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Dead at age 71
1,927 Notable deaths
Morrison Waite
American jurist (1816–1888); chief justice of the united states supreme court from 1874 to 1888.
Born November 29th, 1816 in Lyme.
Died March 23rd, 1888 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia).
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]
Louis Blanc
French politician and historian (1811-1882).
Born October 29th, 1811 in Madrid.
Died December 6th, 1882 at 71 years old in Cannes.
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 (gunshot wound).
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 (1895–1967).
Born June 28th, 1895 in Tuzlukov.
Died April 22nd, 1967 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Edward Whymper
British mountaineer.
Born April 27th, 1840 in London.
Died September 16th, 1911 at 71 years old in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
Deaths 301 to 310 of 1927
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi