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Dead at age 71

1,309 Notable deaths

Maria Ewing

American opera singer (soprano/mezzo-soprano).

Born March 27th, 1950 in Detroit.

Died January 9th, 2022 at 71 years old in Detroit. [ref]

Bharat Bhushan

Indian actor.

Born June 14th, 1920 in Meerut.

Died January 27th, 1992 at 71 years old in Mumbai.

Thomas Riley Marshall

Vice president of the united states from 1913 to 1921.

Born March 14th, 1854 in North Manchester.

Died June 1st, 1925 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).

Ron Carey

American actor (1935-2007).

Born December 11th, 1935 in Newark.

Died January 16th, 2007 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]

John Gregory Dunne

Novelist, screenwriter, literary critic, journalist, essayist (1932-2003).

Born May 25th, 1932 in Hartford.

Died December 30th, 2003 at 71 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Brian Donlevy

American actor (1901-1972).

Born February 9th, 1901 in Cleveland. [ref]

Died April 6th, 1972 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (esophageal 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).

C. J. Sansom

British author of crime fiction.

Born December 9th, 1952 in Edinburgh. [ref]

Died April 27th, 2024 at 71 years old [ref]

Niki de Saint Phalle

Plastician, painter and sculptor (1930-2002).

Born October 29th, 1930 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]

Died May 22nd, 2002 at 71 years old in La Jolla (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]

Eleftherios Venizelos

Greek politician; prime minister 1910–20 and 1928–33.

Born August 23rd, 1864 in Mournies. [ref]

Died March 18th, 1936 at 71 years old in Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

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