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In the year 1975
556 Notable deaths
Willy Böckl
Austrian figure skater (1893–1975).
Born January 27th, 1893 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died April 22nd, 1975 at 82 years old in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Amanda Labarca
Chilean diplomat, educator, writer, and feminist (1886-1975).
Born December 5th, 1886 in Santiago.
Died January 2nd, 1975 at 88 years old in Santiago.
Aleksandr Vishnevsky
Soviet surgeon (1906-1975).
Born May 24th, 1906 in Kazan. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1975 at 69 years old in Moscow. [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).
Pavlo Virsky
Ukrainian choreographer (1905-1975).
Born February 25th, 1905 in Odesa.
Died July 5th, 1975 at 70 years old in Kyiv.
Serge Elisséeff
French academic (1889–1975).
Born January 13th, 1889 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1975 at 86 years old in Clichy. [ref]
Balyş Öwezow
Soviet politician (1915–1975).
Born December 29th, 1915 in Daşoguz.
Died October 13th, 1975 at 59 years old in Ashgabat.
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]
André Obey
French playwright (1892-1975).
Born May 8th, 1892 in Douai. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1975 at 82 years old in Montsoreau. [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.
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