In the year 1971
574 Notable deaths
Jo Cals
Prime minister of the netherlands (1914-1971).
Born July 18th, 1914 in Roermond.
Died December 30th, 1971 at 57 years old in The Hague, Wassenaar (brain cancer).
Erich Abraham
German general (1895–1971).
Born March 27th, 1895 in Malbork.
Died March 7th, 1971 at 75 years old in Wiesbaden.
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.
József Zakariás
Hungarian footballer (1924-1971).
Born March 5th, 1924 in Budafok.
Died November 22nd, 1971 at 47 years old in Budapest.
Godfried Bomans
Dutch writer (1913-1971).
Born March 2nd, 1913 in The Hague. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1971 at 58 years old in Heemstede, Bloemendaal (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Simon Vestdijk
Dutch author (1898-1971).
Born October 17th, 1898 in Harlingen.
Died March 23rd, 1971 at 72 years old in Utrecht.
Lester Germer
American physicist (1896–1971).
Born October 10th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died October 3rd, 1971 at 74 years old in Shawangunk Ridge.
Paul Fildes
British pathologist and microbiologist (1882–1971).
Born February 10th, 1882 in London.
Died February 5th, 1971 at 88 years old in London.
Pavel Fitin
Soviet intelligence officer and statesman (1907-1971).
Born December 28th, 1907.
Died December 24th, 1971 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Bert Roach
Actor (1891-1971).
Born August 21st, 1891 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 16th, 1971 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Cyril of Bulgaria
Patriarch of bulgaria and righteous among the nations (-1971).
Born January 3rd, 1901 in Sofia.
Died March 7th, 1971 at 70 years old in Sofia.
May Clark
British actress (1885-1971).
Born June 1st, 1885 in Sunbury-on-Thames. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1971 at 85 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home. [ref]
Nikola Kotkov
Bulgarian footballer (1938-1971).
Born December 9th, 1938 in Sofia.
Died June 30th, 1971 at 32 years old in Vitinya Pass (traffic collision).
Sergey Timofeyevich Konyonkov
Russian and soviet sculptor (1874-1971).
Died October 9th, 1971 at 97 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.
Li Siguang
Chinese geologist and politician (1889-1971).
Born October 26th, 1889 in Huilongshan.
Died April 29th, 1971 at 81 years old in Beijing.
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.
A. Willis Robertson
American politician (1887-1971).
Born May 27th, 1887 in Martinsburg.
Died November 1st, 1971 at 84 years old in Lexington.
Harald Öhquist
Finnish general (1891-1971).
Born March 1st, 1891 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1971 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Ernst Krenkel
Russian arctic explorer of baltic german origin (1903-1971).
Born December 24th, 1903 in Białystok.
Died December 8th, 1971 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Norman Steenrod
American mathematician (1910-1971).
Born April 22nd, 1910 in Dayton.
Died October 14th, 1971 at 61 years old in Princeton.
Joe Colombo
Italian industrial designer (1930–1971).
Born July 30th, 1930 in Milan.
Died July 30th, 1971 at 41 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction, cardiovascular disease).
Marin Sais
Actress (1890-1971).
Born August 2nd, 1890 in San Rafael.
Died December 31st, 1971 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.
Camille Gutt
Economist, industrialist, politician (1884-1971).
Born November 14th, 1884 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died June 7th, 1971 at 86 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Naotake Satō
Japanese politician (1882-1971).
Born October 30th, 1882 in Osaka.
Died December 18th, 1971 at 89 years old in Tokyo.
Deaths 276 to 300 of 574
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris