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In the year 1971
574 Notable deaths
Félix Balyu
Belgian footballer (1891-1971).
Born August 5th, 1891 in Heist-aan-Zee.
Died January 15th, 1971 at 79 years old in Tourcoing.
Albert Guinchard
Swiss footballer (1914-1971).
Born November 10th, 1914 in Geneva.
Died May 19th, 1971 at 56 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Ciro Verratti
Italian fencer (1907-1971).
Born August 17th, 1907 in Archi.
Died July 6th, 1971 at 63 years old in Milan (traffic collision).
Douglass Cadwallader
American golfer (1884-1971).
Born January 29th, 1884 in Illinois.
Died February 7th, 1971 at 87 years old in Minneapolis.
Olaf Barda
Norwegian chess player (1909–1971).
Born August 17th, 1909 in Christiania.
Died May 2nd, 1971 at 61 years old in Oslo.
Rodolfo Terlizzi
Fencer (1896–1971).
Born October 17th, 1896 in Florence.
Died July 11th, 1971 at 74 years old in Florence.
Sergey Denisov
Soviet general (1909-1971).
Born December 25th, 1909 in Rossosh.
Died June 6th, 1971 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Joseph Musch
Belgian footballer (1893-1971).
Born October 12th, 1893 in Uccle.
Died September 25th, 1971 at 77 years old
Alexander Nikolayevich Samokhvalov
Russian painter and draughtsman during the soviet era (1894–1971).
Born August 20th, 1894 in Bezhetsk.
Died August 20th, 1971 at 77 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Niek Michel
Dutch footballer (1912-1971).
Born September 30th, 1912 in Velsen.
Died June 24th, 1971 at 58 years old
Orvar Trolle
Swimmer (1900–1971).
Born April 4th, 1900 in Malmö.
Died March 7th, 1971 at 70 years old in Blikstorp.
John Jackson
American sport shooter, born 1885 (1885–1971).
Born February 14th, 1885 in Lincoln.
Died June 17th, 1971 at 86 years old in Fairfield.
Luigi Tasselli
Olympic cyclist.
Born October 20th, 1901 in Borgo Virgilio.
Died November 5th, 1971 at 70 years old in Mantua.
Mauritz Andersson
Wrestler (1886–1971).
Born September 22nd, 1886 in Gothenburg.
Died November 1st, 1971 at 85 years old in Gothenburg.
Gioacchino Guaragna
Italian fencer (1908–1971).
Born June 14th, 1908 in Milan.
Died April 19th, 1971 at 62 years old in Milan.
Romelia Alarcón Folgar
Guatemalan poet, journalist and suffragette.
Born October 27th, 1900 in Cobán.
Died July 19th, 1971 at 70 years old in Guatemala City.
André Fierens
Belgian footballer (1898-1971).
Born February 8th, 1898 in Antwerp.
Died January 12th, 1971 at 72 years old [ref]
Vlasta Kálalová
Czech entomologist and doctor (1896–1971).
Born October 26th, 1896 in Bernartice.
Died February 15th, 1971 at 74 years old in Písek.
Koichi Kudo
Japanese association football player and manager.
Born February 4th, 1909 in Iwate Prefecture.
Died September 21st, 1971 at 62 years old in Tokyo.
Fred Thompson
New zealand rower, 1908-1971.
Born March 30th, 1910 in Christchurch.
Died December 15th, 1971 at 61 years old in Christchurch.
Edwin Frazier
American ice hockey goaltender (1907–1971).
Born January 21st, 1907 in Stoneham.
Died November 2nd, 1971 at 64 years old in Wilmington.
Donald Gollan
British rower (1896-1971).
Born January 19th, 1896 in Paddington.
Died August 13th, 1971 at 75 years old in Worthing.
Massinet Sorcinelli
Basketball player.
Born February 27th, 1922 in São Paulo.
Died August 12th, 1971 at 49 years old
Thomas Thould
British water polo player (1886–1971).
Born January 11th, 1886 in Weston-super-Mare.
Died June 15th, 1971 at 85 years old in Weston-super-Mare.
Aleksandr Kurosh
Russian mathematician (1908-1971).
Born January 19th, 1908 in Yartsevo. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1971 at 63 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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