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In the year 1975
497 Notable deaths
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]
Pierre Bost
French writer.
Born September 5th, 1901 in Lasalle. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1975 at 74 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
C. S. Wright
Canadian explorer (1887-1975).
Born April 7th, 1887 in Toronto.
Died November 1st, 1975 at 88 years old in Salt Spring Island.
Murilo Mendes
Brazilian writer.
Born May 13th, 1901 in Juiz de Fora. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1975 at 74 years old in Lisbon.
Emory Leon Chaffee
American physicist.
Born April 15th, 1885 in Somerville.
Died March 8th, 1975 at 89 years old in Waltham.
Tommy Green
British racewalker.
Born March 30th, 1894 in Algeria.
Died March 29th, 1975 at 80 years old in Eastleigh.
Carlyle Tapsell
Field hockey player.
Born July 24th, 1909 in Adra. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1975 at 66 years old [ref]
Raphael Tracey
American soccer player (1904-1975).
Born February 6th, 1904 in Illinois.
Died March 6th, 1975 at 71 years old in St. Louis.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 497
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé