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Dead at age 71
1,391 Notable deaths
Susan Buckner
American actress.
Born January 28th, 1953 in Seattle.
Died May 2nd, 2024 at 71 years old in Miami. [ref]
Sacha Distel
French singer and guitarist.
Born January 29th, 1933 in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 2004 at 71 years old in Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer (cancer). [ref]
Ramón Fonseca Moraa
Panamanian lawyer.
Born July 14th, 1952 in Panama City.
Died May 8th, 2024 at 71 years old in Panama City. [ref]
Maria Yudina
Soviet pianist.
Born September 9th, 1899 in Nevel.
Died November 19th, 1970 at 71 years old in Moscow.
George S. Kaufman
American writer (1889-1961).
Born November 16th, 1889 in Pittsburgh.
Died June 2nd, 1961 at 71 years old in New York City.
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]
Heather North
American actress (1945-2017).
Born December 13th, 1945 in Pasadena.
Died November 29th, 2017 at 71 years old in Studio City (bronchitis).
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]
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