In the year 1971
524 Notable deaths
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).
Marin Sais
Actress (1890-1971).
Born August 2nd, 1890 in San Rafael.
Died December 31st, 1971 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.
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.
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.
Norman Steenrod
American mathematician (1910-1971).
Born April 22nd, 1910 in Dayton.
Died October 14th, 1971 at 61 years old in Princeton.
Naotake Satō
Japanese politician (1882-1971).
Born October 30th, 1882 in Osaka.
Died December 18th, 1971 at 89 years old in Tokyo.
Emma Lucy Braun
American botanist and first woman to be elected president of the ecological society of america, in 1950 (1889–1971).
Born April 19th, 1889 in Cincinnati.
Died March 5th, 1971 at 81 years old in Mount Washington.
Harald Öhquist
Finnish general (1891-1971).
Born March 1st, 1891 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1971 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Yrjö Väisälä
Finnish astronomer and physicist.
Born September 6th, 1891 in Kontiolahti. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1971 at 79 years old in Rymättylä.
Jan Arnoldus Schouten
Dutch mathematician (1883-1971).
Born August 28th, 1883 in Nieuwer-Amstel. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1971 at 87 years old in Epe. [ref]
Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe
Was daughter of prince william of schaumburg-lippe and consort of the last reigning duke of saxe-altenburg ernst ii.
Born September 22nd, 1875 in Ratibořice.
Died January 27th, 1971 at 95 years old in Ballenstedt.
Péter Szondi
German academic.
Born May 27th, 1929 in Budapest.
Died November 9th, 1971 at 42 years old in Berlin (drowning).
Dolores Cacuango
Ecuadorian indigenous rights activist.
Born October 26th, 1881 in Cayambe.
Died April 23rd, 1971 at 89 years old
Edgar Wind
German-born british interdisciplinary art historian.
Born May 14th, 1900 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1971 at 71 years old in London. [ref]
Princess Bona Margherita of Savoy-Genoa
Princess of savoy-genoa.
Born August 1st, 1896 in Agliè.
Died February 2nd, 1971 at 74 years old in Rome.
Isaac-Meir Levin
Israeli politician & polish rabbi (1893-1971).
Born January 30th, 1893 in Góra Kalwaria. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1971 at 78 years old in Jerusalem.
Lucien Hubbard
American screenwriter (1888–1971).
Born December 22nd, 1888 in Fort Thomas.
Died December 31st, 1971 at 83 years old in Beverly Hills.
Michael Browne
Catholic cardinal.
Born May 6th, 1887 in Ireland.
Died March 31st, 1971 at 83 years old in Rome.
Robert Thurston Dart
British musicologist.
Born September 3rd, 1921 in Surbiton. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1971 at 49 years old in London. [ref]
Dezső Szentgyörgyi
Hungarian flying ace (1915–1971).
Born January 16th, 1915 in Kőkút.
Died August 28th, 1971 at 56 years old in Copenhagen.
Leah Baird
American actress and screenwriter (1883-1971).
Born June 20th, 1883 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1971 at 88 years old in Hollywood (disease). [ref]
Tullio Carminati
Italian actor (1894-1971).
Born September 21st, 1894 in Zadar.
Died February 26th, 1971 at 76 years old in Rome (stroke).
Isaac Tabenkin
Israeli politician (1888–1971).
Born January 8th, 1888 in Babruysk. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1971 at 83 years old in Ein Harod Meuhad.
Falih Rıfkı Atay
Turkish journalist and writer (1894–1971).
Born January 25th, 1894 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1971 at 77 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
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