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Dead at age 71
1,475 Notable deaths
Francisco Javier Aguilar García
Spanish footballer (1949-2020).
Born March 26th, 1949 in Santander.
Died May 11th, 2020 at 71 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Fritz Schär
Swiss racing cyclist (1926–1997).
Born March 13th, 1926 in Wagenhausen.
Died September 29th, 1997 at 71 years old in Frauenfeld.
Vyacheslav Shishkov
Russian-soviet writer (1873—1945).
Born October 3rd, 1873 in Bezhetsk.
Died March 6th, 1945 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Andrés Héctor Carvallo
President of paraguay (1862-1934).
Born November 8th, 1862 in Asunción.
Died August 16th, 1934 at 71 years old in Asunción.
Arthur Parkin
Field hockey player.
Born February 15th, 1952 in Whangārei.
Died November 14th, 2023 at 71 years old in Auckland. [ref]
Moe Herscovitch
Boxer (1897-1969).
Born October 27th, 1897 in Montreal.
Died July 22nd, 1969 at 71 years old in Montreal.
Ferdinand Bonn
German actor (1861-1933).
Born December 20th, 1861 in Donauwörth.
Died September 24th, 1933 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Ángel Cabrera
Uruguayan footballer (1939-2010).
Born October 9th, 1939 in Mercedes.
Died November 15th, 2010 at 71 years old in Mercedes.
Algimantas Butnorius
Lithuanian chess player (1946-2017).
Born February 20th, 1946 in Kaunas.
Died October 30th, 2017 at 71 years old in Kaunas. [ref]
Poul F. Joensen
Writer and poet.
Born November 18th, 1898 in Sumba.
Died June 27th, 1970 at 71 years old in Froðba.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel