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Dead at age 75
1,467 Notable deaths
Clifford Curzon
British musician (1907-1982).
Born May 18th, 1907 in London. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1982 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Ernst Jandl
Austrian poet, dramatic and writer.
Born August 1st, 1925 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 6th, 2000 at 75 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu
Romanian writer (1916–1992).
Born September 15th, 1916 in Războieni.
Died June 22nd, 1992 at 75 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Spencer Williams
American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer (1889-1965).
Born October 14th, 1889 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1965 at 75 years old in Flushing. [ref]
Alberto Bayo
Cuban military leader of the defeated left-wing loyalists in the spanish civil war (1892-1967).
Born March 27th, 1892 in Camagüey.
Died August 4th, 1967 at 75 years old in Havana.
John Clive Ward
British-australian nuclear physicist.
Born August 1st, 1924 in London.
Died May 6th, 2000 at 75 years old in Victoria.
André-Louis Debierne
French chemist (1874-1949).
Born July 14th, 1874 in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1949 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Neil Bartlett
English-american chemist (1932-2008).
Born September 15th, 1932 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died August 5th, 2008 at 75 years old in Walnut Creek (aortic aneurysm).
Eugenio Monti
Bobsledder.
Born January 23rd, 1928 in Toblach. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2003 at 75 years old in Belluno (shot to the head).
Leigh Van Valen
American biologist.
Born August 12th, 1935 in Albany.
Died October 16th, 2010 at 75 years old in Chicago (leukemia). [ref]
Deaths 611 to 620 of 1467
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon