Dead at age 75
1,576 Notable deaths
Eiji Okada
Japanese actor (1920-1995).
Born June 13th, 1920 in Chōshi. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1995 at 75 years old in Tokyo (heart failure).
David Sheppard
English cleric and cricketer (1929-2005).
Born March 6th, 1929 in Reigate.
Died March 5th, 2005 at 75 years old in West Kirby (cancer, colorectal cancer).
John C. Slater
American physicist (1900–1976).
Born December 22nd, 1900 in Oak Park.
Died July 25th, 1976 at 75 years old in Sanibel.
Martha Chase
American geneticist.
Born November 30th, 1927 in Cleveland Heights.
Died August 8th, 2003 at 75 years old in Lorain (pneumonia).
Ella Mae Morse
American popular music singer (1924-1999).
Born September 12th, 1924 in Mansfield.
Died October 16th, 1999 at 75 years old in Bullhead City (respiratory failure).
Georges Franju
French filmmaker.
Born April 12th, 1912 in Fougères. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1987 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Adolf von Thadden
German politician (1921-1996).
Born July 7th, 1921 in Trzygłów, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1996 at 75 years old in Bad Oeynhausen.
John Flynn
Director of out for justice and lock-up.
Born March 14th, 1932 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 4th, 2007 at 75 years old in Pacific Palisades. [ref]
Anna Ancher
Danish impressionist painter (1859-1935).
Born August 18th, 1859 in Skagen. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1935 at 75 years old in Skagen. [ref]
Edwin Thompson Jaynes
American physicist (1922-1998).
Born July 5th, 1922 in Waterloo. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1998 at 75 years old in St. Louis.
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs