In the year 1975

544 Notable deaths

Carl Lutz

Swiss diplomat and righteous among the nations.

Born March 30th, 1895 in Walzenhausen.

Died February 12th, 1975 at 79 years old in Bern (myocardial infarction).

Sisowath Kossamak

Queen consort of cambodia.

Born April 9th, 1904 in Phnom Penh.

Died April 27th, 1975 at 71 years old in Beijing.

Hiroshi Ōshima

Japanese general (1886-1975).

Born April 19th, 1886 in Iwamura.

Died June 6th, 1975 at 89 years old in Tokyo.

Frank Shields

American tennis player and actor (1909-1975).

Born November 18th, 1909 in New York City.

Died August 19th, 1975 at 65 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Nihal Atsız

Turkish poet and writer (1905–1975).

Born January 12th, 1905 in Istanbul.

Died December 11th, 1975 at 70 years old in Kadıköy.

R. C. Sherriff

Playwright (1896-1975).

Born June 6th, 1896 in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. [ref]

Died November 13th, 1975 at 79 years old in Esher.

Dong Biwu

Former acting president of the people's republic of china (1886–1975).

Born March 5th, 1886 in Hong'an County.

Died April 2nd, 1975 at 89 years old in Beijing.

Antonín Novotný

Czech politician (1904-1975).

Born December 10th, 1904 in Prague, Letňany. [ref]

Died January 28th, 1975 at 70 years old in Prague (cardiac arrest).

Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera

Aviator (1886–1975).

Born November 12th, 1886 in Madrid.

Died August 6th, 1975 at 88 years old in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

Carlo Levi

Italian painter, writer, politic and anti-fascist (1902-1975).

Born November 29th, 1902 in Turin.

Died January 4th, 1975 at 72 years old in Rome (pneumonia).

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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci