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Dead at age 75
2,115 Notable deaths
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
American electric blues singer, harmonica player and drummer (1936–2011).
Born January 19th, 1936 in Helena.
Died September 16th, 2011 at 75 years old in Chicago (stroke). [ref]
Prince Alexander of Prussia
Eldest child of prince frederick of prussia and his wife, princess luise of anhalt-bernburg (1820-1896).
Born June 21st, 1820 in Berlin.
Died January 4th, 1896 at 75 years old in Berlin.
Adolf von Henselt
German composer and pianist (1814–1889).
Born May 12th, 1814 in Schwabach.
Died October 10th, 1889 at 75 years old in Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój.
Emil Julius Gumbel
German mathematician and statistician (1891–1966).
Born July 18th, 1891 in Munich.
Died September 10th, 1966 at 75 years old in New York City.
Elisabeth Hauptmann
German writer (1897–1973).
Born June 20th, 1897 in Peckelsheim.
Died April 30th, 1973 at 75 years old in East Berlin.
Claude-Étienne Minié
French army officer (1804–1879).
Born February 13th, 1804 in Paris.
Died December 14th, 1879 at 75 years old in Paris.
Angelo Mariani
French chemist (1838–1914).
Born December 17th, 1838 in Pero-Casevecchie.
Died April 1st, 1914 at 75 years old in Saint-Raphaël.
Juan d'Arienzo
Argentine musician (1900–1976).
Born December 14th, 1900 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 14th, 1976 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires.
Sven Jonasson
Swedish footballer and manager (1909-1984).
Died September 17th, 1984 at 75 years old in Varberg.
Edward Goodrich Acheson
American chemist (1856–1931).
Born March 9th, 1856 in Washington.
Died July 6th, 1931 at 75 years old in New York City.
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