Dead at age 75

1,625 Notable deaths

William Lyon Mackenzie King

10th prime minister of canada (1874–1950).

Born December 17th, 1874 in Kitchener.

Died July 22nd, 1950 at 75 years old in The Farm (pneumonia).

Zdzisław Beksiński

Polish artist (1929-2005).

Born February 24th, 1929 in Sanok. [ref]

Died February 21st, 2005 at 75 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Nagesh

Indian actor and comedian (1933–2009).

Born September 27th, 1933 in Dharapuram. [ref]

Died January 31st, 2009 at 75 years old in Chennai (cardiovascular disease, diabetes). [ref]

John N. Mitchell

Former us attorney general, watergate felon (1913-1988).

Born September 15th, 1913 in Detroit.

Died November 9th, 1988 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).

Cokie Roberts

American journalist (1943–2019).

Born December 27th, 1943 in New Orleans.

Died September 17th, 2019 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C. (metastatic breast cancer). [ref]

Chandra Bahadur Dangi

Nepali man who was the shortest man in recorded history (1939–2015).

Born November 30th, 1939 in Salyan District.

Died September 4th, 2015 at 75 years old in Pago Pago (pneumonia).

Alfred Dreyfus

French artillery officer (1859–1935).

Born October 9th, 1859 in Mulhouse.

Died July 12th, 1935 at 75 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).

Jerry Goldsmith

American film composer (1929–2004).

Born February 10th, 1929 in Los Angeles.

Died July 21st, 2004 at 75 years old in Beverly Hills (colorectal cancer).

Bill Richardson

Governor of new mexico from 2003 to 2011.

Born November 15th, 1947 in Pasadena.

Died September 1st, 2023 at 75 years old in Chatham. [ref]

Innocent Vareed Thekkethala

Indian actor.

Born March 4th, 1948 in Irinjalakuda.

Died March 26th, 2023 at 75 years old in Lakeshore Hospital. [ref]

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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon