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Dead at age 71
1,309 Notable deaths
Percy Hobart
British army general.
Born June 14th, 1885 in Nainital.
Died February 19th, 1957 at 71 years old in Farnham.
Alfredo Kraus
Spanish tenor.
Born November 24th, 1927 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Died September 10th, 1999 at 71 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Johan Halvorsen
Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist (1864-1935).
Born March 15th, 1864 in Drammen. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1935 at 71 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Guy Simonds
Canadian general.
Born April 23rd, 1903 in Ixworth.
Died May 15th, 1974 at 71 years old in Toronto.
Angelo Infanti
Italian actor (1939-2010).
Born February 16th, 1939 in Zagarolo.
Died October 12th, 2010 at 71 years old in Tivoli (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Karen Spärck Jones
British computer scientist.
Born August 26th, 1935 in Huddersfield.
Died April 4th, 2007 at 71 years old in Willingham (cancer). [ref]
Pierre Jeanneret
Swiss architect (1896-1967).
Born March 2nd, 1896 in Geneva. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1967 at 71 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark
Anthropologist, specialising in tibetan beliefs and customs.
Born December 3rd, 1908 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 15th, 1980 at 71 years old in London (cerebral hemorrhage).
Kikunae Ikeda
Japanese chemist.
Born October 8th, 1864 in Kyoto.
Died May 3rd, 1936 at 71 years old in Tokyo.
William Bernbach
American businessman.
Born August 13th, 1911 in The Bronx.
Died October 2nd, 1982 at 71 years old in New York City.
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