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In the year 1975
544 Notable deaths
Ranganathan Francis
Field hockey player (1920-1975).
Born March 15th, 1920 in Yangon.
Died December 1st, 1975 at 55 years old in Chennai.
Nicolas Rossolimo
American-french-russian-greek chess player.
Born February 28th, 1910 in Kyiv.
Died July 24th, 1975 at 65 years old in New York City.
Feng Zikai
Chinese artist and writer (1898-1975).
Born November 9th, 1898 in Tongxiang City.
Died September 15th, 1975 at 76 years old in Shanghai (lung cancer).
John R. Dunning
American physicist (1907-1975).
Born September 24th, 1907 in Shelby.
Died August 25th, 1975 at 67 years old in Key Biscayne. [ref]
Sig Arno
German-born stage and film actor.
Born December 27th, 1895 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1975 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Sven Rydell
Swedish association football player (1905-1975).
Born January 14th, 1905 in Göteborgs Kristine församling. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1975 at 70 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Alfred L. Werker
American film director (1896–1975).
Born December 2nd, 1896 in Deadwood.
Died July 28th, 1975 at 78 years old in Orange County.
Harold Osborn
Athletics competitor (1899-1975).
Born April 13th, 1899 in Butler.
Died April 5th, 1975 at 75 years old in Champaign.
Gertrude Olmstead
Actress (1897-1975).
Born November 13th, 1897 in Chicago.
Died January 18th, 1975 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills.
Ernesto Maserati
Racecar driver.
Born August 4th, 1898 in Voghera.
Died December 1st, 1975 at 77 years old in Bologna.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 544
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson