In the year 1971
574 Notable deaths
Dorothy Comingore
American actress (1913–1971).
Born August 24th, 1913 in Los Angeles.
Died December 30th, 1971 at 58 years old in Stonington.
Fernandel
French actor and singer (1903-1971).
Born May 8th, 1903 in 5th arrondissement of Marseille. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1971 at 67 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Stevie Smith
British poet, novelist, illustrator, performer (1902–1971).
Born September 20th, 1902 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died March 7th, 1971 at 68 years old in Ashburton (brain cancer).
T. V. Soong
Chinese businessman and politician (1894-1971).
Born December 4th, 1893 in Shanghai.
Died April 26th, 1971 at 77 years old in San Francisco.
John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever
English baron (1886-1971).
Born May 20th, 1886 in New York City.
Died July 19th, 1971 at 85 years old in Cannes.
Chips Rafferty
Australian actor (1909–1971).
Born March 26th, 1909 in Broken Hill.
Died May 27th, 1971 at 62 years old in Sydney (myocardial infarction).
William Lawrence Bragg
Australian-born british physicist and x-ray crystallographer.
Born March 31st, 1890 in Adelaide.
Died July 1st, 1971 at 81 years old in Ipswich.
Joseph Siffert
Swiss racecar and motorcycle driver (1936-1971).
Born July 7th, 1936 in Fribourg.
Died October 24th, 1971 at 35 years old in Brands Hatch (smoke inhalation injury, car collision).
Rockwell Kent
American artist (1882-1971).
Born June 21st, 1882 in Tarrytown. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1971 at 88 years old in Plattsburgh. [ref]
Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey
British judge (1880-1971).
Born December 2nd, 1880 in Builth Wells.
Died August 28th, 1971 at 90 years old in Malmesbury.
Learie Constantine
West indian cricketer, lawyer, politician and diplomat (1901-1971).
Born September 21st, 1901 in Petit Valley.
Died July 1st, 1971 at 69 years old in Brondesbury (bronchitis).
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria
Pope of the coptic orthodox church and saint (1902–1971).
Born August 2nd, 1902 in Damanhur.
Died March 9th, 1971 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Georgy Dobrovolsky
Soviet cosmonaut (1928-1971).
Died June 30th, 1971 at 43 years old in Soyuz 11, low Earth orbit (decompression sickness, hypoxia).
Richard Mulcahy
Irish politician (1886-1971).
Born May 10th, 1886 in Waterford.
Died December 16th, 1971 at 85 years old in Dublin.
Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay
Indian writer (1898–1971).
Born July 23rd, 1898 in Labhpur.
Died September 14th, 1971 at 73 years old in Kolkata.
Heinz Lammerding
German general (1905-1971).
Born August 27th, 1905 in Dortmund.
Died January 13th, 1971 at 65 years old in Bad Tölz (cancer).
Albert Ekka
Recipient of param vir chakra (1942–1971).
Born December 27th, 1942 in Gumla.
Died December 3rd, 1971 at 28 years old in Sagar Island.
Giorgos Seferis
Greek poet and diplomat (1900-1971).
Born March 13th, 1900 in Urla. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1971 at 71 years old in Athens. [ref]
Roy Glenn
American actor (1914-1971).
Born June 3rd, 1914 in Pittsburg.
Died March 12th, 1971 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Bella Darvi
Actress (1928-1971).
Born October 23rd, 1928 in Sosnowiec.
Died September 11th, 1971 at 42 years old in Monte Carlo (asphyxia).
Raoul Hausmann
Austrian photographer and sculptor (1886–1971).
Born July 12th, 1886 in Vienna.
Died February 1st, 1971 at 84 years old in Limoges.
Thomas J. Dodd
American diplomat and politician (1907–1971).
Born May 15th, 1907 in Norwich.
Died May 24th, 1971 at 64 years old in Old Lyme (myocardial infarction).
Leslie Kong
Chinese-jamaican record producer.
Born December 20th, 1933 in Kingston.
Died August 9th, 1971 at 37 years old in Kingston (myocardial infarction).
Vladislav Volkov
Soviet cosmonaut (1935–1971).
Born November 23rd, 1935 in Moscow.
Died June 30th, 1971 at 35 years old in Soyuz 11, low Earth orbit (hypoxia, decompression sickness).
Igor Tamm
Russian physicist.
Born July 8th, 1895 in Vladivostok. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1971 at 75 years old in Moscow (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner