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In the year 1971
574 Notable deaths
Elemér Szathmáry
Swimmer (1926–1971).
Born February 16th, 1926 in Budapest.
Died December 17th, 1971 at 45 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Rudolf Reichelt
German rower (1890–1971).
Born March 24th, 1890 in Berlin.
Died November 26th, 1971 at 81 years old in Altona.
Axel Rydin
Sailor (1887–1971).
Born February 14th, 1887 in Linköping Cathedral Congregation.
Died May 31st, 1971 at 84 years old in Norrköping.
André Lesauvage
French sailor (1890–1971).
Born December 25th, 1890 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1971 at 80 years old in Harfleur. [ref]
Otto Authén
Gymnast (1886-1971).
Born November 1st, 1886 in Christiania.
Died July 7th, 1971 at 84 years old in Oslo.
Sona Akhundova-Garayeva
Azerbaijani poet.
Born October 16th, 1898 in Baku.
Died October 19th, 1971 at 73 years old
Hans Eiler Pedersen
Danish gymnast (1890-1971).
Born October 18th, 1890 in Skårup.
Died December 1st, 1971 at 81 years old in Gentofte.
Nikolai Barabashov
Russian astronomer (1894-1971).
Born March 30th, 1894 in Kharkiv.
Died April 29th, 1971 at 77 years old in Kharkiv.
Walter Byron
Canadian ice hockey player (1894-1971).
Born September 2nd, 1894 in Winnipeg.
Died December 22nd, 1971 at 77 years old in Winnipeg.
Joseph Pletinckx
Belgian water polo player (1888–1971).
Born June 13th, 1888 in Saint-Gilles.
Died January 4th, 1971 at 82 years old in Saint-Gilles.
Håkon Ellingsen
Norwegian rower (1894-1971).
Born November 25th, 1894 in Stavanger.
Died October 22nd, 1971 at 76 years old in Stavanger.
Arne Tollbom
Swedish fencer (1911-1971).
Born March 20th, 1911 in Helsinki.
Died November 16th, 1971 at 60 years old in Stockholm.
Pedro Casella
Uruguayan footballer (1898-1971).
Born October 31st, 1898 in Uruguay.
Died June 18th, 1971 at 72 years old [ref]
Ross Cuthbert
British ice hockey player.
Born February 6th, 1892 in Calgary. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1971 at 78 years old in Paget.
Poul Thymann
Danish rower (1888-1971).
Born May 10th, 1888 in Kalvehave.
Died October 12th, 1971 at 83 years old in Gentofte.
Petrus Wernink
Sailor (1895-1971).
Born April 1st, 1895 in Oudshoorn.
Died November 29th, 1971 at 76 years old in Wassenaar.
Henri Cournollet
Olympic curler (1882–1971).
Born December 19th, 1882 in Villers-sur-Mer. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1971 at 88 years old in Reims. [ref]
William Wadsworth
Canadian rower (1875–1971).
Born December 17th, 1875 in Toronto.
Died August 29th, 1971 at 95 years old in Toronto.
Halfdan Gran Olsen
Norwegian rower (1910–1971).
Born October 7th, 1910 in Bergen.
Died January 16th, 1971 at 60 years old in Bergen.
Adam Kowalski
Polish basketball player, sportsperson, ice hockey player and handball player (1912–1971).
Born December 19th, 1912 in Ivano-Frankivsk.
Died December 9th, 1971 at 58 years old in Kraków.
Ed Gordon
American long jumper (1908-1971).
Born July 1st, 1908 in Jackson.
Died September 5th, 1971 at 63 years old in Detroit.
Hendrik Scherpenhuijzen
Dutch fencer (1882–1971).
Born April 3rd, 1882 in Rotterdam.
Died June 28th, 1971 at 89 years old in Amersfoort.
Yevgeny Bokarev
Soviet linguist (1904–1971).
Born February 25th, 1904 in Sredny Yegorlyk.
Died March 11th, 1971 at 67 years old in Moscow.
André Billy
French writer (1882–1971).
Born December 13th, 1882 in Saint-Quentin. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1971 at 88 years old in Barbizon. [ref]
Deaths 551 to 574 of 574
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene