Dead at age 75

1,630 Notable deaths

Harriet Monroe

American poet and editor (1860-1936).

Born December 23rd, 1860 in Chicago.

Died September 26th, 1936 at 75 years old in Arequipa.

Julius Dorpmüller

German politician and railway manager (1869-1945).

Born July 24th, 1869 in Elberfeld.

Died July 5th, 1945 at 75 years old in Malente (cancer).

Horacio Vásquez

President of the dominican republic (1860-1936).

Born October 22nd, 1860 in Moca.

Died March 25th, 1936 at 75 years old in Moca.

Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde

Finnish ufologist, parapsychologist and author (1939–2015).

Born November 15th, 1939 in Värtsilä.

Died February 8th, 2015 at 75 years old in Vaasa.

Johannes de Klerk

South african politician (1903-1979).

Born July 22nd, 1903 in Burgersdorp.

Died January 24th, 1979 at 75 years old in Krugersdorp.

Larry W. Hurtado

American biblical scholar.

Born December 29th, 1943 in Kansas City. [ref]

Died November 25th, 2019 at 75 years old in Edinburgh (cancer). [ref]

Fikre Selassie Wogderess

Ethiopian prime minister (1945-2020).

Born July 13th, 1945 in Addis Ababa.

Died December 12th, 2020 at 75 years old in Addis Ababa. [ref]

Meir Dizengoff

Zionist politician (1861-1936).

Born February 25th, 1861 in Bessarabia.

Died September 23rd, 1936 at 75 years old in Tel-Aviv.

Ronald Scobie

British army general.

Born June 8th, 1893 in Mandalay.

Died February 23rd, 1969 at 75 years old in Aldershot.

Melvin Frank

American screenwriter and director (1913-1988).

Born August 13th, 1913 in Chicago. [ref]

Died October 13th, 1988 at 75 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel