Dead at age 71
1,927 Notable deaths
Vito Genovese
Italian-born american mobster(1897-1969).
Born November 21st, 1897 in Risigliano. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1969 at 71 years old in Springfield (myocardial infarction).
John Derek
American actor, director and photographer (1926-1998).
Born August 12th, 1926 in Hollywood.
Died May 22nd, 1998 at 71 years old in Santa Maria (cardiovascular disease).
Robert Carradine
American actor (1954–2026).
Born March 24th, 1954 in Hollywood.
Died February 23rd, 2026 at 71 years old [ref]
Guccio Gucci
Italian businessman and fashion designer, founder of gucci (1881–1953).
Born March 26th, 1881 in Florence. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1953 at 71 years old in Milan.
Frank Hamer
(1884-1955) american lawman.
Born March 17th, 1884 in Wilson County.
Died July 10th, 1955 at 71 years old in Austin.
Enid Blyton
English author (1897–1968).
Born August 11th, 1897 in East Dulwich. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1968 at 71 years old in Hampstead (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Piet Mondrian
Dutch painter (1872–1944).
Born March 7th, 1872 in Amersfoort. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1944 at 71 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Kurt Gödel
Austrian-american logician, mathematician, and philosopher of mathematics (1906-1978).
Born April 28th, 1906 in Brno. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1978 at 71 years old in Princeton (starvation). [ref]
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese indian sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986).
Born May 29th, 1914 in Ü-Tsang, Tengboche.
Died May 9th, 1986 at 71 years old in Darjeeling (cerebral hemorrhage).
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Japanese composer (1952–2023).
Born January 17th, 1952 in Nakano.
Died March 28th, 2023 at 71 years old in Tokyo (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 1927
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson