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In the year 1975
497 Notable deaths
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bangladeshi politician and statesman (1920–1975).
Born March 17th, 1920 in Tungipara Upazila.
Died August 15th, 1975 at 55 years old in Dhaka (ballistic trauma).
Dmitri Shostakovich
Soviet composer and pianist (1906–1975).
Born September 25th, 1906 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1975 at 68 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
King of saudi arabia (1906-1975).
Born April 14th, 1906 in Riyadh. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1975 at 68 years old in Reyadh (ballistic trauma).
Otto Skorzeny
Austrian officer in the waffen-ss.
Born June 12th, 1908 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1975 at 67 years old in Madrid (lung cancer). [ref]
K.Kamarajar
Indian politician (1903-1975).
Born July 15th, 1903 in Virudhunagar.
Died October 2nd, 1975 at 72 years old in Chennai.
Susan Hayward
American actress (1917–1975).
Born June 30th, 1917 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1975 at 57 years old in Hollywood (brain cancer). [ref]
Larry Fine
American actor, comedian, in the three stooges.
Born October 5th, 1902 in Argentina.
Died January 24th, 1975 at 72 years old in California (stroke).
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Italian film director, poet, writer and intellectual (1922-1975).
Born March 5th, 1922 in Bologna. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1975 at 53 years old in Lido di Ostia (murder). [ref]
Éamon de Valera
3rd president of ireland (1882-1975).
Born October 14th, 1882 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1975 at 92 years old in Dublin (pneumonia). [ref]
Steve Prefontaine
United states long-distance runner.
Born January 25th, 1951 in Coos Bay.
Died May 30th, 1975 at 24 years old in Eugene (traffic collision).
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson