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Dead at age 71
1,309 Notable deaths
Anand Bakshi
Indian poet and lyricist.
Born July 21st, 1930 in Rawalpindi.
Died March 30th, 2002 at 71 years old in Mumbai.
Yashwantrao Chavan
6th deputy prime minister of india(1913-1984).
Born March 12th, 1913 in Karad. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1984 at 71 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Jan Baalsrud
Norwegian soe personnel.
Born December 13th, 1917 in Christiania.
Died December 30th, 1988 at 71 years old in Kongsvinger.
Daws Butler
American voice actor (1916-1988).
Born November 16th, 1916 in Toledo.
Died May 18th, 1988 at 71 years old in Culver City (myocardial infarction).
Junior Bridgeman
American basketball player and businessman.
Born September 17th, 1953 in East Chicago.
Died March 11th, 2025 at 71 years old in Galt House. [ref]
Gordon Jump
Actor (1932-2003).
Born April 1st, 1932 in Dayton.
Died September 22nd, 2003 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Willie Stargell
American baseball player and coach (1940-2001).
Born March 6th, 1940 in Earlsboro. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2011 at 71 years old in Wilmington (stroke).
Abe Fortas
United states supreme court justice (1910-1982).
Born June 19th, 1910 in Memphis. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1982 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C. (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Erich von Stroheim
Austrian actor and director (1885-1957).
Born September 22nd, 1885 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1957 at 71 years old in Paris (cancer).
Dobie Gray
American singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop and musical theater. (1940-2011).
Born July 26th, 1940 in Simonton.
Died December 6th, 2011 at 71 years old in Nashville (cancer). [ref]
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