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In the year 1975
497 Notable deaths
Torben Meyer
Actor (1884-1975).
Born December 1st, 1884 in Copenhagen.
Died May 22nd, 1975 at 90 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Mikhail Alekseyevich Yegorov
Soldier who raised flag on reichstag, hero of the soviet union.
Born May 5th, 1923 in Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast.
Died June 20th, 1975 at 52 years old in Demidovsky District (traffic collision).
Vincent Lopez
American musician (1895-1975).
Born December 30th, 1895 in Brooklyn.
Died September 20th, 1975 at 79 years old in Miami Beach.
Roy Stryker
American photographer.
Born November 5th, 1893 in Great Bend. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1975 at 81 years old in Grand Junction.
Jacques Duclos
French politician (1896-1975).
Born October 2nd, 1896 in Louey. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1975 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Hans Jordan
German general.
Born December 27th, 1892 in Gernsbach.
Died April 20th, 1975 at 82 years old in Munich.
Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz
German general.
Born December 23rd, 1895 in Strasbourg.
Died May 19th, 1975 at 79 years old in Koblenz.
Robert Mertens
German zoologist.
Born December 1st, 1894 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1975 at 80 years old in Frankfurt am Main (snakebite). [ref]
Ángela Ruiz Robles
Teacher, writer, and inventor.
Born March 28th, 1895 in Villamanín. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1975 at 80 years old in Ferrol. [ref]
Beqir Balluku
Albanian politician (1917-1975).
Born February 14th, 1917 in Tirana.
Died November 5th, 1975 at 58 years old in Tirana (ballistic trauma).
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo