Dead at age 71

1,473 Notable deaths

Yevsevii Mandychesvky

Austrian musician (1857-1929).

Born August 18th, 1857 in Chernivtsi. [ref]

Died August 13th, 1929 at 71 years old in Sulz. [ref]

John Gatenby Bolton

British-australian astronomer.

Born June 5th, 1922 in Sheffield.

Died July 6th, 1993 at 71 years old

Frederick Gardner Cottrell

American chemist (1877–1948).

Born January 10th, 1877 in Oakland.

Died November 16th, 1948 at 71 years old in Berkeley.

Paul-Émile Janson

French-speaking belgian liberal politician (1872–1944).

Born May 30th, 1872 in Brussels metropolitan area.

Died March 3rd, 1944 at 71 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp.

Sextil Pușcariu

Romanian diplomat and academic (1877-1948).

Born January 4th, 1877 in Brașov.

Died May 5th, 1948 at 71 years old in Bran.

Maria Domenica Mantovani

Italian nun (1862-1934).

Born November 12th, 1862 in Brenzone sul Garda.

Died February 2nd, 1934 at 71 years old in Brenzone sul Garda (influenza).

Miguel R. Dávila

President of honduras (1856-1927).

Born September 29th, 1856 in Tegucigalpa.

Died October 12th, 1927 at 71 years old in Tegucigalpa.

Georges Géret

French actor (1924-1996).

Born October 18th, 1924 in 1st arrondissement of Lyon.

Died April 8th, 1996 at 71 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).

Absamat Masaliyev

Soviet politicians (1933-2004).

Born April 10th, 1933.

Died July 31st, 2004 at 71 years old in Bishkek (myocardial infarction).

Irina Petrescu

Romanian actress (1941-2013).

Born June 19th, 1941 in Bucharest.

Died March 19th, 2013 at 71 years old in Bucharest (cancer).

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