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Dead at age 75

1,633 Notable deaths

Lambert Hillyer

Film director, screenwriter (1893-1969).

Born July 8th, 1893 in South Bend.

Died July 5th, 1969 at 75 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]

Wojciech Jerzy Has

Polish film director (1925-2000).

Born April 1st, 1925 in Kraków.

Died October 3rd, 2000 at 75 years old in Łódź.

Nicanor Perlas

Filipino politician.

Born January 10th, 1950 in Manila.

Died August 14th, 2025 at 75 years old [ref]

Viktor Kazantsev

Russian general (1946-2021).

Born February 22nd, 1946 in Kochanava.

Died September 14th, 2021 at 75 years old in Krasnodar.

Uku Masing

Estonian philosopher (1909-1985).

Born August 11th, 1909 in Lipa. [ref]

Died April 25th, 1985 at 75 years old in Tartu. [ref]

Orest Subtelny

Canadian-ukrainian historian (1941-2016).

Born May 17th, 1941 in Kraków.

Died July 24th, 2016 at 75 years old in Toronto.

Derek Bourgeois

English composer (1941-2017).

Born October 16th, 1941 in Kingston upon Thames.

Died September 6th, 2017 at 75 years old in Poole.

Giovanni Pastrone

Italian film pioneer, director, screenwriter, actor and technician (1883-1959).

Born September 13th, 1883 in Montechiaro d'Asti.

Died June 27th, 1959 at 75 years old in Turin.

Dan van Husen

German actor (1945-2020).

Born April 30th, 1945 in Gummersbach.

Died May 31st, 2020 at 75 years old in Ilminster (COVID-19). [ref]

Abdülhalik Renda

Turkish politician (1881–1957).

Born December 11th, 1881 in Ioannina.

Died November 1st, 1957 at 75 years old in Kadıköy.

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