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Dead at age 71
1,927 Notable deaths
Adolfo Zumelzú
Argentine footballer (1902-1973).
Born January 5th, 1902 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 29th, 1973 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires.
Genrich Altshuller
Soviet inventor and writer (1926–1998).
Born October 15th, 1926 in Tashkent.
Died September 24th, 1998 at 71 years old in Petrozavodsk (Parkinson's disease).
Joseph Albert Malula
Roman catholic cardinal (1917–1989).
Born December 12th, 1917 in Kinshasa.
Died June 14th, 1989 at 71 years old in Belgium (disease).
Vilmos Zsolnay
Hungarian potter and industrialist (1828–1900).
Born April 19th, 1828 in Pécs.
Died March 23rd, 1900 at 71 years old in Pécs.
Émile Prisse d'Avennes
French egyptologist (1807-1879).
Born January 27th, 1807 in Avesnes-sur-Helpe. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1879 at 71 years old in rue Dutot. [ref]
Otto Liebmann
German philosopher (1840–1912).
Born February 25th, 1840 in Lwówek Śląski.
Died January 14th, 1912 at 71 years old in Jena.
Albertson Van Zo Post
American fencer and author (1866–1938).
Born July 28th, 1866 in Cincinnati.
Died January 23rd, 1938 at 71 years old in New York City.
Arthur Batut
French photographer (1846-1918).
Born February 9th, 1846 in Castres.
Died January 19th, 1918 at 71 years old in Labruguière.
James Brooker
American pole vaulter.
Born August 12th, 1902 in Cass City.
Died September 25th, 1973 at 71 years old in Bay City.
Hermann Loew
German entomologist (1807-1879).
Born July 19th, 1807 in Weißenfels.
Died April 21st, 1879 at 71 years old in Halle (Saale).
Deaths 1281 to 1290 of 1927
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