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Dead at age 75
2,114 Notable deaths
Sacheen Littlefeather
American activist (1946–2022).
Born November 14th, 1946 in Salinas.
Died October 2nd, 2022 at 75 years old in Novato (breast cancer). [ref]
Ferdinand Porsche
Austrian-born german automotive engineer, inventor (1875–1951).
Born September 3rd, 1875 in Liberec.
Died January 30th, 1951 at 75 years old in Stuttgart (infarction). [ref]
Satchel Paige
American baseball player and coach (1906-1982).
Born July 7th, 1906 in Mobile.
Died June 8th, 1982 at 75 years old in Kansas City (myocardial infarction).
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993).
Born October 21st, 1917 in Cheraw.
Died January 6th, 1993 at 75 years old in Englewood (pancreatic cancer).
Basil Rathbone
English actor (1892–1967).
Born June 13th, 1892 in Johannesburg.
Died July 21st, 1967 at 75 years old in The Langham (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. [ref]
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]
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson