Dead at age 71

1,472 Notable deaths

Paul Buckmaster

British musician (1946-2017).

Born June 13th, 1946 in London.

Died November 7th, 2017 at 71 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Shirley Horn

American singer.

Born May 1st, 1934 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Died October 20th, 2005 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke, diabetes, breast cancer). [ref]

Duan Qirui

Chinese warlord and politician (1865-1936).

Born March 6th, 1865 in Feixi County. [ref]

Died November 2nd, 1936 at 71 years old in Shanghai.

Mike Moore

Prime minister of new zealand in 1990.

Born January 28th, 1949 in Whakatāne.

Died February 2nd, 2020 at 71 years old in Auckland. [ref]

Wilhelm Groener

German general (1867-1939).

Born November 22nd, 1867 in Ludwigsburg.

Died May 3rd, 1939 at 71 years old in Potsdam.

Theodore H. White

Historian and author.

Born May 6th, 1915 in Dorchester. [ref]

Died May 15th, 1986 at 71 years old in New York City.

Lonnie Johnson

American blues and jazz singer, guitarist, violinist and songwriter (1899–1970).

Born February 8th, 1899 in New Orleans.

Died June 16th, 1970 at 71 years old in Toronto.

Lisa Jardine

British historian (1944-2015).

Born April 12th, 1944 in Oxford.

Died October 25th, 2015 at 71 years old in London (breast cancer).

Marie Pierre Kœnig

French general and politician (1898-1970).

Born October 10th, 1898 in Caen. [ref]

Died September 2nd, 1970 at 71 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Nayyara Noor

Pakistani singer.

Born November 3rd, 1950 in Guwahati.

Died August 20th, 2022 at 71 years old in Karachi.

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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson