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Dead at age 71

1,472 Notable deaths

Seiji Miyaguchi

Actor (1913-1985).

Born November 15th, 1913 in Tokyo.

Died April 12th, 1985 at 71 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).

Héctor José Cámpora

President of argentina from may to july 1973.

Born March 26th, 1909 in Mercedes.

Died December 19th, 1980 at 71 years old in Mexico City (laryngeal cancer). [ref]

Timothy Findley

Canadian writer (1930–2002).

Born October 30th, 1930 in Toronto.

Died June 21st, 2002 at 71 years old in Brignoles. [ref]

Toyohiko Kagawa

Japanese christian social reformer.

Born July 10th, 1888 in Kōbe. [ref]

Died April 23rd, 1960 at 71 years old [ref]

Alexey Stakhanov

Soviet miner, namesake of stakhanovite movement (1906-1977).

Born January 3rd, 1906 in Lugovaya.

Died November 5th, 1977 at 71 years old in Chystiakove (multiple sclerosis).

Xu Caihou

Former general of the people's liberation army (1943-2015).

Born June 22nd, 1943 in Wafangdian.

Died March 15th, 2015 at 71 years old in Beijing (bladder cancer). [ref]

Dik Browne

Cartoonist.

Born August 11th, 1917 in New York City.

Died June 4th, 1989 at 71 years old in Sarasota. [ref]

Zoltán Tildy

President of hungary (1889-1961).

Born November 18th, 1889 in Lučenec.

Died August 3rd, 1961 at 71 years old in Budapest.

Pietro Anastasi

Italian association football player (1948-2020).

Born April 7th, 1948 in Catania.

Died January 17th, 2020 at 71 years old in Varese (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]

Elisabeth Risdon

Actress (1887-1958).

Born April 26th, 1887 in London.

Died December 20th, 1958 at 71 years old in Santa Monica (cerebral hemorrhage).

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