In the year 1971
574 Notable deaths
Usmar Ismail
Indonesian film director (1921–1971).
Born March 20th, 1921 in Bukittinggi.
Died January 2nd, 1971 at 49 years old in Indonesia.
Guillermo León Valencia
President of colombia (1909-1971).
Born April 27th, 1909 in Popayán.
Died November 4th, 1971 at 62 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Stuart Holmes
Actor (1884-1971).
Born March 10th, 1884 in Chicago.
Died December 29th, 1971 at 87 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Fania Marinoff
American actress (1890-1971).
Born March 20th, 1890 in Odesa.
Died November 17th, 1971 at 81 years old in Englewood (pneumonia).
Livio Lorenzon
Italian actor (1923-1971).
Born May 6th, 1923 in Trieste.
Died December 23rd, 1971 at 48 years old in Latisana (liver cirrhosis).
Raicho Hiratsuka
Japanese anarchist feminist (1886–1971).
Born February 10th, 1886 in Tokyo.
Died May 24th, 1971 at 85 years old
Alan Rawsthorne
British composer (1905-1971).
Born May 2nd, 1905 in Haslingden.
Died July 24th, 1971 at 66 years old in Cambridge.
Carl Blegen
American archaeologist (1887–1971).
Born January 27th, 1887 in Minneapolis.
Died August 24th, 1971 at 84 years old in Athens.
Ramón Villeda Morales
President of honduras.
Born November 26th, 1909 in Ocotepeque.
Died October 8th, 1971 at 61 years old in New York City.
Lilian Bland
English aviator (1878-1971).
Born September 22nd, 1878 in Maidstone. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1971 at 92 years old in Sennen. [ref]
Gaito Gazdanov
Russian writer, radio liberty editor (1903–1971).
Born December 6th, 1903 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1971 at 67 years old in Munich (lung cancer).
Tilla Durieux
Austrian actress and art collector who fled nazis (1880-1971).
Born August 18th, 1880 in Vienna.
Died February 21st, 1971 at 90 years old in Dahlem (sepsis).
Aleksandr Tvardovsky
Soviet poet (1910–1971).
Born June 21st, 1910 in Zagorye.
Died December 18th, 1971 at 61 years old in Vatutinki (lung cancer).
Rudolf Wittkower
German-american art historian.
Born June 22nd, 1901 in Berlin.
Died October 11th, 1971 at 70 years old in New York City.
Burt Gillett
American animator (1891–1971).
Born October 15th, 1891 in Elmira.
Died December 28th, 1971 at 80 years old in Los Angeles, Glendale.
Paul Bader
General der artillerie (lieutenant general) of the wehrmacht during world war ii.
Born July 20th, 1883 in Lahr/Schwarzwald.
Died February 28th, 1971 at 87 years old in Emmendingen.
H. A. R. Gibb
Scottish orientalist (1895–1971).
Born January 2nd, 1895 in Alexandria.
Died October 22nd, 1971 at 76 years old in Shipston-on-Stour.
Kermit Maynard
Actor, stunt performer (1897-1971).
Born September 20th, 1897 in Vevay.
Died January 16th, 1971 at 73 years old in North Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Guglielmo Nasi
Italian general (1879-1971).
Born February 21st, 1879 in Civitavecchia.
Died September 21st, 1971 at 92 years old in Modena.
Edward Andrade
English physicist (1887-1971).
Born December 27th, 1887 in London.
Died June 6th, 1971 at 83 years old in London.
Archduchess Immaculata of Austria
Austrian archduchess.
Born September 9th, 1892 in Lviv.
Died September 3rd, 1971 at 78 years old in Viareggio.
Kiyoshi Yamashita
Japanese artist (1922-1971).
Born March 10th, 1922 in Nihonzutsumi.
Died July 12th, 1971 at 49 years old (intracranial hemorrhage).
James Alberione
Italian catholic priest and the founder of the pauline family (1884–1971).
Born April 4th, 1884 in San Lorenzo.
Died November 26th, 1971 at 87 years old in Rome.
Louis Armand
French engineer, inventor, administrator, and resistance fighter (1905-1971).
Born January 17th, 1905 in Cruseilles.
Died August 30th, 1971 at 66 years old in Villers-sur-Mer.
Jean Grenier
French philosopher and writer (1898-1971).
Born February 6th, 1898 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1971 at 73 years old in Dreux, Vernouillet. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 275 of 574
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson