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Dead at age 75
1,634 Notable deaths
Basil Rathbone
British actor (1892-1967).
Born June 13th, 1892 in Johannesburg.
Died July 21st, 1967 at 75 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Georg Karl Tänzler
(1877-1952) german-born american radiology technologist and erotomaniac.
Born February 8th, 1877 in Dresden. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1952 at 75 years old in Tampa.
Edgar Rice Burroughs
American writer (1875–1950).
Born February 23rd, 1875 in Chicago.
Died March 19th, 1950 at 75 years old in Encino (myocardial infarction).
Wayne Dyer
American writer (1940-2015).
Born May 10th, 1940 in Detroit.
Died August 29th, 2015 at 75 years old in Maui (coronary artery disease). [ref]
Kamala Surayya
Indian author and poet (1934–2009).
Born March 31st, 1934 in Punnayurkulam.
Died May 31st, 2009 at 75 years old in Pune.
Bayard Rustin
American civil rights activist (1912–1987).
Born March 17th, 1912 in West Chester.
Died August 24th, 1987 at 75 years old in Manhattan (appendicitis).
August Coppola
American academic, author, film executive, and advocate for the arts.
Born February 16th, 1934 in Hartford. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2009 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Subrata Roy
Indian businessman (1948–2023).
Born June 10th, 1948 in Araria.
Died November 14th, 2023 at 75 years old in Mumbai.
H. H. Asquith
British politician (1852–1928); prime minister of the united kingdom from 1908 to 1916.
Born September 12th, 1852 in Morley.
Died February 15th, 1928 at 75 years old in The Wharf (cerebrovascular disease).
Hedda Hopper
American gossip columnist and actress.
Born May 2nd, 1890 in Hollidaysburg.
Died February 1st, 1966 at 75 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
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