In the year 1971
574 Notable deaths
Ed Gordon
American long jumper (1908-1971).
Born July 1st, 1908 in Jackson.
Died September 5th, 1971 at 63 years old in Detroit.
Friedebert Tuglas
Estonian writer and critic (1886–1971).
Born March 2nd, 1886 in Livonia Governorate.
Died April 15th, 1971 at 85 years old in Tallinn.
Joseph Santley
Actor, film director (1889-1971).
Born January 10th, 1889 in Salt Lake City.
Died August 8th, 1971 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Antonio Bacci
Catholic cardinal (1885–1971).
Born September 4th, 1885 in Italy.
Died January 20th, 1971 at 85 years old in Vatican City.
Mihail Jora
Romanian composer (1891–1971).
Born August 2nd, 1891 in Roman.
Died May 10th, 1971 at 79 years old in Bucharest.
Abdel Khaliq Mahjub
Sudanese politician (1927-1971).
Born September 23rd, 1927 in Omdurman.
Died July 28th, 1971 at 43 years old in Kobar prison (hanging to death).
Marie Collier
Australian opera soprano (1927-1971).
Born April 16th, 1927 in Ballarat.
Died December 8th, 1971 at 44 years old in London (falling from height).
Massimo Campigli
Italian painter and journalist (1895-1971).
Born July 4th, 1895 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1971 at 75 years old in Saint-Tropez (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yasui Kono
Japanese biologist and cytologist (1880-1971).
Born February 16th, 1880 in Kagawa Prefecture.
Died March 24th, 1971 at 91 years old in Bunkyō-ku.
Jimmy Gallagher
American soccer player (1901–1971).
Born June 7th, 1901 in Kirkintilloch.
Died October 7th, 1971 at 70 years old in Cleveland.
Thawi Bunyaket
5th prime minister of thailand (1904-1971).
Born November 10th, 1904 in Bangkok.
Died November 3rd, 1971 at 66 years old in Bangkok.
Viliam Široký
Czechoslovak vice prime minister of czechoslovakia, member of czechoslovak national parliament, minister of foreign affairs and slovak nation politician (1902-1971).
Born May 31st, 1902 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1971 at 69 years old in Prague. [ref]
Aleksey Isayev
Russian engineer (1908–1971).
Born October 24th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 25th, 1971 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Rudolf Mauersberger
German choral conductor and composer. (1889–1971).
Born January 29th, 1889 in Mauersberg.
Died February 22nd, 1971 at 82 years old in Dresden.
Tommy Thomson
Canadian athlete (1895-1971).
Born February 15th, 1895 in Birch Hills.
Died April 19th, 1971 at 76 years old in Oceanside.
Mario Magnozzi
Italian footballer and manager.
Born March 10th, 1902 in Livorno.
Died June 25th, 1971 at 69 years old in Livorno.
Alberto Magnelli
Italian artist (1888-1971).
Born July 1st, 1888 in Florence. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1971 at 82 years old in Meudon. [ref]
Heinz Tiessen
German composer (1887-1971).
Born April 10th, 1887 in Königsberg.
Died November 29th, 1971 at 84 years old in Berlin.
Ludwig Marcuse
German philosopher and writer.
Born February 8th, 1894 in Berlin. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1971 at 77 years old in Bad Wiessee. [ref]
Rafał Wojaczek
Polish poet (1945–1971).
Born December 6th, 1945 in Mikołów. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1971 at 25 years old in Wrocław. [ref]
Philip Fleming
British merchant banker and rower (1889-1971).
Born August 15th, 1889 in Newport-on-Tay.
Died October 13th, 1971 at 82 years old in Woodstock.
Fred Guy
American musician (1897–1971).
Born May 23rd, 1897 in Burkeville.
Died December 22nd, 1971 at 74 years old in Chicago.
Georges Van Parys
French film score composer (1902–1971).
Born June 7th, 1902 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1971 at 68 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Sergey Kavtaradze
Georgian soviet diplomat (1885-1971).
Born August 15th, 1885 in Kutaisi.
Died October 17th, 1971 at 86 years old in Tbilisi.
Nerio Bernardi
Italian actor (1899-1971).
Born July 23rd, 1899 in Bologna.
Died January 12th, 1971 at 71 years old in Rome.
Deaths 351 to 375 of 574
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner