Dead at age 71
1,927 Notable deaths
Paul Buckmaster
British musician (1946–2017).
Born June 13th, 1946 in London.
Died November 7th, 2017 at 71 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Shelagh Delaney
English dramatist and screenwriter (1938–2011).
Born November 25th, 1939 in Salford Royal Hospital.
Died November 21st, 2011 at 71 years old in Suffolk (breast cancer). [ref]
Shirley Horn
American singer (1934–2005).
Born May 1st, 1934 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 20th, 2005 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C., Cheverly (diabetes).
Duan Qirui
Chinese warlord and politician (1865-1936).
Born March 6th, 1865 in Feixi County. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1936 at 71 years old in Shanghai.
Ramón Emeterio Betances
Puerto rican nationalist (1827–1898).
Born April 8th, 1827 in Cabo Rojo.
Died September 16th, 1898 at 71 years old in France.
Mike Moore
Prime minister of new zealand in 1990.
Born January 28th, 1949 in Whakatāne.
Died February 2nd, 2020 at 71 years old in Auckland. [ref]
Wilhelm Groener
German general (1867-1939).
Born November 22nd, 1867 in Ludwigsburg.
Died May 3rd, 1939 at 71 years old in Potsdam.
Theodore H. White
American historian and author (1915–1986).
Born May 6th, 1915 in Dorchester.
Died May 15th, 1986 at 71 years old in New York City.
Lonnie Johnson
American blues and jazz singer, guitarist, violinist and songwriter (1899–1970).
Born February 8th, 1899 in New Orleans.
Died June 16th, 1970 at 71 years old in Toronto.
Lisa Jardine
British historian (1944-2015).
Born April 12th, 1944 in Oxford.
Died October 25th, 2015 at 71 years old in London (breast cancer).
Deaths 321 to 330 of 1927
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci