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Dead at age 75
1,576 Notable deaths
Saul Bass
American graphic designer and filmmaker (1920-1996).
Born May 8th, 1920 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1996 at 75 years old in Beverly Grove (lymphoma). [ref]
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
American feminist, writer, artist, and lecturer (1860-1935).
Born July 3rd, 1860 in Hartford. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1935 at 75 years old in Pasadena.
Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Countess of strathmore and kinghorne (1862-1938); mother of queen elizabeth the queen mother; maternal grandmother of elizabeth ii.
Born September 11th, 1862 in London.
Died June 23rd, 1938 at 75 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Emile Griffith
American boxer (1938–2013).
Born February 3rd, 1938 in Saint Thomas.
Died July 23rd, 2013 at 75 years old in Hempstead (dementia). [ref]
Edward Gorey
American writer, artist, and illustrator (1925-2000).
Born February 22nd, 1925 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2000 at 75 years old in Hyannis (heart failure).
Geoff Capes
British shot putter and strongman (1949–2024).
Born August 21st, 1949 in Holbeach. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2024 at 75 years old [ref]
Buster Crabbe
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, actor (1908-1983).
Born February 7th, 1908 in Oakland.
Died April 23rd, 1983 at 75 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction).
Jacques Tati
French filmmaker (1907-1982).
Born October 9th, 1907 in Le Pecq.
Died November 5th, 1982 at 75 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris (pulmonary embolism).
Lou Andreas-Salomé
German-russian psychoanalyst and author.
Born February 12th, 1861 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 5th, 1937 at 75 years old in Göttingen (kidney failure).
Charles Robinson
American actor (1945–2021).
Born November 9th, 1945 in Houston.
Died July 11th, 2021 at 75 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde