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In the year 1975
513 Notable deaths
Arturo Tabera Araoz
Catholic cardinal (1903–1975).
Born October 29th, 1903 in El Barco de Ávila.
Died June 13th, 1975 at 71 years old in Rome.
Giulio Basletta
Italian fencer (1890-1975).
Born May 5th, 1890 in Vigevano.
Died February 5th, 1975 at 84 years old in Vigevano.
Hans Johner
Swiss chess player (1889-1975).
Born January 7th, 1889 in Basel.
Died December 2nd, 1975 at 86 years old in Thalwil.
Frithjof Andersen
Wrestler.
Born April 5th, 1893 in Christiania.
Died July 24th, 1975 at 82 years old in Oslo.
Benjamin Vanninen
Cross-country skier.
Born June 29th, 1921 in Sortavalan maalaiskunta.
Died April 22nd, 1975 at 53 years old in Heinola.
Antonín Vodička
Czech footballer (1907-1975).
Born March 1st, 1907 in Prague, Vršovice.
Died August 9th, 1975 at 68 years old in Czechoslovakia.
Margaret Levyns
South african botanist (1890-1975).
Born October 24th, 1890 in Cape Town.
Died November 11th, 1975 at 85 years old in Cape Town.
Tivadar Kanizsa
Hungarian water polo player (1933-1975).
Born April 4th, 1933 in Debrecen.
Died November 4th, 1975 at 42 years old in Jásztelek (traffic collision).
Carl Silfverstrand
Gymnast (1885–1975).
Born October 9th, 1885 in Helsingborg.
Died January 2nd, 1975 at 89 years old in Helsingborg.
Dimitar Ivanov Popov
Bulgarian chemist (1894–1975).
Born October 13th, 1894 in Sofia.
Died October 25th, 1975 at 81 years old in Sofia.
Deaths 461 to 470 of 513
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine