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Dead at age 71
1,404 Notable deaths
Greer Skousen
Mexican basketball player (1916–1988).
Born September 24th, 1916 in Casas Grandes.
Died March 20th, 1988 at 71 years old in San Antonio.
J. S. Sirén
Finnish architect.
Born May 27th, 1889 in Ylihärmä. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1961 at 71 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Yakov Modestovich Gakkel
Russian scientist and engineer.
Born May 12th, 1874 in Irkutsk.
Died December 12th, 1945 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Enrique Rodríguez
Spanish boxer (1951–2022).
Born November 19th, 1951 in Carreño.
Died November 23rd, 2022 at 71 years old in Avilés (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Janet Kear
English ornithologist (1933-2004).
Born January 13th, 1933 in London.
Died November 24th, 2004 at 71 years old [ref]
Horacio Muñoz
Chilean footballer (1896-1976).
Born August 3rd, 1905.
Died October 23rd, 1976 at 71 years old
Alfons Peeters
Belgian footballer (1943-2015).
Born January 21st, 1943 in Beringen.
Died January 5th, 2015 at 71 years old in Sint-Truiden. [ref]
Piet Moeskops
Dutch cyclist (1893–1964).
Born November 13th, 1893 in Loosduinen.
Died November 16th, 1964 at 71 years old in The Hague.
Pohiva Tuʻiʻonetoa
Tongan accountant and politician.
Born June 30th, 1951 in Tonga.
Died March 18th, 2023 at 71 years old in United States of America. [ref]
Georgi Hristakiev
Bulgarian footballer (1944-2016).
Born May 28th, 1944 in Stara Zagora. [ref]
Died April 4th, 2016 at 71 years old [ref]
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