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Dead at age 71
1,309 Notable deaths
Vanessa Brown
Austrian-born american actress (1928-1999).
Born March 24th, 1928 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1999 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (breast cancer). [ref]
Giovanni Battista Caproni
Italian aeronautical engineer.
Died October 27th, 1957 at 71 years old in Rome.
Lonnie Johnson
American blues and jazz singer, guitarist, violinist and songwriter.
Born February 8th, 1899 in New Orleans.
Died June 16th, 1970 at 71 years old in Toronto.
Shelagh Delaney
English playwright.
Born November 25th, 1939 in Salford Royal Hospital.
Died November 21st, 2011 at 71 years old in Suffolk (breast cancer). [ref]
Anita Shreve
American writer.
Born October 7th, 1946 in Dedham.
Died March 29th, 2018 at 71 years old in Newfields (cancer). [ref]
David Thomas
American musician and songwriter.
Born June 14th, 1953 in Miami.
Died April 23rd, 2025 at 71 years old in Brighton and Hove. [ref]
Peter Temple
Australian crime fiction writer (1946-2018).
Born March 10th, 1946 in South Africa. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2018 at 71 years old in Ballarat (pancreatic cancer).
Lisa Jardine
British historian (1944-2015).
Born April 12th, 1944 in Oxford.
Died October 25th, 2015 at 71 years old in London (breast cancer).
Giorgos Seferis
Greek poet and diplomat (1900-1971).
Born March 13th, 1900 in Urla. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1971 at 71 years old in Athens. [ref]
Edwin Stanton Porter
American film director.
Born April 21st, 1870 in Connellsville. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1941 at 71 years old in New York City. [ref]
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr