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Dead at age 71
1,927 Notable deaths
Günther Schwägermann
Ss officer.
Born July 24th, 1915 in Uelzen.
Died September 30th, 1986 at 71 years old in Sonthofen.
Alfred von Waldersee
Prussian field marshal (1832-1904).
Born October 8th, 1832 in Potsdam.
Died March 5th, 1904 at 71 years old in Hanover.
Wangari Muta Maathai
Kenyan environmentalist and politician who won the nobel peace prize in 2004 (1940–2011).
Born April 1st, 1940 in Nyeri. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2011 at 71 years old in Nairobi (ovarian cancer). [ref]
John Giblin
British musician (1952–2023).
Born February 26th, 1952 in Lanarkshire.
Died May 14th, 2023 at 71 years old in Cheltenham. [ref]
Bao Long
Crown prince of vietnam (1936-2007).
Born January 4th, 1936 in Huế.
Died July 28th, 2007 at 71 years old in Sens.
Bessie Braddock
British labour politician (1899-1970).
Born September 24th, 1899 in Liverpool.
Died November 13th, 1970 at 71 years old in Liverpool.
Eleonora Giorgi
Italian actress (1953–2025).
Born October 21st, 1953 in Rome.
Died March 3rd, 2025 at 71 years old in Rome (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Yisrael Galili
Israeli firearm designer (1923–1995).
Born October 23rd, 1923 in Mandatory Palestine.
Died March 9th, 1995 at 71 years old in Givatayim.
Stéphen Sauvestre
French architect (1847–1919).
Born December 26th, 1847 in Bonnétable.
Died June 18th, 1919 at 71 years old in Paris.
Elihu B. Washburne
American politician and diplomat (1816–1887).
Born September 23rd, 1816 in Livermore.
Died October 23rd, 1887 at 71 years old in Chicago.
Deaths 381 to 390 of 1927
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