazzo (gunshot wound).
Lancelot Hogben
British zoologist, statistician, science writer (1895–1975).
Born December 9th, 1895 in Portsmouth.
Died August 22nd, 1975 at 79 years old in Wrexham.
Franz Hofer
Austrian politician (1902-1975).
Born December 13th, 1902 in Bad Hofgastein. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1975 at 72 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Reiji Okazaki
Japanese biologist (1930–1975).
Born October 8th, 1930 in Hiroshima.
Died August 1st, 1975 at 44 years old in Hiroshima (leukemia).
Shirley Ross
American actress, singer (1913-1975).
Born January 7th, 1913 in Omaha.
Died March 9th, 1975 at 62 years old in Menlo Park (cancer).
François de Roubaix
French composer (1939-1975).
Born April 3rd, 1939 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1975 at 36 years old in Tenerife (drowning).
Manuel Fal Conde
Spanish lawyer (1894-1975).
Born August 10th, 1894 in Higuera de la Sierra.
Died May 20th, 1975 at 80 years old in Seville.
Luigi Dallapiccola
Italian composer (1904–1975).
Born February 3rd, 1904 in Pazin.
Died February 19th, 1975 at 71 years old in Florence (edema).
Tony Brise
English racing driver (1952-1975).
Born March 28th, 1952 in Erith.
Died November 29th, 1975 at 23 years old in Arkley (aviation accident).
Deaths 176 to 200 of 560
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan