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Dead at age 71
1,476 Notable deaths
John Frederick Bailey
Australian botanist (1866-1938).
Born August 5th, 1866 in Brisbane.
Died May 19th, 1938 at 71 years old in Brisbane.
Andrei Kostrichkin
Soviet actor (1901-1973).
Born August 24th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 28th, 1973 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Gunnar Huseby
Icelandic track and field athlete.
Born November 4th, 1923.
Died May 28th, 1995 at 71 years old
Yakov Modestovich Gakkel
Russian scientist and engineer.
Born May 12th, 1874 in Irkutsk.
Died December 12th, 1945 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Willy Hansen
Danish cyclist (1906-1978).
Born April 4th, 1906 in Helsingør.
Died March 18th, 1978 at 71 years old in Brașov.
Vladimír Hagara
Slovak footballer (1943-2015).
Born November 7th, 1943 in Piešťany. [ref]
Died May 24th, 2015 at 71 years old [ref]
Gina Lombroso
Italian physician and writer (1872-1944).
Born October 5th, 1872 in Pavia.
Died March 27th, 1944 at 71 years old in Geneva.
Marian Foik
Polish sprinter (1933–2005).
Born October 6th, 1933 in Bielszowice.
Died May 20th, 2005 at 71 years old in Warsaw.
Romain Gijssels
Belgian cyclist.
Born March 10th, 1907 in Ninove.
Died March 31st, 1978 at 71 years old in Paris.
Janet Kear
English ornithologist (1933-2004).
Born January 13th, 1933 in London.
Died November 24th, 2004 at 71 years old [ref]
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