Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1975

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in October 1975. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Oct. 1 Al Jackson

  Influential American music producer and drummer, key member of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, a pioneering soul and R&B instrumental group that significantly shaped the Memphis sound.

• Oct. 2 K. Kamaraj

  K. Kamaraj was a prominent Indian politician who played a crucial role in the Indian National Congress and was known as the 'King Maker' of Indian politics during the mid-20th century.

• Oct. 2 Kumaraswami Kamaraj

  Indian politician, chief minister of tamil nadu (born in 1903)

• Oct. 3 Guy Mollet

  Prominent French socialist politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 1956 to 1957. He was a key leader of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) during a critical period of post-war French politics.

• Oct. 3 Bauke Tuinstra

  Fries, notary / writer (ealse & i), is killed at 75

• Oct. 4 Joan Whitney Payson

  Prominent American businesswoman and philanthropist, best known as the original owner of the New York Mets baseball team.

• Oct. 5 Lady Constance Malleson

  British actor and writer (born in 1895).

• Oct. 6 Henry Calvin

  American character actor best known for his memorable portrayal of Sergeant Garcia in Walt Disney's popular television series 'Zorro', which ran from 1957 to 1959 and made him a recognizable face in television comedy westerns.

• Oct. 9 Noon Meem Rashid

  Pakistani poet (b. 1910)

• Oct. 10 Lillian Walker

  Dies at 88

• Oct. 16 Vittorio Gui

  Italian composer and critic of conductor (d. 1975).

• Oct. 18 Al Lettieri

  Actor (beautiful, but deadly don is dead), dies at 47

• Oct. 18 Graham Haberfield

  English actor (b. 1941)

• Oct. 18 K. C. Douglas

  American rural blues singer (b. 1913)

• Oct. 21 Charles Reidpath

  American general and runner (d. 1975).

• Oct. 23 Barboura Morris

  Actor (wasp women, machine-gun kelly), is killed at 43

• Oct. 23 Charles Brokaw

  Actor (outer gate. i cover the war), died at 77

• Oct. 24 İsmail Erez

  Turkish lawyer and diplomat, turkish ambassador to france (b. 1919)

• Oct. 25 Vladimir Herzog

  Brazilian activist and journalist (born 1937).

• Oct. 25 Frank Puglia

  Actor (black orchid, jungle book), dies at 83

• Oct. 27 Rex Stout

  Renowned for creating the detective Nero Wolfe.

• Oct. 28 Oliver Nelson

  Renowned American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer who significantly influenced jazz music in the mid-20th century.

• Oct. 28 Georges Carpentier

  French pro boxer, starting at 14 as a footboxer. in 1920, he became the champion european heavyweight when he defeated battling levinsky round 4. this title he held for 2 years before being beaten by battling shiki in round 6. he was elected to the boxing hall of fame in 1964. carpentier

• Oct. 30 Gustav Ludwig Hertz

  PHY - German physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1887)

• Oct. 31 Joseph Calleia

  Italian-american singer and actor. his parents sent him to london to study engineering. he preferred the stage. with modest success, he began voice training and began singing in new york and italy. he composed and sang his own songs and did impressions of harry lauder, among other talents.

• Oct. 31 S. D. Burman

  Legendary Indian music director who revolutionized Bollywood film music during the mid-20th century, creating iconic compositions that remain influential in Indian cinema.

• Oct. 31 Sachin Dev Burman

  Indian composer and singer (b. 1906)