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Dead at age 75
1,456 Notable deaths
Fred Karno
British theatre manager (1866-1941).
Born March 26th, 1866 in Exeter.
Died September 18th, 1941 at 75 years old in Lilliput, Dorset (diabetes).
Lefty Grove
Major league baseball pitcher.
Born March 6th, 1900 in Allegany County.
Died May 22nd, 1975 at 75 years old in Norwalk.
Theodosius Dobzhansky
Geneticist and evolutionary biologist (1900-1975).
Born January 25th, 1900 in Nemyriv. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1975 at 75 years old in San Jacinto (heart failure). [ref]
Clyfford Still
American artist (1904-1980).
Born November 30th, 1904 in Grandin. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1980 at 75 years old in New York City, Baltimore. [ref]
Erwin Panofsky
(1892-1968) german art historian.
Born March 30th, 1892 in Hanover. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1968 at 75 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Frederick Cook
American explorer (1865-1940).
Born June 10th, 1865 in Hortonville. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1940 at 75 years old in New Rochelle. [ref]
Heinz Reinefarth
German ss general (1903-1979).
Born December 26th, 1903 in Gniezno.
Died May 7th, 1979 at 75 years old in Westerland.
Wim Jansen
Dutch association football player and manager.
Born October 28th, 1946 in Rotterdam.
Died January 25th, 2022 at 75 years old in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht. [ref]
Giuliano Gemma
Italian actor (1938-2013).
Born September 2nd, 1938 in Rome. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2013 at 75 years old in Civitavecchia (traffic collision). [ref]
Chester Himes
Novelist (1909-1984).
Born July 29th, 1909 in Jefferson City. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1984 at 75 years old in Moraira (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
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