What were famous people doing at age 75?

8 events at age 75, collected from the timelines of historical figures, celebrities and fictional characters.

• Archimedes: Defended Syracuse with war machines against Romans (-212)
• Golda Meir: Led Israel during Yom Kippur War (1973)
• Jocelyn Bell Burnell: Won Special Breakthrough Prize in Physics (2018)
• Nelson Mandela: Elected President of South Africa (1994)
• Friedrich Hayek: Won Nobel Prize in Economics (1974)
• Bob Dylan: Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature (2016)
• Katsushika Hokusai: Completed "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji" (1835)
• Akira Kurosawa: Directed Ran (1985)

Age 74 | Age 76 | 日本語版