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Dead at age 71
1,927 Notable deaths
Erich Wasmann
Austrian entomologist (1859-1931).
Born May 29th, 1859 in Merano. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1931 at 71 years old in Valkenburg aan de Geul.
Adalbert Bezzenberger
German philologist (1851–1922).
Born April 14th, 1851 in Kassel.
Died October 31st, 1922 at 71 years old in Königsberg.
Alfred Maurstad
Norwegian actor and director (1896–1967).
Born July 26th, 1896 in Vågsøy Municipality.
Died September 5th, 1967 at 71 years old in Norway.
Arthur Schnabel
West german judoka (1947–2018).
Born September 16th, 1947 in Schweigen-Rechtenbach.
Died October 22nd, 2018 at 71 years old in Cancun. [ref]
Alberto Ricardo da Silva
Catholic bishop (1943–2015).
Born April 24th, 1943 in Aileu.
Died April 2nd, 2015 at 71 years old in Dili.
Ludwig Diels
German botanist (1874–1945).
Born September 24th, 1874 in Hamburg.
Died November 30th, 1945 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Taizo Kawamoto
Japanese association football player and manager (1914–1985).
Born January 17th, 1914 in Aichi Prefecture.
Died September 20th, 1985 at 71 years old in Osaka Prefecture (stomach cancer).
Lajos Steiner
Hungarian-born australian chess player.
Born June 14th, 1903 in Oradea.
Died April 22nd, 1975 at 71 years old in Sydney.
Carl Knowles
American basketball player (1910-1981).
Born February 24th, 1910 in San Diego.
Died September 4th, 1981 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
José Solchaga
Spanish general.
Born October 8th, 1881 in Aberin. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1953 at 71 years old in San Sebastián. [ref]
Deaths 1481 to 1490 of 1927
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