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Dead at age 71

1,472 Notable deaths

Ivan Král

Czech-american musician.

Born May 12th, 1948 in Prague. [ref]

Died February 2nd, 2020 at 71 years old in Ann Arbor (cancer). [ref]

Konrad Meyer-Hetling

Ss officer (1901-1973).

Born May 15th, 1901 in Salzderhelden.

Died April 25th, 1973 at 71 years old in Salzderhelden.

Luigi Dallapiccola

Italian composer (1904–1975).

Born February 3rd, 1904 in Pazin.

Died February 19th, 1975 at 71 years old in Florence (edema).

Antanas Sniečkus

Soviet politician (1903-1974).

Born January 7th, 1903 in Šakiai.

Died January 22nd, 1974 at 71 years old in Druskininkai.

Andrei Sinyavsky

Russian writer, dissident, political prisoner, emigrant, professor of sorbonne university, magazine founder and publisher (1925–1997).

Born October 8th, 1925 in Moscow.

Died February 25th, 1997 at 71 years old in Paris.

Gustav Radbruch

German politician (1878-1949).

Born November 21st, 1878 in Lübeck.

Died November 23rd, 1949 at 71 years old in Heidelberg.

Franz Roubaud

Russian artist (1856-1928).

Born July 3rd, 1856 in Odesa. [ref]

Died March 13th, 1928 at 71 years old in Munich. [ref]

Princess Marie of Battenberg

German noble (1852-1923).

Born February 15th, 1852 in Strasbourg.

Died June 20th, 1923 at 71 years old in Schönberg.

Brian Oldfield

American shot putter.

Born June 1st, 1945 in Elgin.

Died March 26th, 2017 at 71 years old in Elgin. [ref]

Chaïm Perelman

Philosopher of law (1912-1984).

Born May 20th, 1912 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died January 22nd, 1984 at 71 years old in City of Brussels, Uccle. [ref]

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