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Dead at age 71
1,309 Notable deaths
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Politician; fifth president of india (1905-1977).
Born May 13th, 1905 in Old Delhi.
Died February 11th, 1977 at 71 years old in New Delhi.
Paul Muni
Austrian-born american stage and film actor (1895-1967).
Born September 22nd, 1895 in Lviv. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1967 at 71 years old in Montecito (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Margot Fonteyn
English ballerina.
Born May 18th, 1919 in Reigate. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1991 at 71 years old in Panama City (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Ravindra Jain
Indian composer.
Born February 28th, 1944 in Aligarh.
Died October 9th, 2015 at 71 years old in Mumbai (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Getúlio Vargas
President of brazil (1882-1954).
Born April 19th, 1883 in São Borja. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1954 at 71 years old in Catete Palace (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Art Blakey
American jazz drummer and bandleader.
Born October 11th, 1919 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1990 at 71 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Peter Freuchen
Danish writer, explorer and anthropologist (1886-1957).
Born February 20th, 1886 in Nykøbing Falster.
Died September 2nd, 1957 at 71 years old in Anchorage (myocardial infarction).
Burhanuddin Rabbani
Afghanistan politician, former president of afghanistan (1992-2001).
Born September 20th, 1940 in Fayzabad.
Died September 20th, 2011 at 71 years old in Kabul (explosive device). [ref]
Albert Göring
German engineer, businessman, and the younger brother of hermann göring.
Born March 9th, 1895 in Friedenau.
Died December 20th, 1966 at 71 years old in Munich (pancreatic cancer).
Roy Campanella
Baseball player; born 19 november 1921 philadelphia pa; baltimore elite giants negro national league (nnl); brooklyn dodgers 1948; died 26 june 1993 woodland hills ca.
Born November 19th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died June 26th, 1993 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
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