In the year 1971
574 Notable deaths
A. P. Herbert
British politician (1890–1971).
Born September 24th, 1890 in Ashtead.
Died November 11th, 1971 at 81 years old in London, Greater London.
Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony
Saxon royal (1896–1971).
Born December 9th, 1896 in Dresden.
Died June 14th, 1971 at 74 years old in Edingen-Neckarhausen.
Gerald Nye
American politician and antiwar activist (1892-1971).
Born December 19th, 1892 in Hortonville.
Died July 17th, 1971 at 78 years old in Brentwood (surgical complications).
Richard Montague
American mathematician and philosopher (1930–1971).
Born September 20th, 1930 in Stockton.
Died March 7th, 1971 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (strangling).
John Desmond Bernal
Irish scientist (1901-1971).
Born May 10th, 1901 in Nenagh.
Died September 15th, 1971 at 70 years old in London, Camden Town.
Lew Welch
American poet (1926–1971).
Born August 16th, 1926 in Phoenix.
Died May 23rd, 1971 at 44 years old in Nevada City.
Grantley Herbert Adams
Barbadian politician (1898-1971).
Born April 28th, 1898 in Saint Michael, Colliston. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1971 at 73 years old in Saint Michael. [ref]
Ann Pennington
American dancer, actress and singer (1893–1971).
Born December 23rd, 1893 in Wilmington.
Died November 4th, 1971 at 77 years old in New York.
Wendell Meredith Stanley
American biochemist and virologist, winner of the nobel prize in chemistry (1946).
Born August 16th, 1904 in Ridgeville.
Died June 15th, 1971 at 66 years old in Salamanca (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Lava
American composer (1911-1971).
Born March 18th, 1911 in Saint Paul.
Died February 20th, 1971 at 59 years old in Los Angeles.
Camille Clifford
Belgian-born stage actress and model (1885-1971).
Born June 29th, 1885 in Antwerp.
Died June 28th, 1971 at 85 years old
Munier Choudhury
Playwrite and educator.
Born November 27th, 1925 in Manikganj District.
Died December 14th, 1971 at 46 years old
Fritz Kolbe
German diplomat and resistance member (1900-1971).
Born September 25th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died February 16th, 1971 at 70 years old in Bern.
John Boyd Orr
Scottish nutritionist, director-general of the united nations food and agriculture organization (1880-1971).
Born September 23rd, 1880 in Kilmaurs.
Died June 25th, 1971 at 90 years old in Brechin.
David Burns
Actor, singer.
Born June 22nd, 1902 in Manhattan.
Died March 12th, 1971 at 68 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kenneth Claiborne Royall
United states general (1894-1971).
Born July 24th, 1894 in Goldsboro.
Died May 25th, 1971 at 76 years old in Durham.
Amet-khan Sultan
Crimean tatar wwii flying ace, test pilot, and twice hero of the soviet union (1920-1971).
Born October 20th, 1920 in Alupka.
Died February 1st, 1971 at 50 years old in Moscow Oblast (aircraft crash).
Otto Wagener
German general (1888-1971).
Born April 29th, 1888 in Durlach.
Died August 9th, 1971 at 83 years old in Chieming.
Ryūnosuke Kusaka
Japanese admiral.
Born September 25th, 1892 in Tokyo.
Died November 23rd, 1971 at 79 years old
Heinz Hopf
German mathematician (1894–1971).
Born November 19th, 1894 in Grabiszyn-Grabiszynek.
Died June 3rd, 1971 at 76 years old in Zollikon.
Albert Lieven
Actor (1906–1971).
Born June 22nd, 1906 in Olsztynek. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1971 at 65 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Otto Lasch
German general (1893–1971).
Born June 25th, 1893 in Pszczyna.
Died April 29th, 1971 at 77 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Roger Adams
American organic chemist (1889–1971).
Born January 2nd, 1889 in Boston.
Died July 6th, 1971 at 82 years old in Urbana.
Ba Khin
Burmese civil servant and vipassana meditation master.
Born March 6th, 1899 in Yangon.
Died January 19th, 1971 at 71 years old in Yangon.
Princess Anna of Montenegro
Montenegrin princess and composer (1874-1971).
Born August 18th, 1874 in Cetinje.
Died April 22nd, 1971 at 96 years old in Montreux.
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare