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Dead at age 71
1,928 Notable deaths
Max Bodenstein
German chemist (1871–1942).
Born July 15th, 1871 in Magdeburg.
Died September 3rd, 1942 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Jacques Seetainn
French table tennis player (1949-2022).
Born March 18th, 1949 in Carvin. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2020 at 71 years old in Tourcoing. [ref]
Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant
French politician (1852-1924).
Born November 22nd, 1852 in La Flèche. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1924 at 71 years old in Bordeaux.
Edgar Anderson
American botanist (1897-1969).
Born November 9th, 1897 in Forestville.
Died June 18th, 1969 at 71 years old in St. Louis.
Heinrich Ewald
German orientalist, theologian, and biblical exegete (1803–1875).
Born November 16th, 1803 in Göttingen.
Died May 4th, 1875 at 71 years old in Göttingen (heart disease).
Ernst Klee
German writer (1942-2013).
Born March 15th, 1942 in Frankfurt.
Died May 18th, 2013 at 71 years old in Frankfurt.
Louis Glass
Danish pianist and composer (1864–1936).
Born March 23rd, 1864 in Copenhagen.
Died January 22nd, 1936 at 71 years old in Copenhagen.
Henri Emmanuelli
French politician (1945–2017).
Born May 31st, 1945 in Eaux-Bonnes.
Died March 21st, 2017 at 71 years old in Bayonne (infectious disease). [ref]
Bodil Malmsten
Swedish poet, novelist (1944–2016).
Born August 19th, 1944 in Näs församling.
Died February 5th, 2016 at 71 years old in Stockholms Maria Magdalena (cancer). [ref]
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Bengali barrister and politician (1892–1963).
Born September 8th, 1892 in Medinipur.
Died December 5th, 1963 at 71 years old in Beirut (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 1021 to 1030 of 1928
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel