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Dead at age 75

1,576 Notable deaths

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.

Died November 26th, 1985 at 75 years old (pancreatic cancer).

Vladimir Zhirinovsky

Russian politician and political activist.

Born April 25th, 1946 in Almaty.

Died April 6th, 2022 at 75 years old in Moscow (septic shock, COVID-19). [ref]

Cameron Mitchell

American actor (1918–1994).

Born November 4th, 1918 in Dallastown.

Died July 7th, 1994 at 75 years old in Pacific Palisades (lung cancer).

Gorden Kaye

British actor (1941-2017).

Born April 7th, 1941 in Huddersfield.

Died January 23rd, 2017 at 75 years old in Knaresborough. [ref]

Lee Tamahori

New zealand film director and producer (1950–2025).

Born April 17th, 1950 in Wellington. [ref]

Died November 7th, 2025 at 75 years old in Auckland (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Bill W.

Founder of alcoholics anonymous (1895–1971).

Born November 26th, 1895 in East Dorset.

Died January 24th, 1971 at 75 years old in Miami (pulmonary emphysema).

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).

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