List of Famous people who died at 75

Buster Crabbe

Clarence Linden Crabbe, II
First Name Buster
Last Name Crabbe
Born on February 7, 1908
Died on April 23, 1983 (aged 75)

Clarence Linden Crabbe II, known professionally as Buster Crabbe, was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and film and television actor. He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimming event, which launched his career on the silver screen and later television. He starred in a variety of popular feature films and movie serials released between 1933 and the 1950s, portraying the top three syndicated comic-strip heroes of the 1930s: Tarzan, Flash Gordon, and Buck Rogers.

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Pamela Courage

First Name Pamela
Born on January 12, 1911
Died on December 31, 1986 (aged 75)
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Antonín Holý

First Name Antonín
Born on September 1, 1936
Died on July 16, 2012 (aged 75)
Born in Czech Republic

Antonín Holý was a pioneering Czech scientist. He specialised in the field of chemistry and cooperated on the development of important antiretroviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV and hepatitis B. He was involved in the creation of the most effective drug in the treatment of AIDS. Antonín Holý is the author of more than 400 scientific discoveries and holds 60 patents. With more than 400 discoveries to his credit, his work has affected millions of people with viral diseases such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis B and many other viral diseases. In 2008 he received an Honorary Professorship at the University of Manchester's School of Chemistry.

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Nagesh

நாகேஸ்வரன்
Born on September 27, 1933
Died on January 31, 2009 (aged 75)
Born in India

Nagesh (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; was an Indian actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian in Tamil films during the 1960s. Nagesh was born in Dharapuram. He acted in over 1,000 films from 1958 to 2008, performing in a variety of roles as comedian, lead roles, supporting actor and antagonist. He has also acted in Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. Nagesh's style of comedy was largely inspired by Hollywood actor Jerry Lewis. Similarities between Nagesh and Lewis earned Nagesh the sobriquet the "Jerry Lewis of India". He was also nicknamed as the King of Comedy due to his impeccable comedy timing and body language. He featured regularly in the film projects of M. G. Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan even at a time when there was a massive rift between the two leading actors in Tamil cinema at that time.

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Elleston Trevor

Trevor Dudley-Smith
First Name Elleston
Born on February 17, 1920
Died on July 21, 1995 (aged 75)

Elleston Trevor was a British novelist and playwright who wrote under several pseudonyms. Born Trevor Dudley-Smith, he eventually changed his name to Elleston Trevor. Trevor worked in many genres, but is principally remembered for his 1964 adventure story The Flight of the Phoenix, written as Elleston Trevor, and for a series of Cold War thrillers featuring the British secret agent Quiller, written under the pseudonym Adam Hall.

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Penaia Ganilau

First Name Penaia
Born on July 28, 1918
Died on December 15, 1993 (aged 75)

Ratu Sir Penaia Kanatabatu Ganilau was the first President of Fiji, serving from 8 December 1987 until his death in 1993. He had previously served as Governor-General of Fiji, representing Elizabeth II, Queen of Fiji, from 12 February 1983 to 15 October 1987.

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Krishan Kant

First Name Krishan
Last Name Kant
Born on February 28, 1927
Died on July 27, 2002 (aged 75)
Born in India

Krishan Kant was the tenth Vice President of India from 1997 until his death. Previously, he was Governor of Andhra Pradesh from 1990 to 1997. He was a member of Lok Sabha from Chandigarh (1977-1980), and Member of Rajya Sabha from Haryana

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Gardner Fox

Gardner Francis Cooper Fox
First Name Gardner
Last Name Fox
Born on May 20, 1911
Died on December 24, 1986 (aged 75)

Gardner Francis Cooper Fox was an American writer known best for creating numerous comic book characters for DC Comics. Comic book historians estimate that he wrote more than 4,000 comics stories, including 1,500 for DC Comics. Fox was also a science fiction author and wrote many novels and short stories.

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Camilla Dévay

First Name Camilla
Born on December 22, 1922
Died on November 10, 1998 (aged 75)
Born in Hungary
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Oliver Reginald Tambo

First Name Oliver
Last Name Tambo
Born on October 27, 1917
Died on April 24, 1993 (aged 75)

Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo, also known as O. R. Tambo, was a South African anti-apartheid politician and revolutionary who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1967 to 1991.

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