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In the year 1975
512 Notable deaths
Aleksandr Vishnevsky
Soviet surgeon (1906-1975).
Born May 24th, 1906 in Kazan. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1975 at 69 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Anatoly Dneprov
Ukrainian writer.
Born November 17th, 1919 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1975 at 55 years old in Moscow.
Wilhelm Thiele
Austrian film director.
Born May 10th, 1890 in Vienna.
Died September 7th, 1975 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.
Balysh Ovezov
Turkmenistani politician (1915-1975).
Born December 29th, 1915 in Daşoguz.
Died October 13th, 1975 at 59 years old in Ashgabat.
Irene Harand
Austrian righteous among the nations (1900-1975).
Born September 6th, 1900 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1975 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]
André Obey
French playwright (1892-1975).
Born May 8th, 1892 in Douai. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1975 at 82 years old in Montsoreau. [ref]
Joseph Guillemot
Athletics competitor (1899–1975).
Born October 1st, 1899 in Le Dorat.
Died March 9th, 1975 at 75 years old in Oradour-Saint-Genest (lung cancer).
Salvatore Satta
Italian jurist and novelist (1902-1975).
Born August 9th, 1902 in Nuoro.
Died April 19th, 1975 at 72 years old in Rome.
Masanori Yusa
Japanese swimmer.
Born January 20th, 1915 in Tadotsu.
Died August 8th, 1975 at 60 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer).
Mina Witkojc
Sorbian poet.
Born May 28th, 1893 in Burg (Spreewald). [ref]
Died November 11th, 1975 at 82 years old in Papitz. [ref]
Deaths 371 to 380 of 512
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn