In the year 1971
524 Notable deaths
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 March 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 Woodland Hills, South Pasadena. [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
Austrian archduke (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. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1971 at 80 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
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.
Born June 19th, 1933 in Aktobe.
Died June 30th, 1971 at 38 years old in low Earth orbit, Soyuz 11 (decompression sickness, hypoxia).
Dita Parlo
German actress.
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. [ref]
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.
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.
Herbert Biberman
American screenwriter and film director (1900–1971).
Born March 4th, 1900 in Philadelphia.
Died June 30th, 1971 at 71 years old in New York City (bone cancer).
Douglas Shearer
Canadian sound designer and recording director (1899-1971).
Born November 17th, 1899 in Westmount.
Died January 5th, 1971 at 71 years old in Culver City.
Georgi Asparuhov
Bulgarian footballer (1943-1971).
Died June 30th, 1971 at 28 years old in Sofia (traffic collision).
Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch
German army general.
Born June 12th, 1888 in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin.
Died January 29th, 1971 at 82 years old in Bielefeld (traffic collision).
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson