Dead at age 75

1,465 Notable deaths

Connie Hawkins

American basketball player.

Born July 17th, 1942 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died October 6th, 2017 at 75 years old in Phoenix. [ref]

Luis Aragonés

Spanish football player and manager (1938-2014).

Born July 28th, 1938 in Madrid.

Died February 1st, 2014 at 75 years old in Madrid.

Dolores Costello

American actress (1903-1979).

Born September 17th, 1903 in Pittsburgh. [ref]

Died March 1st, 1979 at 75 years old in Fallbrook (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]

Terry Reid

British musician (1949–2025).

Born November 13th, 1949 in Huntingdon.

Died August 4th, 2025 at 75 years old in Rancho Mirage. [ref]

Stanisław Ulam

Polish-american mathematician.

Born April 13th, 1909 in Lviv. [ref]

Died May 13th, 1984 at 75 years old in Santa Fe (myocardial infarction).

Moustapha Akkad

American film director (1930-2005).

Born July 1st, 1930 in Aleppo. [ref]

Died November 11th, 2005 at 75 years old in Amman. [ref]

Joe Zawinul

Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer (1932–2007).

Born July 7th, 1932 in Vienna. [ref]

Died September 11th, 2007 at 75 years old in Vienna (skin cancer). [ref]

Jimmy Ruffin

American singer (1936–2014).

Born May 7th, 1939 in Collinsville. [ref]

Died November 17th, 2014 at 75 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]

Semyon Timoshenko

Soviet military commander (1895-1970).

Born February 18th, 1895 in Furmanivka.

Died March 31st, 1970 at 75 years old in Moscow.

Sayajirao Gaekwad III

Indian maharaja.

Born March 11th, 1863 in Vadodara.

Died February 6th, 1939 at 75 years old in Vadodara.

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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach