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Dead at age 71
1,309 Notable deaths
Erik Olin Wright
American sociologist (1947-2019).
Born February 9th, 1947 in Berkeley. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2019 at 71 years old in Milwaukee (acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]
Jimmy Castor
American musician.
Born June 23rd, 1940 in Manhattan.
Died January 16th, 2012 at 71 years old in Henderson (heart failure). [ref]
Jesús Gil
Spanish politician (1933-2004).
Born March 12th, 1933 in El Burgo de Osma-Ciudad de Osma.
Died May 14th, 2004 at 71 years old in Madrid (stroke).
Kirill Meretskov
Soviet military commander (1897-1968).
Born June 7th, 1897 in Zaraysk.
Died December 30th, 1968 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Christian Herter
American politician (1895-1966).
Born March 28th, 1895 in Paris.
Died December 30th, 1966 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C..
Walter Catlett
American actor.
Born February 4th, 1889 in San Francisco.
Died November 14th, 1960 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Siegbert Tarrasch
German chess player, chess writer, and chess theoretician.
Born March 5th, 1862 in Wrocław.
Died February 17th, 1934 at 71 years old in Munich.
Iona Nikitchenko
Soviet jurist.
Born June 28th, 1895 in Don Host Oblast.
Died April 22nd, 1967 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Eric Blore
Actor.
Born December 23rd, 1887 in London.
Died March 2nd, 1959 at 71 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Pierre Buyoya
Burundian politician, former president of burundi.
Born November 24th, 1949 in Commune of Rutovu. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2020 at 71 years old in Bonneuil-en-France (COVID-19). [ref]
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson