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Dead at age 71
1,310 Notable deaths
Eddie Adams
American photojournalist.
Born June 12th, 1933 in New Kensington.
Died September 19th, 2004 at 71 years old in New York City (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Verity Lambert
English television and film producer.
Born November 27th, 1935 in London.
Died November 22nd, 2007 at 71 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Jack Ketchum
American horror writer (1946-2018).
Born November 10th, 1946 in Livingston.
Died January 24th, 2018 at 71 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Virginia Bruce
Actress from the united states (1910-1982).
Born September 29th, 1910 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1982 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer). [ref]
Börje Salming
Swedish ice hockey player (1951–2022).
Born April 17th, 1951 in Kiruna Municipality. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2022 at 71 years old in Nacka (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Gareth Thomas
British actor.
Born February 12th, 1945 in Wales.
Died April 13th, 2016 at 71 years old in Surrey (heart failure). [ref]
Greg Bear
American writer best known for science fiction.
Born August 20th, 1951 in San Diego.
Died November 19th, 2022 at 71 years old (stroke). [ref]
Ivan Ilyin
Russian philosopher.
Born April 9th, 1883 in Moscow.
Died December 21st, 1954 at 71 years old in Zollikon. [ref]
Peter Sutherland
Irish businessman, barrister and politician (1946–2018).
Born April 25th, 1946 in Dublin. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2018 at 71 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
British physicist (1886-1957).
Born April 5th, 1886 in Baden-Baden.
Died July 3rd, 1957 at 71 years old in London. [ref]
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