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Dead at age 71
1,927 Notable deaths
Bharat Bhushan
Indian actor.
Born June 14th, 1920 in Meerut.
Died January 27th, 1992 at 71 years old in Mumbai.
Cedric Hardwicke
English actor (1893-1964).
Born February 19th, 1893 in Worcestershire.
Died August 6th, 1964 at 71 years old in New York City (pulmonary emphysema).
Alexandre Dumas fils
French writer and dramatist (1824–1895).
Born July 27th, 1824 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1895 at 71 years old in Marly-le-Roi. [ref]
Michael V. Gazzo
American film and television actor (1923–1995).
Born April 5th, 1923 in Hillside.
Died February 14th, 1995 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Ralph Foody
American actor (1928-1999).
Born November 13th, 1928 in Chicago.
Died November 21st, 1999 at 71 years old in Lexington (cancer).
Robert Moog
American electronic music pioneer and inventor (1934-2005).
Born May 23rd, 1934 in New York City.
Died August 21st, 2005 at 71 years old in Asheville (brain cancer). [ref]
Jan Baalsrud
Norwegian soe personnel (1917–1988).
Born December 13th, 1917 in Christiania.
Died December 30th, 1988 at 71 years old in Kongsvinger Municipality.
Joseph Bazalgette
British civil engineer (1819–1891).
Born March 28th, 1819 in London Borough of Enfield.
Died March 15th, 1891 at 71 years old in Wimbledon.
Herbert Quandt
German businessman (1910–1982).
Born June 22nd, 1910 in Pritzwalk.
Died June 2nd, 1982 at 71 years old in Kiel.
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
British prime minister from 1905 to 1908 (1836–1908).
Born September 7th, 1836 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1908 at 71 years old in Downing Street.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 1927
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