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Dead at age 75

2,112 Notable deaths

Idi Amin

President of uganda (1971-1979).

Born May 30th, 1928 in Kampala, Koboko. [ref]

Died August 16th, 2003 at 75 years old in King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre. [ref]

John McAfee

British-american programmer and businessman (1945–2021).

Born September 18th, 1945 in Cinderford. [ref]

Died June 23rd, 2021 at 75 years old in Centre Penitenciari Brians 2 (hanging to death). [ref]

Shelley Duvall

American actress (1949–2024).

Born July 7th, 1949 in Fort Worth.

Died July 11th, 2024 at 75 years old in Blanco (complications of diabetes mellitus). [ref]

Alexander Graham Bell

Canadian-american scientist inventor of telephone (1847–1922).

Born March 3rd, 1847 in Edinburgh. [ref]

Died August 2nd, 1922 at 75 years old in Beinn Bhreagh (diabetes). [ref]

Penny Marshall

American actress, director and producer (1943–2018).

Born October 15th, 1943 in The Bronx.

Died December 17th, 2018 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (type-1 diabetes).

J. P. Morgan

American financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913).

Born April 17th, 1837 in Hartford.

Died March 31st, 1913 at 75 years old in Rome.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Indian barrister, leader of the indian national congress and founding father of the republic of india (1875-1950).

Born October 31st, 1875 in Nadiad.

Died December 15th, 1950 at 75 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).

Rocky Johnson

Canadian professional wrestler (1944-2020).

Born August 24th, 1944 in Amherst.

Died January 15th, 2020 at 75 years old in Lutz (pulmonary embolism). [ref]

Leonid Brezhnev

General secretary of the communist party of the soviet union (1906–1982).

Born January 1st, 1907 in Kamyanske. [ref]

Died November 10th, 1982 at 75 years old in Zareche (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Yasser Arafat

Palestinian political leader (1929–2004) and former president of the palestinian national authority (1994-2004).

Born August 3rd, 1929 in Cairo.

Died November 11th, 2004 at 75 years old in Hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy (autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

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