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Dead at age 75
2,115 Notable deaths
Jerry Goldsmith
American film composer (1929–2004).
Born February 10th, 1929 in Los Angeles.
Died July 21st, 2004 at 75 years old in Beverly Hills (colorectal cancer).
Bill Richardson
Governor of new mexico from 2003 to 2011.
Born November 15th, 1947 in Pasadena.
Died September 1st, 2023 at 75 years old in Chatham. [ref]
Innocent Vareed Thekkethala
Indian actor.
Born March 4th, 1948 in Irinjalakuda.
Died March 26th, 2023 at 75 years old in Lakeshore Hospital. [ref]
Jean-Bedel Bokassa
2nd president (1966–76) and emperor (r. 1976–79) of the central african republic.
Born February 22nd, 1921 in Bobangui. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1996 at 75 years old in Bangui (myocardial infarction).
Roger Scruton
English conservative philosopher and writer (1944–2020).
Born February 27th, 1944 in Buslingthorpe. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2020 at 75 years old in Brinkworth (cancer). [ref]
Paulo Freire
Brazilian educator and philosopher (1921–1997).
Born October 19th, 1921 in Recife.
Died May 2nd, 1997 at 75 years old in São Paulo.
Milburn Stone
Actor (1904–1980).
Born July 5th, 1904 in Burrton.
Died June 12th, 1980 at 75 years old in La Jolla (myocardial infarction).
Sreenivasan
Indian film actor, screenwriter, director, and producer..
Born May 2nd, 1950 in Pattiam Grama Panchayat.
Died December 20th, 2025 at 75 years old in Kochi. [ref]
Vivien Thomas
American surgeon (1910-1985).
Born August 29th, 1910 in New Iberia, Lake Providence.
Died November 26th, 1985 at 75 years old (pancreatic cancer).
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Russian politician (1946–2022).
Born April 25th, 1946 in Almaty.
Died April 6th, 2022 at 75 years old in Moscow (COVID-19, pulmonary edema, septic shock). [ref]
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