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Dead at age 75
1,574 Notable deaths
Idi Amin
President of uganda from 1971 to 1979.
Born May 17th, 1928 in Koboko.
Died August 16th, 2003 at 75 years old in King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (kidney failure).
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). [ref]
Nina Simone
American singer, songwriter and pianist.
Born February 21st, 1933 in Tryon. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2008 at 75 years old in Carry-le-Rouet (breast cancer). [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]
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).
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
Former palestinian president, and nobel peace prize recipient (1929-2004).
Born August 4th, 1929 in Amman.
Died November 11th, 2004 at 75 years old in Clamart (poisoning, autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Jerry Heller
American businessman (1940–2016).
Born October 6th, 1940 in Shaker Heights.
Died September 2nd, 2016 at 75 years old in Thousand Oaks (cancer). [ref]
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