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Dead at age 71

1,929 Notable deaths

David Dunlop

Scottish olympic sailor (1859–1931).

Born December 22nd, 1859.

Died September 3rd, 1931 at 71 years old

Horst Floth

West german bobsledder (1934-2005).

Born July 24th, 1934 in Karlsbad.

Died October 5th, 2005 at 71 years old in Feldafing (cancer). [ref]

Vaso Abashidze

Georgian theater actor and a founder of a realistic acting tradition in georgia.

Born December 4th, 1854 in Dusheti.

Died October 9th, 1926 at 71 years old in Tbilisi.

Božena Viková-Kunětická

Czech member of czech council, politician, feminist, writer and playwright (1862–1934).

Born July 29th, 1862 in Pardubice. [ref]

Died March 18th, 1934 at 71 years old in Libočany. [ref]

Adolf Laudon

Austrian footballer (1912-1984).

Born December 13th, 1912.

Died November 22nd, 1984 at 71 years old

Alexander Pypin

Russian literary historian (1833-1904).

Born April 18th, 1833 in Saratov.

Died December 22nd, 1904 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Kazimierz Makarczyk

Polish chess player (1901–1972).

Born January 1st, 1901 in Warsaw.

Died May 27th, 1972 at 71 years old in Łódź.

Thomas Anderson

Australian sailor (1939–2010).

Born July 24th, 1939 in Sydney.

Died July 28th, 2010 at 71 years old [ref]

Laco Novomeský

Czechoslovak member of slovak national council, member of czechoslovak national parliament, poet, publicist and slovak nation politician (1904-1976).

Born December 27th, 1904 in Budapest.

Died September 4th, 1976 at 71 years old in Bratislava.

Hermann Wolfgang von Waltershausen

German composer (1882–1954).

Born October 12th, 1882 in Göttingen.

Died August 13th, 1954 at 71 years old in Munich.

Deaths 1741 to 1750 of 1929

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