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Dead at age 71
1,927 Notable deaths
Bill Walton
American basketball player and sportscaster (1952–2024).
Born November 5th, 1952 in La Mesa.
Died May 27th, 2024 at 71 years old in San Diego (cancer). [ref]
Peter Boyle
American actor (1935–2006).
Born October 18th, 1935 in Norristown.
Died December 12th, 2006 at 71 years old in New York City (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Yves Saint Laurent
French fashion designer (1936–2008).
Born August 1st, 1936 in Oran. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2008 at 71 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (brain cancer).
George C. Scott
American actor, film director and producer (1927–1999).
Born October 18th, 1927 in Wise.
Died September 22nd, 1999 at 71 years old in Westlake Village (abdominal aortic aneurysm).
Edward Herrmann
American actor, director (1943–2014).
Born July 21st, 1943 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 31st, 2014 at 71 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (brain cancer).
Bob Hoskins
English actor (1942–2014).
Born October 26th, 1942 in Bury St Edmunds.
Died April 29th, 2014 at 71 years old in Bury St Edmunds (pneumonia). [ref]
Nora Ephron
American film director and writer (1941–2012).
Born May 19th, 1941 in Upper West Side. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2012 at 71 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia, acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]
Vijayakanth
Indian actor and politician (1952–2023).
Born August 25th, 1952 in Madurai.
Died December 28th, 2023 at 71 years old in Chennai.
Jerry Reed
American singer and actor (1937–2008).
Born March 20th, 1937 in Atlanta.
Died September 1st, 2008 at 71 years old in Nashville (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Levon Helm
American musician (1940–2012).
Born May 26th, 1940 in Elaine.
Died April 19th, 2012 at 71 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 1927
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid