Dead at age 75
1,634 Notable deaths
Edith Wharton
American writer and designer (1862–1937).
Born January 24th, 1862 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1937 at 75 years old in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt (stroke). [ref]
Johnny Torrio
Italian-american mob boss (1882–1957).
Born January 20th, 1882 in Irsina.
Died April 16th, 1957 at 75 years old in Brooklyn (myocardial infarction).
Allen W. Dulles
First civilian and longest-serving director of central intelligence (dci).
Born April 7th, 1893 in Watertown.
Died January 29th, 1969 at 75 years old in Georgetown (pneumonia).
Tom Seaver
American baseball player (1944–2020).
Born November 17th, 1944 in Fresno.
Died August 31st, 2020 at 75 years old in Calistoga (dementia, COVID-19). [ref]
H. L. Mencken
American journalist and writer (1880–1956).
Born September 12th, 1880 in Baltimore.
Died January 29th, 1956 at 75 years old in Baltimore.
Chad Everett
American actor (1937-2012).
Born June 11th, 1937 in South Bend.
Died July 24th, 2012 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Carl Brashear
U.s. navy diver (1931–2006).
Born January 19th, 1931 in Tonieville.
Died July 25th, 2006 at 75 years old in Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.
Don Cornelius
American television show host (1936-2012).
Born September 27th, 1936 in Chicago.
Died February 1st, 2012 at 75 years old in Sherman Oaks (gunshot wound). [ref]
Václav Havel
Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of czechoslovakia and the first president of the czech republic (1936–2011).
Born October 5th, 1936 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2011 at 75 years old in Hrádeček (respiratory failure). [ref]
Gerry Goffin
American lyricist (1939-2014).
Born February 11th, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died June 19th, 2014 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche