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Dead at age 71
1,291 Notable deaths
Luciano Pavarotti
Italian operatic tenor.
Born October 12th, 1935 in Modena.
Died September 6th, 2007 at 71 years old in Modena (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989.
Born January 26th, 1918 in Scornicești. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1989 at 71 years old in Târgoviște (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Chuck Connors
Athlete and actor (1921-1992).
Born April 10th, 1921 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1992 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Jackie Gleason
American comedian and actor (1916-1987).
Born February 26th, 1916 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1987 at 71 years old in Fort Lauderdale (liver cancer, colorectal cancer). [ref]
Edward Herrmann
American actor, director (1943-2014).
Born July 21st, 1943 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2014 at 71 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (brain cancer). [ref]
George C. Scott
American actor, film director and producer (1927-1999).
Born October 18th, 1927 in Wise.
Died September 22nd, 1999 at 71 years old in Westlake Village (abdominal aortic aneurysm).
Peter Boyle
American actor (1935–2006).
Born October 18th, 1935 in Norristown. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2006 at 71 years old in New York City (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Bob Hoskins
English actor (1942–2014).
Born October 26th, 1942 in Bury St Edmunds. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2014 at 71 years old in Bury St Edmunds (pneumonia). [ref]
Nora Ephron
American film director and writer (1941-2012).
Born May 19th, 1941 in Upper West Side. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2012 at 71 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia, acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]
Yves Saint Laurent
French fashion designer.
Born August 1st, 1936 in Oran. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2008 at 71 years old in Paris (brain cancer). [ref]
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris