Dead at age 71
1,358 Notable deaths
Cyril Connolly
British author (1903–1974).
Born September 10th, 1903 in Coventry.
Died November 26th, 1974 at 71 years old in London.
Sara Josephine Baker
American physician (1873-1945).
Born November 15th, 1873 in Poughkeepsie.
Died February 22nd, 1945 at 71 years old in New York City.
Tony Ryan
Irish businessman.
Born February 2nd, 1936 in Thurles.
Died October 3rd, 2007 at 71 years old in Celbridge (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Al Oerter
American athlete (1936-2007).
Born September 19th, 1936 in New York City.
Died October 1st, 2007 at 71 years old in Fort Myers (heart failure).
Eduardo Frei Montalva
President of chile (1911-1982).
Born January 16th, 1911 in Santiago.
Died January 22nd, 1982 at 71 years old in Santiago.
Bobby Charles
American singer-songwriter.
Born February 21st, 1938 in Abbeville.
Died January 14th, 2010 at 71 years old in Louisiana. [ref]
Nikolai Medtner
British composer and pianist.
Born January 5th, 1880 in Moscow.
Died November 13th, 1951 at 71 years old in London. [ref]
Nayyara Noor
Pakistani singer.
Born November 3rd, 1950 in Guwahati.
Died August 20th, 2022 at 71 years old in Karachi.
Shirley Horn
American singer.
Born May 1st, 1934 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2005 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke, diabetes, breast cancer). [ref]
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter.
Born August 21st, 1928 in Council Bluffs. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1999 at 71 years old in New York City. [ref]
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld