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Dead at age 71
1,309 Notable deaths
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.
Born October 30th, 1930 in Toronto. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2002 at 71 years old in Brignoles. [ref]
Naná Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist.
Born August 2nd, 1944 in Recife.
Died March 9th, 2016 at 71 years old in Recife (lung cancer). [ref]
Joachim Streich
East german footballer.
Born April 13th, 1951 in Wismar.
Died April 16th, 2022 at 71 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
Alexandros Papagos
Greek military leader and politician (1883-1955).
Born December 9th, 1883 in Athens.
Died October 4th, 1955 at 71 years old in Athens.
Gavriil Ilizarov
Russian physician and inventor (1921-1992).
Born June 15th, 1921 in Białowieża.
Died July 24th, 1992 at 71 years old in Kurgan (heart failure).
Xu Caihou
Former general of the people's liberation army (1943-2015).
Born June 22nd, 1943 in Wafangdian.
Died March 15th, 2015 at 71 years old in Beijing (bladder cancer). [ref]
Josef Stangl
German bishop (1907-1979).
Born August 12th, 1907 in Kronach.
Died April 8th, 1979 at 71 years old in Schweinfurt.
Othmar Spann
Austrian philosopher (1878-1950).
Born October 1st, 1878 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1950 at 71 years old in Neustift bei Schlaining. [ref]
Max von Stephanitz
German noble.
Born December 30th, 1864 in Dresden.
Died April 22nd, 1936 at 71 years old in Dresden.
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