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Dead at age 75
2,116 Notable deaths
Jens August Schade
Poet (1903-1978).
Born January 10th, 1903 in Skive.
Died November 20th, 1978 at 75 years old in Copenhagen.
Erkki Mallenius
Boxer (1928–2003).
Born January 12th, 1928 in Lappeenranta.
Died July 22nd, 2003 at 75 years old in Pori. [ref]
Gunnar Berggren
Swedish boxer.
Born January 26th, 1908 in Stockholm.
Died September 2nd, 1983 at 75 years old in Stockholm.
Jo Backaert
Belgian association football player (1921-1997).
Born August 5th, 1921 in Bressoux.
Died June 12th, 1997 at 75 years old
Martin Holt
Fencer (1881-1956).
Born January 13th, 1881 in London.
Died November 2nd, 1956 at 75 years old in Bognor Regis.
Serafino Cretoni
Catholic cardinal (1833-1909).
Born September 4th, 1833 in Soriano nel Cimino.
Died February 3rd, 1909 at 75 years old in Rome.
Curt Bergsten
Swedish footballer (1912–1987).
Born June 24th, 1912 in Ekeby parish.
Died July 21st, 1987 at 75 years old in Landskrona.
Thure Ahlqvist
Swedish boxer.
Born April 20th, 1907 in Borås.
Died March 20th, 1983 at 75 years old in Borås.
Friedrich August Eckstein
German classical philologist and teacher (1810-1885).
Born May 6th, 1810 in Halle (Saale).
Died November 15th, 1885 at 75 years old in Leipzig.
Ludvig Ludvigsen Daae
Norwegian historian and professor (1834-1910).
Born December 7th, 1834 in Aremark Municipality.
Died March 17th, 1910 at 75 years old in Oslo.
Deaths 1961 to 1970 of 2116
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