In the year 1975

512 Notable deaths

Michèle Girardon

French actress.

Born August 8th, 1938 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]

Died March 25th, 1975 at 36 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon (drug overdose). [ref]

Madeleine Vionnet

French fashion designer.

Born June 22nd, 1876 in Chilleurs-aux-Bois.

Died March 2nd, 1975 at 98 years old in Paris.

Tajuddin Ahmad

Bangladeshi politician and first prime minister of bangladesh (1925-1975).

Born July 23rd, 1925 in Kapasia Upazila.

Died November 3rd, 1975 at 50 years old in Dhaka.

James Blish

American science fiction and fantasy author (1921–1975).

Born May 23rd, 1921 in East Orange. [ref]

Died July 30th, 1975 at 54 years old in Henley-on-Thames (lung cancer).

Bram Fischer

South african lawyer and anti-apartheid activist (1908-1975).

Born April 23rd, 1908 in Bloemfontein.

Died May 8th, 1975 at 67 years old in Bloemfontein (cancer).

Annette Kellermann

Australian swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress and writer.

Born July 6th, 1886 in Sydney.

Died November 6th, 1975 at 89 years old in Southport.

Hound Dog Taylor

American chicago blues guitarist and singer.

Born April 12th, 1915 in Natchez.

Died December 17th, 1975 at 60 years old in Chicago (lung cancer). [ref]

Hans Bellmer

German artist and photographer (1902-1975).

Born March 13th, 1902 in Katowice. [ref]

Died February 24th, 1975 at 72 years old in Paris (peritonitis). [ref]

Pamela Brown

British actress.

Born July 8th, 1917 in London. [ref]

Died September 19th, 1975 at 58 years old in Gloucestershire (pancreatic cancer).

Gustavo Rojas Pinilla

26th president of colombia (1900-1975).

Born March 12th, 1900 in Tunja.

Died January 17th, 1975 at 74 years old in Melgar (myocardial infarction).

Deaths 101 to 110 of 512

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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy