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Dead at age 71
1,366 Notable deaths
Jules Merviel
Road bicycle racer (1906–1978).
Born September 29th, 1906 in Saint-Beauzély.
Died September 1st, 1978 at 71 years old in Carqueiranne.
Thomas Curtis
American athlete.
Born January 9th, 1873 in San Francisco.
Died May 23rd, 1944 at 71 years old in Nahant.
Adolph Strümpell
German neurologist.
Born June 28th, 1853 in Courland. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1925 at 71 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
René Libeer
Boxer.
Born November 28th, 1934 in Roubaix. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2006 at 71 years old in Roubaix. [ref]
Stefan Rosenbauer
Fencer.
Born March 24th, 1896 in Biberach an der Riss.
Died August 18th, 1967 at 71 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Lajos Nagy
Hungarian writer (1883-1954).
Born February 5th, 1883 in Apostag. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1954 at 71 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Edgar Page
Field hockey player and cricketer (1884-1956).
Born December 31st, 1884 in Wolverhampton.
Died May 12th, 1956 at 71 years old in Wolverhampton.
Alfons Bērziņš
Latvian long track speed skater (1916–1987).
Born November 9th, 1916 in Riga. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1987 at 71 years old in Riga.
William Morton
Cyclist.
Born June 20th, 1880 in Hunslet.
Died March 21st, 1952 at 71 years old in Toronto.
Berta Zahourek
Austrian swimmer.
Born January 3rd, 1896 in Vienna.
Died June 14th, 1967 at 71 years old
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