Dead at age 71

1,473 Notable deaths

Richard John Garcia

Catholic bishop.

Born April 24th, 1947 in San Francisco.

Died July 11th, 2018 at 71 years old in Monterey (Alzheimer's disease).

Ingolf Elster Christensen

Norwegian politician, jurist, and military officer (1872–1943).

Born March 28th, 1872 in Førde.

Died May 3rd, 1943 at 71 years old in Førde.

Georg Wissowa

German classical philologist.

Born June 17th, 1859 in Wrocław. [ref]

Died May 11th, 1931 at 71 years old in Halle (Saale). [ref]

Shirō Toyoda

Japanese film director (1906–1977).

Born January 3rd, 1906 in Kyoto.

Died November 13th, 1977 at 71 years old in Tokyo.

Alfred Vohrer

Film director, actor (1914–1986).

Born December 29th, 1914 in Stuttgart.

Died February 3rd, 1986 at 71 years old in Munich.

Martin Unrein

German general (1901–1972).

Born January 1st, 1901 in Weimar.

Died January 22nd, 1972 at 71 years old in Munich.

Boris Babochkin

Soviet film director (1904-1975).

Born January 18th, 1904 in Saratov.

Died July 27th, 1975 at 71 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Gabriela Grillo

West german equestrian.

Born August 19th, 1952 in Duisburg.

Died February 25th, 2024 at 71 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.

Seth Barnes Nicholson

American astronomer (1891–1963).

Born November 12th, 1891 in Springfield.

Died July 2nd, 1963 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.

Juan Guzmán

Mexican photojournalist (1911-1982).

Born October 28th, 1911 in Cologne.

Died November 6th, 1982 at 71 years old in Mexico City.

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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman