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Dead at age 75

2,115 Notable deaths

Lucy Stone

American abolitionist and suffragist (1818-1893).

Born August 13th, 1818 in West Brookfield. [ref]

Died October 19th, 1893 at 75 years old in Boston (stomach cancer).

Vladimir Propp

Russian folklorist, philologist and linguist.

Born April 29th, 1895 in Saint Petersburg.

Died August 22nd, 1970 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg.

William Dudley Pelley

American political activist, screenwriter, and convicted fraudster (1890-1965).

Born March 12th, 1890 in Lynn.

Died June 30th, 1965 at 75 years old in Noblesville.

Sophia Tolstaya

Russian writer (1844–1919).

Born September 3rd, 1844 in Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo.

Died November 4th, 1919 at 75 years old in Yasnaya Polyana (disease).

Lucy Wills

British physician and hematologist (1888-1964).

Born May 10th, 1888 in Sutton Coldfield.

Died April 26th, 1964 at 75 years old in Canterbury. [ref]

Gene Evans

Actor (1922-1998).

Born July 11th, 1922 in Holbrook.

Died April 1st, 1998 at 75 years old in Jackson (heart failure).

Henry Armstrong

American boxer (1912–1988).

Born December 12th, 1912 in Columbus.

Died October 24th, 1988 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.

Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Queen consort of the netherlands (r. 1879–1890).

Born August 2nd, 1858 in Bad Arolsen, Arolsen Castle.

Died March 20th, 1934 at 75 years old in The Hague (pneumonia).

Henry Morgenthau Jr.

American politician (1891–1967).

Born May 11th, 1891 in New York City.

Died February 6th, 1967 at 75 years old in New York City.

Pravin Gordhan

South african politician (1949–2024).

Born April 12th, 1949 in Durban.

Died September 13th, 2024 at 75 years old in Johannesburg (cancer). [ref]

Deaths 211 to 220 of 2115

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