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In the year 1975
497 Notable deaths
Arthur Bliss
English composer and conductor (1891–1975).
Born August 2nd, 1891 in Barnes, London.
Died March 28th, 1975 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Roque Dalton Garcia
Salvadoran journalist and poet (1935-1975).
Born May 14th, 1935 in San Salvador. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1975 at 39 years old in Quezaltepeque. [ref]
Geoffrey Ingram Taylor
British mathematician and physicist (1886-1975).
Born March 7th, 1886 in London, St John's Wood. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1975 at 89 years old in Cambridge (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis
Greek architect (1914-1975).
Born May 27th, 1914 in Asenovgrad.
Died June 28th, 1975 at 61 years old in Athens (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Lyubov Orlova
Soviet actress and singer.
Born February 11th, 1902 in Zvenigorod.
Died January 26th, 1975 at 72 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
George Marshall
American actor, screenwriter, producer and film and television director (1891-1975).
Born December 29th, 1891 in Chicago. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1975 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Richard Tucker
American opera singer (1913-1975).
Born August 28th, 1913 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1975 at 61 years old in Kalamazoo (myocardial infarction).
Conrad Hal Waddington
British biologist.
Born November 8th, 1905 in Evesham. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1975 at 69 years old in Edinburgh.
Vicente Feola
Brazilian footballer (1909-1975).
Born November 1st, 1909 in São Paulo.
Died November 6th, 1975 at 66 years old in São Paulo.
William Phillips
New zealand economist.
Born November 18th, 1914 in Te Rehunga. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1975 at 60 years old in Auckland.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 497
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou