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Dead at age 71
1,929 Notable deaths
Ann Mari Falk
Swedish translator and writer (1916-1988).
Born December 19th, 1916 in Sankt Matteus.
Died June 27th, 1988 at 71 years old in Johannes parish.
Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane
Bishop of qacha's nek, lesotho (1938–2010).
Born September 17th, 1938.
Died July 17th, 2010 at 71 years old
Veikko Lommi
Finnish rower.
Born November 7th, 1917 in Vehkalahti.
Died June 20th, 1989 at 71 years old in Kotka.
Otto Hasse
German military personnel (1871–1942).
Born June 21st, 1871 in Sławno.
Died September 28th, 1942 at 71 years old in Grunewald.
Peter Romanovsky
Russian chess player (1892–1964).
Born July 29th, 1892 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 1st, 1964 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Ellen Trotzig
Swedish artist (1878–1949).
Born March 5th, 1878 in Malmö.
Died November 6th, 1949 at 71 years old in Simrishamn.
Ivan Ivanovich Artobolevski
Russian mechanical engineer (1905–1977).
Born October 9th, 1905 in Moscow.
Died September 21st, 1977 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Thomas Webster
Sailor (1909–1981).
Born December 25th, 1909 in Los Angeles.
Died January 31st, 1981 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Gustaf Einar Du Rietz
Swedish botanist (1895–1967).
Born April 25th, 1895 in Bromma parish. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1967 at 71 years old in Uppsala (myocardial infarction).
María Espinosa de los Monteros
Spanish women's rights activist and business executive.
Born May 13th, 1875 in Estepona.
Died December 13th, 1946 at 71 years old in Alicante.
Deaths 1871 to 1880 of 1929
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