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Dead at age 71
1,309 Notable deaths
Georgette Heyer
British historical romance and detective fiction novelist.
Born August 16th, 1902 in Wimbledon. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1974 at 71 years old in Guy's Hospital. [ref]
Paul Signac
French painter (1863-1935).
Born November 11th, 1863 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1935 at 71 years old in Paris (sepsis). [ref]
John Colicos
1928–2000; canadian actor.
Born December 10th, 1928 in Toronto. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2000 at 71 years old in Toronto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon
British fashion designer.
Born June 13th, 1863 in London.
Died April 20th, 1935 at 71 years old in Putney (breast cancer).
Dave Greenfield
English rock keyboardist (1949-2020).
Born March 29th, 1949 in Brighton.
Died May 3rd, 2020 at 71 years old (COVID-19). [ref]
Bill Hunter
Australian actor (1940-2011).
Born February 27th, 1940 in Ballarat.
Died May 21st, 2011 at 71 years old in Kew (liver cancer). [ref]
Thomas Menino
53rd mayor of boston, massachusetts, usa (1942-2014).
Born December 27th, 1942 in Hyde Park. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2014 at 71 years old in Boston (cancer).
Brian Jacques
British fiction writer known for redwall animal fantasy novels (1939-2011).
Born June 15th, 1939 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2011 at 71 years old in Liverpool (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Patsy Kelly
American actress (1910–1981).
Born January 12th, 1910 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1981 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer). [ref]
Alan Clark
British politician (1928-1999).
Born April 13th, 1928 in Paddington.
Died September 5th, 1999 at 71 years old in Kent (brain cancer).
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius