In the year 1971
574 Notable deaths
Fred Guy
American musician (1897–1971).
Born May 23rd, 1897 in Burkeville.
Died December 22nd, 1971 at 74 years old in Chicago.
Seamus Elliott
Irish racing cyclist (1934–1971).
Born June 4th, 1934 in Dublin.
Died May 4th, 1971 at 36 years old in Dublin.
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.
Karl Farkas
Austrian actor and writer (1893–1971).
Born October 28th, 1893 in Vienna.
Died May 16th, 1971 at 77 years old in Vienna (stomach cancer).
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]
Hussein al-Oweini
Lebanese businessman and former prime minister (1900–1971).
Born December 24th, 1900 in Beirut.
Died December 10th, 1971 at 70 years old in Beirut.
Luigi Piotti
Racecar driver.
Born October 27th, 1913 in Milan.
Died April 19th, 1971 at 57 years old in Godiasco Salice Terme.
Paul Klinger
German actor (1907–1971).
Born June 14th, 1907 in Essen.
Died November 14th, 1971 at 64 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).
Margaret Newton
Canadian phytopathologist and mycologist (1887–1971).
Born April 20th, 1887 in Montreal. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1971 at 83 years old in Victoria. [ref]
Max Trapp
German composer (1887-1971).
Born November 1st, 1887 in Berlin.
Died May 31st, 1971 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Martin Benka
Slovak esperantist and painter (1888-1971).
Born September 20th, 1888 in Kostolište. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1971 at 82 years old in Malacky. [ref]
Jacob Glatstein
Polish-american yiddish poet (1896-1971).
Born August 20th, 1896 in Lublin.
Died November 19th, 1971 at 75 years old in New York City.
Birger Nerman
Swedish archaeologist (1888-1971).
Born October 6th, 1888 in Norrköping.
Died August 22nd, 1971 at 82 years old in Oscar Parish.
Albin Stenroos
Finnish long distance runner (1889–1971).
Born February 24th, 1889 in Vehmaa.
Died April 30th, 1971 at 82 years old in Helsinki.
Richmond Landon
Athletics competitor (1898-1971).
Born November 20th, 1898 in Salisbury.
Died June 13th, 1971 at 72 years old in Lynbrook.
Marcel Gromaire
French painter (1892-1971).
Born July 24th, 1892 in Noyelles-sur-Sambre. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1971 at 78 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jules Humbert-Droz
Swiss communist (1891-1971).
Born September 23rd, 1891 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died October 16th, 1971 at 80 years old in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Camilo Alonso Vega
Spanish general.
Born May 29th, 1889 in Ferrol. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1971 at 82 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Hedwiga Reicher
German actress (1884–1971).
Born June 12th, 1884 in Oldenburg.
Died September 2nd, 1971 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Romeu Pellicciari
Brazilian footballer (1911-1971).
Born March 26th, 1911 in Jundiaí.
Died July 15th, 1971 at 60 years old in São Paulo.
Julia Cæsar
Swedish actress (1885–1971).
Born January 28th, 1885 in Svea livgardes church parish.
Died July 18th, 1971 at 86 years old in Västerled.
František Hrubín
Czech poet, playwright, translator, scriptwriter and writer (1910–1971).
Born September 17th, 1910 in Vinohrady. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1971 at 60 years old in České Budějovice. [ref]
Nikolay Rubtsov
Russian poet (1936–1971).
Born January 3rd, 1936 in Yemetsk.
Died January 19th, 1971 at 35 years old in Vologda (asphyxia).
Charles Vildrac
French poet, essayist, playwright (1882-1971).
Born November 22nd, 1882 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1971 at 88 years old in Saint-Tropez.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 574
I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen