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Dead at age 71
1,929 Notable deaths
Jalmari Eskola
Finnish long distance runner (1886-1958).
Born November 16th, 1886 in Karinainen.
Died January 7th, 1958 at 71 years old in Turku.
Adolf Spinnler
Swiss gymnast (1879-1950).
Born July 18th, 1879 in Liestal.
Died November 20th, 1950 at 71 years old [ref]
Jules Merviel
Road bicycle racer (1906–1978).
Born September 29th, 1906 in Saint-Beauzély.
Died September 1st, 1978 at 71 years old in Carqueiranne.
Berta Zahourek
Austrian swimmer (1896–1967).
Born January 3rd, 1896 in Vienna.
Died June 14th, 1967 at 71 years old
Vyacheslav Ionov
Soviet canoeist (1940–2012).
Born June 26th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died June 25th, 2012 at 71 years old
Edgar Page
Field hockey player and cricketer (1884-1956).
Born December 31st, 1884 in Wolverhampton.
Died May 12th, 1956 at 71 years old in Wolverhampton.
Mikko Husu
Finnish cross-country skier.
Born September 30th, 1905 in Kuusankoski.
Died June 13th, 1977 at 71 years old
Vasili Yakovlevich Zinger
Russian mathematician (1836-1907).
Born February 11th, 1836 in Moscow.
Died March 1st, 1907 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Alfons Bērziņš
Latvian long track speed skater (1916–1987).
Born November 7th, 1916 in Riga. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1987 at 71 years old in Riga.
Mohamed Ali Ben Moussa
Tunisian association football player (1954–2025).
Born April 5th, 1954 in Tunis.
Died November 6th, 2025 at 71 years old [ref]
Deaths 1821 to 1830 of 1929
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