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In the year 1975

513 Notable deaths

Shojiro Sugimura

Japanese association football player.

Born April 4th, 1905 in Osaka Prefecture.

Died January 15th, 1975 at 69 years old in Bunkyō-ku (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Charles McIlvaine

American rower.

Born August 16th, 1904 in Philadelphia.

Died January 30th, 1975 at 70 years old in Ocean City.

Kurt Helbig

German weightlifter (1901-1975).

Born July 28th, 1901 in Rödlitz.

Died January 30th, 1975 at 73 years old in Plauen.

Alfred Neveu

Bobsledder (1890-1975).

Born December 24th, 1890 in Leysin.

Died May 20th, 1975 at 84 years old

Eugen Corrodi

Swiss footballer (1922-1975).

Born July 2nd, 1922 in Canton of Ticino.

Died September 7th, 1975 at 53 years old in Zürich.

Paul Metz

Field hockey player.

Born November 17th, 1892 in Copenhagen.

Died September 8th, 1975 at 82 years old in Gentofte.

Arne Halse

Norwegian javelin thrower (1887-1975).

Born October 20th, 1887 in Kristiansund Municipality.

Died July 3rd, 1975 at 87 years old in Trondheim.

William Cockburn

Canadian ice hockey player (1902-1975).

Born March 1st, 1902 in Toronto.

Died March 21st, 1975 at 73 years old in Winnipeg.

Charles Kieffer

American rower (1910-1975).

Born August 11th, 1910 in Philadelphia.

Died November 8th, 1975 at 65 years old in Quakertown.

Erzsébet Schaár

Hungarian sculptor (1905–1975).

Born July 27th, 1908 in Budafok. [ref]

Died August 29th, 1975 at 67 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Deaths 451 to 460 of 513

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