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Dead at age 71
1,395 Notable deaths
Charles Erwin Wilson
American secretary of defence (1890-1961).
Born July 18th, 1890 in Minerva.
Died September 26th, 1961 at 71 years old in Norwood.
Gus Williams
American basketball player.
Born October 10th, 1953 in Mount Vernon.
Died January 15th, 2025 at 71 years old [ref]
Albert Gleizes
French painter (1881–1953).
Born December 8th, 1881 in Paris. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1953 at 71 years old in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. [ref]
Rosemary Sutcliff
English novelist (1920–1992).
Born December 14th, 1920 in West Clandon, East Clandon.
Died July 23rd, 1992 at 71 years old in St Richard's Hospital.
Johnny Haynes
English footballer (1934-2005).
Born October 17th, 1934 in London.
Died October 18th, 2005 at 71 years old in Edinburgh (traffic collision). [ref]
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer.
Born January 9th, 1914 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1985 at 71 years old in Montreuil. [ref]
Willard Libby
American physical chemist.
Born December 17th, 1908 in Grand Valley.
Died September 8th, 1980 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Philippe de Broca
French movie director.
Born March 15th, 1933 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 26th, 2004 at 71 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
Mike Moore
Prime minister of new zealand in 1990.
Born January 28th, 1949 in Whakatāne.
Died February 2nd, 2020 at 71 years old in Auckland. [ref]
Theodore H. White
Historian and author.
Born May 6th, 1915 in Dorchester. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1986 at 71 years old in New York City.
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson