In the year 1971
524 Notable deaths
Adolf A. Berle
American diplomat (1895-1971).
Born January 29th, 1895 in Boston.
Died February 17th, 1971 at 76 years old in New York City.
Bimala Prasad Chaliha
Indian politician (1912-1971).
Born March 26th, 1912 in Sivasagar.
Died February 25th, 1971 at 58 years old in Shillong.
Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
German prince (1893–1971).
Born December 21st, 1893 in Regensburg.
Died July 13th, 1971 at 77 years old in Regensburg.
Johannes Frießner
German general (1892-1971).
Born March 22nd, 1892 in Chemnitz.
Died June 26th, 1971 at 79 years old in Bad Reichenhall.
Bola de Nieve
Cuban musician (1911–1971).
Born September 11th, 1911 in Havana Province.
Died October 2nd, 1971 at 60 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Hank Mann
American actor (1887-1971).
Born May 28th, 1887 in New York City.
Died November 25th, 1971 at 84 years old in South Pasadena.
Hans Kohn
American historian (1891-1971).
Born September 15th, 1891 in Prague.
Died March 16th, 1971 at 79 years old in Philadelphia.
Ellaline Terriss
British actress and singer (1871-1971).
Born April 13th, 1871 in Stanley. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1971 at 100 years old in London, Hampstead (disease).
Mikhail Romm
Soviet film director (1901–1971).
Born January 24th, 1901 in Irkutsk.
Died November 1st, 1971 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Joe Cesare Colombo
Industrial designer (1930-1971).
Born July 30th, 1930 in Milan. [ref]
Died July 30th, 1971 at 41 years old in Milan (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Gary McFarland
American composer, vibraphonist and vocalist (1933–1971).
Born October 23rd, 1933 in Los Angeles.
Died November 3rd, 1971 at 38 years old in New York City.
Zez Confrey
American composer and pianist (1895–1971).
Died November 22nd, 1971 at 76 years old in Lakewood (Parkinson's disease).
Gerhard von Rad
German theologian (1901-1971).
Born October 21st, 1901 in Nuremberg.
Died October 31st, 1971 at 70 years old in Heidelberg.
Joseph Csaky
Hungarian-french artist, sculptor (1888–1971).
Born March 18th, 1888 in Szeged. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1971 at 83 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ferdinand Heim
German general (1895-1971).
Born February 27th, 1895 in Reutlingen.
Died November 14th, 1971 at 76 years old in Ulm.
Naoya Shiga
Japanese writer (1883–1971).
Born February 20th, 1883 in Ishinomaki.
Died October 21st, 1971 at 88 years old in Kanto Central Hospital for Public School Teachers (pneumonia).
Paul Karrer
Swiss chemist (1889-1971).
Born April 21st, 1889 in Moscow.
Died June 18th, 1971 at 82 years old in Zurich.
Ted Fio Rito
American composer, orchestra leader, and keyboardist (1900–1971).
Born December 20th, 1900 in Newark.
Died July 22nd, 1971 at 70 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction).
Leonard Jimmie Savage
American mathematician (1917-1971).
Born November 20th, 1917 in Detroit. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1971 at 53 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Ye Qun
Chinese political figure; wife of lin biao (1920-1971).
Born December 1st, 1920 in Beijing. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1971 at 50 years old in Öndörkhaan (falling from height).
Ella Cara Deloria
Yankton dakota author (1889–1971).
Born January 31st, 1889 in Yankton Indian Reservation.
Died February 12th, 1971 at 82 years old in Tripp.
Carl Ruggles
American composer (1876-1971).
Born March 11th, 1876 in Marion.
Died October 24th, 1971 at 95 years old in Bennington.
Henri Tomasi
French composer and conductor.
Born August 17th, 1901 in Marseille.
Died January 13th, 1971 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jean-Pierre Monseré
Cyclist (1948-1971).
Born September 8th, 1948 in Roeselare.
Died March 15th, 1971 at 22 years old in Lille.
Charlie Shavers
Jazz trumpeter.
Born August 3rd, 1920 in New York City.
Died July 8th, 1971 at 50 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot