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In the year 1975
512 Notable deaths
Achille Van Acker
Belgian former prime minister (1898-1975).
Born April 8th, 1898 in Bruges.
Died July 10th, 1975 at 77 years old in Bruges.
Gertrude Olmstead
Actress (1897-1975).
Born November 13th, 1897 in Chicago.
Died January 18th, 1975 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills.
Sig Arno
German-born stage and film actor.
Born December 25th, 1895 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1975 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Jan Mukařovský
Czech essayist, estheticist, literary theorist and university educator (1891-1975).
Born November 11th, 1891 in Písek. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1975 at 83 years old in Prague. [ref]
Norman Levinson
American mathematician.
Born August 11th, 1912 in Lynn.
Died October 10th, 1975 at 63 years old in Boston (brain cancer).
Paul Verhoeven
German actor, film and theatre director, and writer (1901-1975).
Born June 23rd, 1901 in Unna. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1975 at 73 years old in Munich. [ref]
Dionisio Ridruejo
Spanish poet (1912-1975).
Born October 12th, 1912 in El Burgo de Osma-Ciudad de Osma.
Died June 29th, 1975 at 62 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).
Harold Osborn
Athletics competitor (1899-1975).
Born April 13th, 1899 in Butler.
Died April 5th, 1975 at 75 years old in Champaign.
Fritz Wotruba
Austrian sculptor (23 april 1907, vienna – 28 august 1975, vienna).
Born April 23rd, 1907 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1975 at 68 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Manuel Seoane
Argentine association football player (1902-1975).
Born March 19th, 1902 in Avellaneda.
Died August 21st, 1975 at 73 years old in Quilmes.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 512
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