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Dead at age 71

1,929 Notable deaths

Petr Kment

Czech wrestler and wrestling coach.

Born August 20th, 1942 in Prague.

Died August 22nd, 2013 at 71 years old in Prague.

Mircea Grabovschi

Romanian handball player, handball coach and contract bridge player (1952–2024).

Born December 22nd, 1952 in Sighișoara.

Died July 23rd, 2024 at 71 years old in Bucharest. [ref]

Warren Sprout

Sport shooter (1874–1945).

Born February 3rd, 1874 in Picture Rocks.

Died August 23rd, 1945 at 71 years old in Westfield.

Manfred Rulffs

German rower (1935–2007).

Born March 6th, 1935 in Kiel.

Died January 15th, 2007 at 71 years old in Ratzeburg.

Ryszard Kubiak

Polish coxswain (1950–2022).

Born March 22nd, 1950 in Bydgoszcz.

Died February 6th, 2022 at 71 years old [ref]

Yevgeny Fyodorov

Soviet geophysicist, hero of the soviet union (1910–1981).

Born April 10th, 1910 in Bender.

Died December 30th, 1981 at 71 years old in Moscow.

Charles l'Eplattenier

Swiss painter and architect (1874-1946).

Born October 9th, 1874 in Neuchâtel.

Died June 7th, 1946 at 71 years old in Les Brenets.

Cipriano Chemello

Italian cyclist (1945–2017).

Born July 19th, 1945 in Crespano del Grappa.

Died February 14th, 2017 at 71 years old in Bassano del Grappa. [ref]

Marquardt Slevogt

German ice hockey player (1909-1980).

Born March 22nd, 1909 in Karlsruhe.

Died May 25th, 1980 at 71 years old in Munich.

Franz Magnus Böhme

German university teacher, composer, folk song researcher and collector (1827-1898).

Born March 11th, 1827 in Willerstedt.

Died October 18th, 1898 at 71 years old in Dresden.

Deaths 1771 to 1780 of 1929

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