In the year 1971
574 Notable deaths
William David Ross
Scottish philosopher and translator (1877–1971).
Born April 15th, 1877 in Thurso.
Died May 5th, 1971 at 94 years old in Oxford.
Seán Ó Riada
Irish composer (1931–1971).
Born August 1st, 1931 in Cork.
Died October 3rd, 1971 at 40 years old in London (liver cirrhosis).
Maude Fealy
American actress (1883–1971).
Born March 4th, 1883 in Memphis.
Died November 9th, 1971 at 88 years old in Woodland Hills (disease).
Cyril Burt
Discredited english educational psychologist (1883–1971).
Born March 3rd, 1883 in Westminster.
Died October 10th, 1971 at 88 years old in London (cancer).
Junior Parker
American blues singer (1932–1971).
Born May 27th, 1932 in Clarksdale.
Died November 18th, 1971 at 39 years old in Blue Island (brain cancer).
Bhikhari Thakur
Indian writer.
Born December 18th, 1887 in Saran District.
Died July 10th, 1971 at 83 years old
Maria Koepcke
German-peruvian ornithologist (1924-1971).
Born May 15th, 1924 in Leipzig.
Died December 24th, 1971 at 47 years old in Peru.
Bengt Ekerot
Swedish actor and director (1920–1971).
Born February 8th, 1920 in Stockholm.
Died November 26th, 1971 at 51 years old in Stockholm (lung cancer).
Edmund Lowe
American actor (1890-1971).
Born March 3rd, 1890 in San Jose.
Died April 21st, 1971 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.
Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford
Royal air force air marshal (1893-1971).
Born May 21st, 1893 in Hungerford.
Died April 22nd, 1971 at 77 years old in Funtington (cancer).
Broncho Billy Anderson
American actor, writer, film director, and film producer (1880–1971).
Born March 21st, 1880 in Little Rock.
Died January 20th, 1971 at 90 years old in South Pasadena, Woodland Hills. [ref]
Basil Dearden
British film director (1911–1971).
Born January 1st, 1911 in Westcliff-on-Sea. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1971 at 60 years old in London (traffic collision). [ref]
Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria
Austro-tuscan imperial and royal (1894-1971).
Born April 30th, 1894 in Wels.
Died March 24th, 1971 at 76 years old in Persenbeug Castle.
William F. Albright
American archaeologist, biblical scholar, philologist, and expert on ceramics (1891-1971).
Born May 24th, 1891 in Coquimbo.
Died September 19th, 1971 at 80 years old in Baltimore.
Archduchess Adelheid of Austria
Archduchess of austria (1914–1971).
Born January 3rd, 1914 in Schloss Hetzendorf.
Died October 3rd, 1971 at 57 years old in Pöcking.
Viktor Patsayev
Soviet cosmonaut (1933–1971).
Born June 19th, 1933 in Aktobe.
Died June 30th, 1971 at 38 years old in Soyuz 11, low Earth orbit (hypoxia, decompression sickness).
Dita Parlo
German actress (1906–1971).
Born September 4th, 1908 in Szczecin.
Died December 13th, 1971 at 63 years old in Paris (disease).
Ted Lewis
American singer and bandleader (1890-1971).
Born June 6th, 1890 in Circleville.
Died August 25th, 1971 at 81 years old in New York City.
Spyros Skouras
American film executive (1893-1971).
Born March 28th, 1893.
Died August 16th, 1971 at 78 years old in Mamaroneck (myocardial infarction).
C. D. Broad
English philosopher (1887–1971).
Born December 30th, 1887 in Harlesden.
Died March 11th, 1971 at 83 years old in Cambridge.
Wasfi Tal
Prime minister of jordan (1919-1971).
Born January 19th, 1919 in Arapgir.
Died November 28th, 1971 at 52 years old in Cairo (gunshot wound).
Thomas C. Hart
United states navy admiral and united states senator (1877-1971).
Born June 12th, 1877 in Davison.
Died July 4th, 1971 at 94 years old in Sharon.
Hermann Ehrhardt
German freikorps commander (1881–1971).
Born November 29th, 1881 in Diersburg.
Died September 27th, 1971 at 89 years old in Lichtenau im Waldviertel.
Alexey Brodovitch
Russian artist (1898–1971).
Born May 1st, 1898 in Aholičy.
Died April 15th, 1971 at 72 years old in Le Thor.
Helene Weigel
German actress and artistic director (1900–1971).
Born May 12th, 1900 in Vienna.
Died May 6th, 1971 at 70 years old in Berlin, East Berlin.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 574
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid