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Dead at age 71
1,927 Notable deaths
Marvin Miller
American actor.
Born July 18th, 1913 in St. Louis.
Died February 8th, 1985 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Big Jim Sullivan
British guitarist (1941–2012).
Born February 14th, 1941 in Uxbridge.
Died October 2nd, 2012 at 71 years old in Billingshurst. [ref]
Dick Wagner
American guitarist (1942–2014).
Born December 14th, 1942 in Oelwein.
Died July 30th, 2014 at 71 years old in Phoenix (respiratory failure).
Anshuman Gaekwad
Indian cricketer (1952–2024).
Born September 23rd, 1952 in Mumbai.
Died July 31st, 2024 at 71 years old in Vadodara (cancer). [ref]
Ivan Kozhedub
Soviet aviator, thrice hero of the soviet union (1920-1991).
Born June 8th, 1920 in Obrazhiivka.
Died August 8th, 1991 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Eva Bartok
Hungarian-british actress (1927–1998).
Born June 18th, 1927 in Kecskemét.
Died August 1st, 1998 at 71 years old in London (disease).
Charles Villiers Stanford
Irish composer, music teacher, and conductor (1852–1924).
Born September 30th, 1852 in Dublin.
Died March 29th, 1924 at 71 years old in London.
Seán Lemass
Irish politician (1899-1971).
Born July 15th, 1899 in Ballybrack.
Died May 11th, 1971 at 71 years old in Phibsborough (lung cancer).
Matilda Joslyn Gage
American abolitionist, writer.
Born March 24th, 1826 in Cicero. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1898 at 71 years old in Chicago.
James Pierpont
Songwriter, arranger, and composer, best known for writing and composing "jingle bells" (1822–1893).
Born April 25th, 1822 in Boston.
Died August 5th, 1893 at 71 years old in Winter Haven.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 1927
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