Dead at age 71
1,358 Notable deaths
Marie Pierre Kœnig
French general and politician (1898-1970).
Born October 10th, 1898 in Caen. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1970 at 71 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Wilhelm Groener
German general (1867-1939).
Born November 22nd, 1867 in Ludwigsburg. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1939 at 71 years old in Potsdam. [ref]
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.
George Cleveland
Actor.
Born September 17th, 1885 in Sydney.
Died July 15th, 1957 at 71 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
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.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)