In the year 1975
544 Notable deaths
Francisco Franco
Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975).
Born December 4th, 1892 in Ferrol. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1975 at 82 years old in Madrid (heart failure). [ref]
Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese politician, military leader, and president of the roc (1887–1975).
Born October 31st, 1887 in Xikou. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1975 at 87 years old in Taipei (liver cancer). [ref]
Haile Selassie I
Emperor of ethiopia (1892-1975).
Born July 23rd, 1892 in Ejersa Goro. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1975 at 83 years old in Addis Ababa (strangling). [ref]
Aristotle Onassis
Greek shipping magnate.
Born January 20th, 1906 in İzmir. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1975 at 69 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (respiratory failure).
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Indian philosopher and politician (1888–1975).
Born September 5th, 1888 in Thiruttani. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1975 at 86 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Josephine Baker
American-born french dancer, singer, and actress (1906-1975).
Born June 3rd, 1906 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1975 at 68 years old in Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Elijah Muhammad
American religious leader (1897-1975).
Born October 7th, 1897 in Sandersville.
Died February 25th, 1975 at 77 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Rod Serling
American screenwriter (1924–1975).
Born December 25th, 1924 in Syracuse.
Died June 28th, 1975 at 50 years old in Rochester (myocardial infarction).
Hannah Arendt
German-american political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975).
Born October 14th, 1906 in Lindener Marktplatz 2, Hannover.
Died December 4th, 1975 at 69 years old in Upper West Side (myocardial infarction).
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bangladeshi politician and statesman (1920–1975).
Born March 17th, 1920 in Tungipara Upazila.
Died August 15th, 1975 at 55 years old in Dhaka (ballistic trauma).
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