Dead at age 75
1,455 Notable deaths
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
Nepali man who was the shortest man in recorded history (1939–2015).
Born November 30th, 1939 in Salyan District.
Died September 4th, 2015 at 75 years old in Pago Pago (pneumonia).
Karl Landsteiner
Austrian biologist, physician and nobel prize laureate.
Born June 14th, 1868 in Vienna, Baden bei Wien.
Died June 26th, 1943 at 75 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Václav Havel
Playwright, essayist, poet, former dissident and 1st 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]
Alfred Dreyfus
French artillery officer.
Born October 9th, 1859 in Mulhouse. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1935 at 75 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
William Lyon Mackenzie King
10th prime minister of canada (1874-1950).
Born December 17th, 1874 in Kitchener. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1950 at 75 years old in The Farm (pneumonia). [ref]
Zdzisław Beksiński
Polish artist (1929-2005).
Born February 24th, 1929 in Sanok. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2005 at 75 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Bayard Rustin
American civil rights activist and gay rights activist (1912-1987).
Born March 17th, 1912 in West Chester. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1987 at 75 years old in Manhattan (appendicitis). [ref]
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]
Allen Welsh 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).
Paulo Freire
Brazilian educator and philosopher.
Born October 19th, 1921 in Recife. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1997 at 75 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
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To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan