Dead at age 71
1,432 Notable deaths
Matthew Festing
Grand master of the order of malta (1949–2021).
Born November 30th, 1949 in Northumberland.
Died November 12th, 2021 at 71 years old in Valletta. [ref]
Janet Carroll
Actress, singer (1940–2012).
Born December 24th, 1940 in Chicago.
Died May 22nd, 2012 at 71 years old in New York City (brain 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).
Roy Horan
American actor.
Born January 1st, 1950 in Laurel.
Died October 12th, 2021 at 71 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Alice Bradley Sheldon
American science fiction writer (1915-1987).
Born August 24th, 1915 in Chicago.
Died May 19th, 1987 at 71 years old in McLean (ballistic trauma).
Cyril Connolly
British author (1903–1974).
Born September 10th, 1903 in Coventry.
Died November 26th, 1974 at 71 years old in London.
Iona Nikitchenko
Soviet jurist.
Born June 28th, 1895 in Don Host Oblast.
Died April 22nd, 1967 at 71 years old in Moscow.
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.
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.
Nikolai Yudenich
Russian general (1862-1933).
Born July 30th, 1862 in Moscow.
Died October 5th, 1933 at 71 years old in Cannes (tuberculosis).
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris