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Dead at age 71
1,472 Notable deaths
Richard Münch
German actor (1916-1987).
Born January 10th, 1916 in Giessen.
Died June 6th, 1987 at 71 years old in Málaga (myocardial infarction).
Wilton G. S. Sankawulo
Writer and president of liberia (1937-2009).
Born July 26th, 1937 in Liberia.
Died February 21st, 2009 at 71 years old in Monrovia. [ref]
Angelo Moratti
Italian oil tycoon. (1909–1981).
Born November 5th, 1909 in Somma Lombardo.
Died August 12th, 1981 at 71 years old in Viareggio.
Harald Szeemann
Swiss art historian (1933-2005).
Born June 11th, 1933 in Bern. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2005 at 71 years old in Tegna. [ref]
Federico Laredo Brú
President of cuba (1875-1946).
Born April 23rd, 1875 in Remedios.
Died July 7th, 1946 at 71 years old in Havana.
Fernando Di Leo
Italian film director (1932-2003).
Born January 11th, 1932 in San Ferdinando di Puglia.
Died December 1st, 2003 at 71 years old in Rome.
Prince Ludwig of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary
German prince (1870–1942).
Born September 15th, 1870 in Ebenthal.
Died January 23rd, 1942 at 71 years old in Innsbruck.
István Bethlen
Hungarian politician (1874–1946).
Born October 8th, 1874 in Gornești. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1946 at 71 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
William Waddell
Scottish footballer (1921-1992).
Born March 7th, 1921 in Forth.
Died October 14th, 1992 at 71 years old in Glasgow.
Gustav Adolf Scheel
German general (1907-1979).
Born November 22nd, 1907 in Rosenberg. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1979 at 71 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare