List of Famous people who died at 75
Max Berrú Carrión
Max Berrú Carrión was an Ecuadorian and Chilean musician. He was one of the two founders of Inti-Illimani where he was a lead singer between 1967 and 1997.
Mikhail Makarenko
Mikhail Yanovitch Makarenko, né Moishe Hershkovich, also Gershkovich, also spelled as Michail Janovitch Makarenko, was a human rights activist, born in Romania to Orthodox Jewish parents, Yankel Hershkovich and Malka Weisman. When he was eight years old he ran away from home to live in Russia. During World War II, from age 10 to 13, he was a "Son of the Regiment", bringing water and food to the troops.
Bernard Guyot
Bernard Guyot was a French road cyclist. His sporting career began with U.S. Creteil. As an amateur he competed in the individual road race at the 1964 Summer Olympics, won the Peace Race in 1966, and placed fourth in the team time trial at the 1966 UCI Road World Championships. In 1967 he turned professional and won 10 races before retiring in 1974. He raced the Tour de France in 1968-1972, placing 27th in 1968 and 28th in 1971. In the national professional road championship, Guyot placed second in 1972 and third in 1969. His father Bernard Sr. and brothers Claude and Serge were also competitive cyclists.
Nicolaus von Below
Nicolaus von Below was an officer in the German Luftwaffe and an adjutant to Adolf Hitler.
Christophe Keckeis
Christophe Keckeis was a Swiss Lieutenant-General. He headed the Swiss Army as "Chief of the General Staff" (2003) and then as "Chief of the Armed Forces" (2004–2007). He retired on 31 December 2007.
- On 24 March 1977, two Mirage III collided during a formation flight over the Payerne airfield. All parties involved survived the collision, including the then commander-in-chief of the Fliegerstaffel 17, Christophe Keckeis.
Keith Nichols
Keith Nichols was an English jazz multi-instrumentalist and arranger, a player of the piano, trombone, reeds, and accordion.
Mario Majoni
Mario Majoni was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Emilio Bulgarelli
Emilio Bulgarelli was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Iichirō Hatoyama
Iichirō Hatoyama was a Japanese politician and diplomat. Between 1976 and 1977, he served as Foreign Minister under Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda. He was the son and father of two former Prime Ministers, Ichirō and Yukio respectively.
Heinz Hoffmann
Heinz Hoffmann was Minister of National Defense in the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic, and since 2 October 1973 member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party (SED).