In the year 1971
574 Notable deaths
Lothar Berger
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born December 31st, 1900 in Halberstadt.
Died November 5th, 1971 at 70 years old in Bad Schwartau.
Emy Roeder
German sculptor (1890–1971).
Born January 30th, 1890 in Würzburg.
Died February 7th, 1971 at 81 years old in Mainz.
Louis Lecoin
French militant anarcho-pacifist (1888–1971).
Born September 30th, 1888 in Saint-Amand-Montrond. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1971 at 82 years old in Les Pavillons-sous-Bois (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Jaime de Barros Câmara
Catholic cardinal (1894–1971).
Born July 3rd, 1894 in São José.
Died February 18th, 1971 at 76 years old in Aparecida.
Reggie McNamara
Australian racing cyclist (1888-1971).
Born November 7th, 1888 in Sydney.
Died October 10th, 1971 at 82 years old in Belleville.
Charles Jacobs
American pole vaulter (1886–1971).
Born February 18th, 1886 in Madison.
Died February 21st, 1971 at 85 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Walter Egan
American amateur golfer (1881–1971).
Born June 2nd, 1881 in Chicago.
Died September 12th, 1971 at 90 years old in Monterey.
Lauro Amadò
Swiss footballer (1912–1971).
Born March 3rd, 1912 in Lugano. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1971 at 59 years old in Lugano. [ref]
Josef Kainar
Czech poet, playwright and lyricist.
Born June 29th, 1917 in Přerov. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1971 at 54 years old in Dobříš. [ref]
Jacques Leclercq
Belgian priest and theologian (1891-1971).
Born June 3rd, 1891 in Brussels.
Died July 13th, 1971 at 80 years old in Chaudfontaine.
Federico Callori di Vignale
Italian roman-catholic cardinal (1890–1971).
Born December 15th, 1890 in Vignale Monferrato.
Died August 10th, 1971 at 80 years old in Vatican City.
Adda Gleason
American actress (1888-1971).
Born December 19th, 1888 in Chicago.
Died February 6th, 1971 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
József Fogl
Hungarian association football player (1897-1971).
Born August 14th, 1897 in Újpest.
Died February 6th, 1971 at 73 years old in Budapest.
Avet Avetisyan
Soviet actor (1897-1971).
Born November 24th, 1897 in Tbilisi.
Died March 29th, 1971 at 73 years old in Yerevan.
Erwin Keller
Field hockey player.
Born April 8th, 1905 in Concepción.
Died July 31st, 1971 at 66 years old in West Berlin.
Ricardo Joaquín Alfaro Jované
President of panama 1931-1932.
Born August 20th, 1882 in Panama City.
Died February 23rd, 1971 at 88 years old in Panama City.
Fernando Quiroga y Palacios
Catholic cardinal.
Born January 21st, 1900 in Maceda.
Died December 7th, 1971 at 71 years old in Madrid.
Marie Lebour
British marine biologist (1876-1971).
Born August 20th, 1876 in Northumberland. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1971 at 95 years old
François Augiéras
Painter and writer (1925–1971).
Born July 18th, 1925 in Rochester.
Died December 13th, 1971 at 46 years old in Périgueux.
Hermann Matern
German politician (1893-1971).
Died January 24th, 1971 at 77 years old in East Berlin.
Alexander Zaitsev
Russian chess grandmaster (1935–1971).
Born June 15th, 1935 in Vladivostok.
Died October 31st, 1971 at 36 years old in Vladivostok.
Robert Hunter
American amateur golfer (1886–1971).
Born November 20th, 1886 in Chicago.
Died March 28th, 1971 at 84 years old in Santa Barbara.
Shigeyoshi Suzuki
Japanese association football player and manager (1902–1971).
Born October 13th, 1902 in Fukushima.
Died December 20th, 1971 at 69 years old in Japan.
Joseph Offenbach
German actor (1904–1971).
Born December 28th, 1904 in Offenbach am Main. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1971 at 66 years old in Darmstadt (myocardial infarction).
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Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce