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Dead at age 71
1,929 Notable deaths
Ottokar Lorenz
German historian 1832-1904.
Born September 17th, 1832 in Jihlava.
Died May 13th, 1904 at 71 years old in Jena.
Marcelo Spinola y Maestre
Catholic cardinal (1835-1906).
Born January 14th, 1835 in San Fernando.
Died January 19th, 1906 at 71 years old in Seville.
Grigory Fichtengolz
Russian mathematician (1888–1959).
Died June 26th, 1959 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Sofie Holten
Danish painter (1858–1930).
Born August 12th, 1858 in Skuldelev. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1930 at 71 years old in Roskilde. [ref]
Michael Michaelsen
Danish boxer (1899–1970).
Born April 11th, 1899 in Denmark.
Died August 13th, 1970 at 71 years old in Frederiksberg.
Árpád Vajda
Chess player (1896-1967).
Born May 2nd, 1896 in Rimavská Sobota.
Died October 25th, 1967 at 71 years old in Budapest.
Åke Borg
Swedish swimmer (1901-1973).
Born August 18th, 1901 in Storkyrkoförsamlingen. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1973 at 71 years old in Sofia church parish.
Viktor Smeds
Finnish artistic gymnast (1885–1957).
Born September 18th, 1885 in Petalax.
Died February 22nd, 1957 at 71 years old in Helsinki.
Wiesław Hartman
Equestrian (1950–2021).
Born October 23rd, 1950 in Kwidzyn.
Died November 24th, 2021 at 71 years old in Kwidzyn. [ref]
Isidro Goma y Tomas
Catholic cardinal (1869–1940).
Born August 19th, 1869 in La Riba.
Died August 22nd, 1940 at 71 years old in Toledo.
Deaths 1761 to 1770 of 1929
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