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Dead at age 71
1,309 Notable deaths
Anna Ulyanova
Russian revolutionary.
Born August 26th, 1864 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died October 19th, 1935 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Emmerich Kálmán
Hungarian-born composer of operettas.
Born October 24th, 1882 in Siófok. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1953 at 71 years old in Paris. [ref]
David Johnson
English footballer (1951–2022).
Born October 23rd, 1951 in Liverpool.
Died November 23rd, 2022 at 71 years old [ref]
Yone Noguchi
Japanese writer of poetry, fiction, essays, and literary criticism (1875-1947).
Born December 8th, 1875 in Tsushima.
Died July 13th, 1947 at 71 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer).
Giovanni Arrighi
Italian economist and sociologist (1937-2009).
Born July 7th, 1937 in Milan. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2009 at 71 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Yevgeny Dragunov
Soviet inventor.
Born February 20th, 1920 in Izhevsk.
Died August 4th, 1991 at 71 years old in Izhevsk.
Herbert Biberman
American screenwriter and film director.
Born March 4th, 1900 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1971 at 71 years old in New York City (bone cancer). [ref]
Douglas Shearer
Canadian sound designer and recording director (1899-1971).
Born November 17th, 1899 in Westmount.
Died January 5th, 1971 at 71 years old in Culver City.
Gerald Holtom
British artist.
Born January 20th, 1914 in Twickenham. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1985 at 71 years old [ref]
Maurice Yaméogo
Burkina faso president (1921-1993).
Born December 31st, 1921 in Koudougou. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1993 at 71 years old in Ouagadougou. [ref]
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