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In the year 1975
544 Notable deaths
Thornton Wilder
American playwright and novelist (1897–1975).
Born April 17th, 1897 in Madison. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1975 at 78 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Avery Brundage
President of the international olympic committee from 1952 to 1972.
Born September 28th, 1887 in Detroit.
Died May 8th, 1975 at 87 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (surgical complications).
Louis Jordan
Wikidata: american jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975).
Born July 8th, 1908 in Arkansas. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1975 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Julian Huxley
British evolutionary biologist, philosopher, author.
Born June 22nd, 1887 in London. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1975 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Born May 28th, 1910 in Linden. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1975 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Percy Lavon Julian
African-american chemist (1899-1975).
Born April 11th, 1899 in Montgomery.
Died April 19th, 1975 at 76 years old in Waukegan (liver cancer).
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer
British peer and grandfather of diana, princess of wales.
Born May 23rd, 1892 in London.
Died June 9th, 1975 at 83 years old in Northampton.
Josemaría Escrivá
Spanish priest, writer and catholic saint.
Born January 9th, 1902 in Barbastro city.
Died June 26th, 1975 at 73 years old in Rome (disease).
Moyna Macgill
Irish actress (1895-1975).
Born December 10th, 1895 in Belfast.
Died November 25th, 1975 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer).
Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia
Spanish noble (1908-1975).
Born June 23rd, 1908 in Segovia.
Died March 20th, 1975 at 66 years old in St. Gallen (fall).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 544
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson