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Dead at age 75
1,543 Notable deaths
Walter J. Gehring
Swiss scientist (1939-2014).
Born March 20th, 1939 in Zürich.
Died May 29th, 2014 at 75 years old in Basel (traffic collision).
Nathaniel Lord Britton
American botanist and geologist (1859-1934).
Born January 15th, 1859 in New Dorp. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1934 at 75 years old in New York City. [ref]
Chen Mingshu
Chinese general and politician (1889-1965).
Born October 15th, 1889 in Guangdong.
Died May 15th, 1965 at 75 years old in Beijing.
Elisabeth Bykova
Soviet chess player (1913-1989).
Born November 4th, 1913 in Bogolyubovo.
Died March 8th, 1989 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Ugo La Malfa
Politician (1903-1979).
Born May 16th, 1903 in Palermo. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1979 at 75 years old in Rome (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Charles-Eugène Guye
Swiss physicist (1866-1942).
Born October 15th, 1866 in Champvent.
Died July 15th, 1942 at 75 years old in Geneva.
Helen Ferguson
American actress.
Born July 23rd, 1901 in Decatur.
Died March 14th, 1977 at 75 years old in Clearwater (disease).
Javed Akhtar
Pakistani cricketer & umpire (1940-2016).
Born November 21st, 1940 in Delhi.
Died July 8th, 2016 at 75 years old in Rawalpindi. [ref]
Lyda Borelli
Italian actress (1884-1959).
Born March 22nd, 1884 in Genoa, Rivarolo Ligure.
Died June 15th, 1959 at 75 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ernesto Basile
Italian architect (1857-1932).
Born January 31st, 1857 in Palermo.
Died August 26th, 1932 at 75 years old in Palermo.
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