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In the year 1975
497 Notable deaths
Sam Giancana
American mobster.
Born June 15th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died June 19th, 1975 at 67 years old in Oak Park.
P. G. Wodehouse
English author (1881–1975).
Born October 15th, 1881 in Guildford. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1975 at 93 years old in Village of Southampton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tim Buckley
American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer.
Born April 12th, 1947 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1975 at 28 years old in Santa Monica (opiod overdose). [ref]
William Hartnell
English actor (1908-1975).
Born January 8th, 1908 in St Pancras.
Died April 23rd, 1975 at 67 years old in Marden (stroke, heart failure, cardiovascular disease).
Fredric March
American actor.
Born August 31st, 1897 in Racine. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1975 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer). [ref]
Clyde Tolson
Associate director of the fbi.
Born May 22nd, 1900 in Laredo.
Died April 14th, 1975 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C..
Graham Hill
British racing driver.
Born February 15th, 1929 in Hampstead. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1975 at 46 years old in Arkley (aviation accident). [ref]
Umm Kulthum
Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress.
Born December 18th, 1904 in Tamay Ez-Zahayra.
Died February 3rd, 1975 at 70 years old in Cairo.
Mary Ure
Scottish stage and film actress (1933-1975).
Born February 18th, 1933 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1975 at 42 years old in London (barbiturate overdose). [ref]
Nikolai Bulganin
Soviet politician (1895-1975).
Born June 11th, 1895 in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1975 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom