Dead at age 71

1,361 Notable deaths

Princess Dagmar of Denmark

Danish princess (1890-1961); daughter of frederick viii of denmark and louise of sweden.

Born May 23rd, 1890 in Charlottenlund Palace.

Died October 11th, 1961 at 71 years old in North Denmark Region.

Johnny Preston

American musician.

Born August 18th, 1939 in Port Arthur.

Died March 4th, 2011 at 71 years old in Beaumont (heart failure). [ref]

Ellen Glasgow

Novelist, short story writer.

Born April 22nd, 1874 in Richmond. [ref]

Died November 21st, 1945 at 71 years old in Richmond. [ref]

Eric Coates

British composer.

Born August 27th, 1886 in Hucknall. [ref]

Died December 21st, 1957 at 71 years old in Chichester.

Gunnar Gren

Swedish footballer.

Born October 31st, 1920 in Gothenburg.

Died November 10th, 1991 at 71 years old in Gothenburg.

Sisowath Kossamak

Queen consort of cambodia.

Born April 9th, 1904 in Phnom Penh.

Died April 27th, 1975 at 71 years old in Beijing.

Mary Kenneth Keller

First american woman to receive a phd in computer science (1913-1985).

Born December 17th, 1913 in Cleveland. [ref]

Died January 10th, 1985 at 71 years old in Dubuque.

Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton

British noble (1938-2010).

Born September 13th, 1938 in London.

Died June 5th, 2010 at 71 years old in Dirleton (dementia). [ref]

Ahmad bin Yahya

Imam of yemen (1891-1962).

Born June 18th, 1891 in Sanaa.

Died September 19th, 1962 at 71 years old in Ta'izz.

Dieter Moebius

Swiss musician (1944-2015).

Born January 16th, 1944 in St. Gallen.

Died July 20th, 2015 at 71 years old in Germany (cancer).

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No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.