In the year 1971
574 Notable deaths
Philippe Thys
Belgian cyclist; three-time champion of the tour de france (1889–1971).
Born October 8th, 1889 in Anderlecht.
Died January 16th, 1971 at 81 years old in Anderlecht.
Olga Preobrazhenskaya
Russian actress, film director, screenwriter and teacher (1881-1971).
Born July 24th, 1881 in Moscow.
Died October 31st, 1971 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Viktor Zhirmunsky
Russian literary historian, linguist (1891-1971).
Born August 2nd, 1891 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 31st, 1971 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ernesto Cucchiaroni
Argentine footballer (1927–1971).
Born November 16th, 1927 in Posadas.
Died July 4th, 1971 at 43 years old in Posadas (traffic collision).
Etienne Gailly
Athletics competitor.
Born November 26th, 1922 in Beringen.
Died November 3rd, 1971 at 48 years old in Genval.
Josef Šíma
Czech painter (1891–1971).
Born March 18th, 1891 in Jaroměř. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1971 at 80 years old in Paris, 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Walther von Wartburg
Swiss philologist and lexicographer (1888–1971).
Born May 18th, 1888 in Riedholz.
Died August 15th, 1971 at 83 years old in Basel.
Günther Rittau
German film director (1893–1971).
Born August 7th, 1893 in Chorzów.
Died August 6th, 1971 at 77 years old in Munich.
Juan Manén
Spanish violinist and composer (1883–1971).
Born March 14th, 1883 in Barcelona.
Died June 26th, 1971 at 88 years old in Barcelona.
Emerich Vogl
Romanian footballer (1905-1971).
Born August 12th, 1905 in Timișoara.
Died October 29th, 1971 at 66 years old in Bucharest.
Antanas Venclova
Soviet politician (1906-1971).
Born January 7th, 1906 in Trempiniai.
Died June 28th, 1971 at 65 years old in Vilnius.
María Jesús Alvarado Rivera
Peruvian feminist.
Born May 27th, 1878 in Chincha Alta. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1971 at 92 years old in Lima. [ref]
Jadwiga Smosarska
Polish actress (1898–1971).
Born September 23rd, 1898 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1971 at 73 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Kim Il-yeop
Korean writer, poet, journalist, buddhist nun and activist (1896–1971).
Born April 28th, 1896 in Ryonggang County. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1971 at 74 years old in Sudeoksa (disease).
Luciano Bianciardi
Italian writer (1922-1971).
Born December 14th, 1922 in Grosseto.
Died November 14th, 1971 at 48 years old in Milan.
Bernhard Paumgartner
Austrian composer and conductor.
Born November 14th, 1887 in Vienna.
Died July 27th, 1971 at 83 years old in Salzburg.
Alessandro Cagno
Italian racing driver (1883–1971).
Died December 23rd, 1971 at 88 years old in Turin.
Betty Boyd
Actress (1908-1971).
Born May 11th, 1908 in Kansas City.
Died September 16th, 1971 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Victor Leemans
Belgian politician (1901-1971).
Born July 21st, 1901 in Stekene.
Died March 3rd, 1971 at 69 years old in Leuven.
Philippe Hériat
French actor and writer (1898–1971).
Born September 15th, 1898 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 15th, 1971 at 73 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Jacques Ochs
Belgian artist and fencer (1883-1971).
Born February 18th, 1883 in Nice. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1971 at 88 years old in Liège.
Zbigniew Drzewiecki
Polish pianist and pedagogue (1890–1971).
Born April 8th, 1890 in Warsaw.
Died April 11th, 1971 at 81 years old in Warsaw.
Maguba Syrtlanova
Wwii pilot and heroine of the soviet union (1912–1971).
Born July 15th, 1912 in Belebey.
Died October 1st, 1971 at 59 years old in Kazan.
Jean-Paul Mauric
French singer (1933–1971).
Born June 17th, 1933 in Hyères.
Died January 5th, 1971 at 37 years old in Marseille.
Georgy Babakin
Soviet aerospace engineer.
Born November 13th, 1914 in Moscow.
Died August 3rd, 1971 at 56 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease).
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