Dead at age 71
1,473 Notable deaths
Ivan Fichev
Bulgarian politician and general.
Born April 15th, 1860 in Veliko Tarnovo.
Died November 18th, 1931 at 71 years old in Sofia.
Haldun Taner
Turkish playwright (1915–1986).
Born March 16th, 1915 in Istanbul.
Died May 7th, 1986 at 71 years old in Istanbul.
Andrievs Niedra
Latvian politician (1871-1942).
Born February 8th, 1871 in Tirza Parish. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1942 at 71 years old in Riga.
Juan Carlos Zabala
Argentine distance runner (1911–1983).
Born October 11th, 1911 in Rosario.
Died January 24th, 1983 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires.
Ion Negoițescu
Romanian writer and historian.
Born August 10th, 1921 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died February 6th, 1993 at 71 years old in Munich.
Josef Kotin
Russian engineer (1908-1979).
Born March 10th, 1908 in Pavlohrad. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1979 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Abdelkebir Khatibi
Moroccan writer (1938-2009).
Born February 11th, 1938 in El Jadida.
Died March 16th, 2009 at 71 years old in Rabat (myocardial infarction).
Robert William Seton-Watson
British political activist and historian.
Born August 20th, 1879 in London. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1951 at 71 years old in Isle of Skye (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Paul Hirsch
German politician (1868-1940).
Born November 17th, 1868 in Prenzlau. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1940 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Gianfrancesco Guarnieri
Brazilian actor (1934-2006).
Born August 6th, 1934 in Milan. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 2006 at 71 years old in São Paulo (kidney failure). [ref]
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving