In the year 1971
524 Notable deaths
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.
Kiyoshi Yamashita
Japanese artist (1922-1971).
Born March 10th, 1922 in Nihonzutsumi.
Died July 12th, 1971 at 49 years old (intracranial hemorrhage).
Edward Andrade
English physicist (1887-1971).
Born December 27th, 1887 in London.
Died June 6th, 1971 at 83 years old in London.
Guglielmo Nasi
Italian general (1879-1971).
Born February 21st, 1879 in Civitavecchia.
Died September 21st, 1971 at 92 years old in Modena.
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.
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.
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]
Jo Cals
41st prime minister of the netherlands (1914-1971).
Born July 18th, 1914 in Roermond. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1971 at 57 years old in Wassenaar (brain cancer). [ref]
Archduchess Immaculata of Austria
Austrian archduchess.
Born September 9th, 1892 in Lviv.
Died September 3rd, 1971 at 78 years old in Viareggio.
Nora Stanton Blatch Barney
American civil engineer, architect and suffragist (1883–1971).
Born September 30th, 1883 in Basingstoke.
Died January 18th, 1971 at 87 years old in Greenwich.
Erich Abraham
German general (1895–1971).
Born March 27th, 1895 in Malbork.
Died March 7th, 1971 at 75 years old in Wiesbaden.
Lester Germer
American physicist (1896–1971).
Born October 10th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died October 3rd, 1971 at 74 years old in Shawangunk Ridge.
József Zakariás
Hungarian footballer (1924-1971).
Born March 25th, 1924 in Budafok.
Died November 22nd, 1971 at 47 years old in Budapest.
Paul Fildes
British pathologist and microbiologist (1882–1971).
Born February 10th, 1882 in London.
Died February 5th, 1971 at 88 years old in London.
Simon Vestdijk
Dutch author (1898-1971).
Born October 17th, 1898 in Harlingen.
Died March 23rd, 1971 at 72 years old in Utrecht.
Godfried Bomans
Dutch writer (1913-1971).
Born March 2nd, 1913 in The Hague.
Died December 22nd, 1971 at 58 years old in Bloemendaal (myocardial infarction).
Bert Roach
Actor (1891-1971).
Born August 21st, 1891 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 16th, 1971 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
May Clark
British actress (1885-1971).
Born June 1st, 1885 in Kent, Sunbury-on-Thames. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1971 at 85 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home. [ref]
Pavel Fitin
Soviet intelligence officer and statesman (1907-1971).
Born December 28th, 1907.
Died December 24th, 1971 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Phil Edwards
Canadian middle distance runner (1907-1971).
Born September 23rd, 1907 in Georgetown.
Died September 6th, 1971 at 63 years old in Montreal.
Sergey Timofeyevich Konyonkov
Russian and soviet sculptor (1874-1971).
Died December 9th, 1971 at 97 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Gertrud von Le Fort
German writer of novels, poems and essays (1876-1971).
Born October 11th, 1876 in Minden.
Died November 1st, 1971 at 95 years old in Oberstdorf.
Li Siguang
Chinese geologist and politician (1889-1971).
Born October 26th, 1889 in Huilongshan.
Died April 29th, 1971 at 81 years old in Beijing.
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare