Dead at age 75
1,576 Notable deaths
Babatunde Olatunji
Nigerian percussionist.
Born April 7th, 1927 in Ajido.
Died April 6th, 2003 at 75 years old in Salinas (diabetes). [ref]
John Archer Lejeune
United states marine corps commandant (1867–1942).
Born January 10th, 1867 in Pointe Coupee Parish.
Died November 20th, 1942 at 75 years old in Baltimore.
Richmond K. Turner
Admiral in the united states navy (1885-1961).
Born May 27th, 1885 in Portland.
Died February 12th, 1961 at 75 years old in Monterey.
Walter A. Shewhart
American statistician (1891-1967).
Born March 18th, 1891 in New Canton. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1967 at 75 years old in Parsippany-Troy Hills. [ref]
Wolf Messing
Russian clairovoyant, telepathist, hypnotist, occultist (1899-1974).
Born September 10th, 1899 in Góra Kalwaria.
Died November 8th, 1974 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Andy Clyde
Scottish/american actor (1892-1967).
Born March 25th, 1892 in Blairgowrie and Rattray. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1967 at 75 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
John Davis Chandler
American actor (1935-2010).
Born January 28th, 1935 in Hinton.
Died February 16th, 2010 at 75 years old in Toluca Lake (disease). [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]
Kurt Blome
German politician (1894-1969); high-ranking nazi scientist; deputy reich health leader.
Born January 31st, 1894 in Bielefeld.
Died October 10th, 1969 at 75 years old in Dortmund.
Sylvia Beach
American-born bookseller and publisher.
Born March 14th, 1887 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1962 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)