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Dead at age 71
1,472 Notable deaths
Wu Ma
Chinese actor and film director (1942-2014).
Born September 22nd, 1942 in T'ien-ching. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2014 at 71 years old in Hong Kong (lung cancer).
Douglas Shearer
Canadian sound designer and recording director (1899-1971).
Born November 17th, 1899 in Westmount.
Died January 5th, 1971 at 71 years old in Culver City.
Edwin Muir
British poet, novelist and translator (1887-1959).
Born May 15th, 1887 in Deerness.
Died January 3rd, 1959 at 71 years old in Cambridge.
Giovanni Arrighi
Italian economist and sociologist (1937-2009).
Born July 7th, 1937 in Milan. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2009 at 71 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Gerald Holtom
British artist (1914–1985).
Born January 20th, 1914 in Twickenham.
Died September 18th, 1985 at 71 years old
Joachim Streich
East german footballer.
Born April 13th, 1951 in Wismar.
Died April 16th, 2022 at 71 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
Nasuhi Ertegün
Turkish-american record producer (1917–1989).
Born November 26th, 1917 in Constantinople.
Died April 15th, 1989 at 71 years old in New York City.
Leopoldo Luque
Argentine footballer.
Born May 3rd, 1949 in Santa Fe.
Died February 15th, 2021 at 71 years old in Mendoza (COVID-19). [ref]
Irma Stern
South african artist (1894-1966).
Born October 2nd, 1894 in Schweizer-Reneke.
Died August 23rd, 1966 at 71 years old in Cape Town.
Yevgeny Miller
General (1867-1939).
Born October 7th, 1867 in Daugavpils.
Died May 11th, 1939 at 71 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
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