Dead at age 71
1,927 Notable deaths
Yakov Rylsky
Soviet fencer (1928–1999).
Born October 25th, 1928 in Shemonaikha District.
Died December 9th, 1999 at 71 years old in Moscow (liver cirrhosis).
William Francis Hillebrand
United states chemist, u.s. geological survey (1853–1925).
Born December 12th, 1853 in Honolulu.
Died February 7th, 1925 at 71 years old in United States.
Nikolay Bunge
Russian economist (1823-1895).
Born November 23rd, 1823 in Kyiv.
Died June 15th, 1895 at 71 years old in Pushkin.
Allen Stack
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, lawyer (1928-1999).
Born January 23rd, 1928 in New Haven.
Died September 12th, 1999 at 71 years old in Honolulu.
Per Axel Rydberg
Swedish-born u.s. botanist (1860–1931).
Born July 6th, 1860 in Ods socken. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1931 at 71 years old in The Bronx. [ref]
Kadri Aytaç
Turkish association football player and manager (1931–2003).
Born August 6th, 1931 in Istanbul.
Died March 28th, 2003 at 71 years old in Istanbul.
Anna Brigadere
Latvian writer (1861–1933).
Born October 1st, 1861 in Tērvete.
Died June 25th, 1933 at 71 years old in Tērvete.
Gary Ilman
American swimmer (1943–2014).
Born August 13th, 1943 in Glendale.
Died August 16th, 2014 at 71 years old [ref]
Johann Gabriel Seidl
Austrian archeologist, poet, storyteller and playwright (1804–1875).
Born June 21st, 1804 in Vienna.
Died July 18th, 1875 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Lyudmila Keldysh
Soviet mathematician (1904–1976).
Born March 12th, 1904 in Orenburg.
Died February 16th, 1976 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 1391 to 1400 of 1927
Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce