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Dead at age 71
1,432 Notable deaths
Buddy Baer
American boxer (1915-1986).
Born June 11th, 1915 in Denver.
Died July 18th, 1986 at 71 years old in Martinez.
Don Galloway
American actor (1937-2009).
Born July 27th, 1937 in Augusta.
Died January 8th, 2009 at 71 years old in Reno (stroke). [ref]
Sacha Distel
French musician (1933–2004).
Born January 29th, 1933 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 22nd, 2004 at 71 years old in Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer (cancer).
Gail Davis
American actress and horseback rider (1925-1997).
Born October 5th, 1925 in Little Rock.
Died March 17th, 1997 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Terry Southern
American author (1924-1995).
Born May 1st, 1924 in Alvarado. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1995 at 71 years old in Manhattan.
Jet Harris
English musician.
Born July 6th, 1939 in Kingsbury.
Died March 18th, 2011 at 71 years old in Winchester (esophageal cancer). [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]
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]
Corey Yuen
Hong kong actor and film director (1951–2022).
Born February 15th, 1951 in Hong Kong.
Died March 2nd, 2022 at 71 years old in Canada (COVID-19). [ref]
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.
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