Dead at age 71

1,433 Notable deaths

Oscar Benton

Dutch artist (1949–2020).

Born February 3rd, 1949 in Haarlem.

Died November 8th, 2020 at 71 years old in IJmuiden (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Eric Coates

British composer.

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

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

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]

Gunnar Gren

Swedish footballer.

Born October 31st, 1920 in Gothenburg.

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

Johnny Preston

American musician.

Born August 18th, 1939 in Port Arthur.

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

Carl Laemmle Jr.

American film producer.

Born August 28th, 1908 in Chicago.

Died September 24th, 1979 at 71 years old in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills (stroke). [ref]

Yevgeny Dragunov

Soviet inventor.

Born February 20th, 1920 in Izhevsk.

Died August 4th, 1991 at 71 years old in Izhevsk.

Walter Brooke

American actor (1914-1986).

Born October 23rd, 1914 in New York City.

Died August 20th, 1986 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).

John Erskine

American educator and novelist (1879–1951).

Born October 5th, 1879 in New York City.

Died June 2nd, 1951 at 71 years old in New York City.

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