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Dead at age 75

1,467 Notable deaths

Elena Obraztsova

Soviet and russian opera singer.

Born July 7th, 1939 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died January 12th, 2015 at 75 years old in Leipzig (cancer). [ref]

Heinrich Vollmer

German firearm designer.

Born July 26th, 1885 in Altdorf.

Died July 1st, 1961 at 75 years old in Tübingen.

Jimmy Knepper

American jazz trombonist.

Born November 22nd, 1927 in Los Angeles. [ref]

Died June 14th, 2003 at 75 years old in Triadelphia (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Boris Christoff

Bulgarian bass singer.

Born May 18th, 1918 in Plovdiv. [ref]

Died June 28th, 1993 at 75 years old in Rome. [ref]

Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough

British politician (1880-1956).

Born October 27th, 1880 in London.

Died March 10th, 1956 at 75 years old in Chichester.

Elleston Trevor

British novelist and playwright.

Born February 17th, 1920 in Bromley.

Died November 15th, 1995 at 75 years old in Cave Creek.

Larbi Benbarek

French-moroccan footballer (1917-1992).

Born June 16th, 1917 in Casablanca.

Died September 16th, 1992 at 75 years old in Casablanca.

Robert Merle

French writer.

Born August 28th, 1928 in Tébessa. [ref]

Died March 27th, 2004 at 75 years old in Grosrouvre (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Iosif Grigulevich

Soviet spy and costa rican diplomat.

Born May 5th, 1913 in Vilnius.

Died June 2nd, 1988 at 75 years old in Moscow.

Eliyahu Rips

Israeli-latvian mathematician.

Born December 12th, 1948 in Riga.

Died July 19th, 2024 at 75 years old in Jerusalem.

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