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In the year 1975
497 Notable deaths
Alice Catherine Evans
American microbiologist.
Born January 29th, 1881 in Neath.
Died September 5th, 1975 at 94 years old in Alexandria (stroke).
Lancelot Hogben
British zoologist, statistician, science writer.
Born December 9th, 1895 in Portsmouth. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1975 at 79 years old in Wrexham. [ref]
Duke Reid
Jamaican record producer and dj.
Born July 21st, 1915 in Portland Parish.
Died January 1st, 1975 at 59 years old [ref]
Theo Osterkamp
German flying ace.
Born April 15th, 1892 in Düren.
Died January 2nd, 1975 at 82 years old in Baden-Baden.
François de Roubaix
French composer (1939-1975).
Born April 3rd, 1939 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1975 at 36 years old in Tenerife (drowning).
Per Wahlöö
Swedish writer (1926-1975).
Born August 5th, 1926 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1975 at 48 years old in Malmö (cancer). [ref]
Doria Shafik
Egyptian activist.
Born December 14th, 1908 in Tanta.
Died September 20th, 1975 at 66 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Faisal bin Musaid
Saudi arabian prince, assassin of king faisal of saudi arabia (1944-1975).
Born April 4th, 1944 in Riyadh.
Died June 18th, 1975 at 31 years old in Riyadh (decapitation).
W. V. D. Hodge
British mathematician.
Born June 17th, 1903 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1975 at 72 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Manuel Fal Conde
Spanish lawyer (1894-1975).
Born August 10th, 1894 in Higuera de la Sierra.
Died May 20th, 1975 at 80 years old in Seville.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 497
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