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Dead at age 71
1,929 Notable deaths
Mykhailo Stelmakh
Ukrainian writer and poet (1912–1983).
Born May 24th, 1912 in Diakivtsi.
Died September 27th, 1983 at 71 years old in Kyiv.
Virginio De Paoli
Football player (1938-2009).
Born June 22nd, 1938 in Certosa di Pavia.
Died August 24th, 2009 at 71 years old in Brescia.
Royal Harwood Frost
American astronomer (1879-1950).
Born February 25th, 1879 in Salem.
Died May 11th, 1950 at 71 years old in Shreveport.
Thorvald Erichsen
Norwegian post-impressionist painter (1868-1939).
Born July 18th, 1868 in Trondheim.
Died December 23rd, 1939 at 71 years old in Oslo (leukemia).
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian footballer (1913-1985).
Born September 18th, 1913 in Mjøndalen.
Died March 29th, 1985 at 71 years old in Hokksund.
Friedrich Kayssler
German actor (1874–1945).
Born April 7th, 1874 in Nowa Ruda.
Died April 30th, 1945 at 71 years old in Kleinmachnow (gunshot wound).
Michael Aikman
Australian rower (1933-2005).
Born September 9th, 1933 in Geelong.
Died February 16th, 2005 at 71 years old in Malvern.
Jean Piot
Fencer (1890–1961).
Born May 10th, 1890 in Saint-Quentin. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1961 at 71 years old in La Sauvetat. [ref]
Derek Johnson
British athlete.
Born January 5th, 1933 in Chigwell.
Died August 30th, 2004 at 71 years old (leukemia).
Edward Toms
British sprinter (1899–1971).
Born December 11th, 1899 in London Borough of Hillingdon.
Died January 2nd, 1971 at 71 years old in Wareham.
Deaths 1711 to 1720 of 1929
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