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Dead at age 71
1,472 Notable deaths
Richard Caton Woodville Jr.
English painter and illustrator (1856–1927); son of richard caton woodville sr. (1856–1927).
Born January 7th, 1856 in London.
Died August 17th, 1927 at 71 years old in London.
Thomas Mokopu Mofolo
Mosotho writer (1876–1948).
Born December 22nd, 1876 in Khojane.
Died September 8th, 1948 at 71 years old in Teyateyaneng.
Gustl Bayrhammer
German actor (1922–1993).
Born February 12th, 1922 in Munich.
Died April 24th, 1993 at 71 years old in Krailling (myocardial infarction).
J. Searle Dawley
American director and screenwriter (1877-1949).
Born May 13th, 1877 in Colorado.
Died March 30th, 1949 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Giovanni Battista Grassi
Italian zoologist (1854-1925).
Born March 27th, 1854 in Rovellasca.
Died May 4th, 1925 at 71 years old in Rome.
Barrington J. Bayley
British writer (1937-2008).
Born April 9th, 1937 in Birmingham.
Died October 14th, 2008 at 71 years old in Shrewsbury (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Matilde Serao
Italian journalist and writer, editor (1856–1927).
Born March 7th, 1856 in Patras.
Died July 26th, 1927 at 71 years old in Naples (myocardial infarction).
Heinrich Pesch
German economist (1854-1926).
Born September 17th, 1854 in Cologne.
Died April 1st, 1926 at 71 years old in Valkenburg aan de Geul.
Pier Giorgio Perotto
Italian engineer (1930-2002).
Born December 24th, 1930 in Turin.
Died January 23rd, 2002 at 71 years old in Genoa.
Jonathan Williams
British racing driver.
Born October 26th, 1942 in Cairo.
Died August 31st, 2014 at 71 years old in Spain. [ref]
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