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Dead at age 71
1,363 Notable deaths
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]
Thomas Klestil
Austrian diplomat and politician (1932–2004).
Born November 4th, 1932 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2004 at 71 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Timothy Findley
Canadian writer (1930–2002).
Born October 30th, 1930 in Toronto.
Died June 21st, 2002 at 71 years old in Brignoles. [ref]
Halid Bešlić
Bosnian singer.
Born November 20th, 1953 in Vrapci, Sokolac.
Died October 7th, 2025 at 71 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]
O. G. S. Crawford
British archaeologist (1886-1957).
Born October 28th, 1886 in Mumbai.
Died November 28th, 1957 at 71 years old in Nursling.
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