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In the year 1975
544 Notable deaths
Franz Six
German general.
Born August 12th, 1909 in Mannheim.
Died July 9th, 1975 at 65 years old in Bolzano.
John Dierkes
American actor (1905-1975).
Born February 10th, 1905 in Cincinnati.
Died January 8th, 1975 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
Sisowath Sirik Matak
Cambodian prince (1914–1975).
Born January 22nd, 1914 in Phnom Penh. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1975 at 61 years old in Phnom Penh (decapitation). [ref]
Carl O. Sauer
American geographer (1889-1975).
Born December 24th, 1889 in Warrenton.
Died July 18th, 1975 at 85 years old in Berkeley.
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
German physicist (1887-1975).
Born July 22nd, 1887 in Hamburg.
Died October 30th, 1975 at 88 years old in East Berlin.
Ethel Griffies
British actress (1878-1975).
Born April 26th, 1878 in Sheffield.
Died September 9th, 1975 at 97 years old in London (cerebrovascular disease).
Saint-John Perse
French poet and diplomat.
Born May 31st, 1887 in Pointe-à-Pitre. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1975 at 88 years old in Hyères.
Edith Rosenbaum
American fashion buyer, stylist, journalist and correspondent (1879-1975).
Born June 12th, 1879 in Cincinnati.
Died April 4th, 1975 at 95 years old in Kensington.
Duke Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
Head of the house of württemberg (1939–1975).
Born November 14th, 1893 in Stuttgart.
Died April 15th, 1975 at 81 years old in Ravensburg.
Mark Frechette
American actor (1947-1975).
Born December 4th, 1947 in Boston.
Died September 27th, 1975 at 27 years old in Norfolk.
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci