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Dead at age 71
1,309 Notable deaths
Maria Yudina
Soviet pianist.
Born September 9th, 1899 in Nevel. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1970 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
George S. Kaufman
American writer (1889-1961).
Born November 16th, 1889 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1961 at 71 years old in New York City. [ref]
Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer.
Born May 8th, 1910 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1981 at 71 years old in Durham (bladder cancer). [ref]
Alexis Carrel
French surgeon and biologist.
Born June 28th, 1873 in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1944 at 71 years old in Paris. [ref]
Lindsay Anderson
British feature-film, theatre and documentary director, and film critic (1923-1994).
Born April 17th, 1923 in Bengaluru. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1994 at 71 years old in Angoulême (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jet Harris
English musician.
Born July 6th, 1939 in Kingsbury.
Died March 18th, 2011 at 71 years old in Winchester (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Bernard Malamud
American author.
Born April 26th, 1914 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1986 at 71 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Radomir Antić
Serbian footballer and manager (1948-2020).
Born November 22nd, 1948 in Žitište.
Died April 6th, 2020 at 71 years old in Madrid (pancreatitis). [ref]
Durgabai Deshmukh
Indian freedom fighter, politician, and social worker.
Born July 15th, 1909 in Rajahmundry.
Died May 9th, 1981 at 71 years old in Narasannapeta.
S. Z. Sakall
Hungarian actor.
Born February 2nd, 1884 in Budapest.
Died February 12th, 1955 at 71 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
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