Dead at age 71
1,433 Notable deaths
Yone Noguchi
Japanese writer of poetry, fiction, essays, and literary criticism (1875-1947).
Born December 8th, 1875 in Tsushima.
Died July 13th, 1947 at 71 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer).
Alfredo Kraus
Spanish tenor (1927–1999).
Born November 24th, 1927 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Died September 10th, 1999 at 71 years old in Madrid (pancreatic cancer).
Josef Stangl
German bishop (1907-1979).
Born August 12th, 1907 in Kronach.
Died April 8th, 1979 at 71 years old in Schweinfurt.
Ellen Glasgow
Novelist, short story writer.
Born April 22nd, 1874 in Richmond. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1945 at 71 years old in Richmond. [ref]
George Sarton
American historian of science (1884-1956).
Born August 31st, 1884 in Ghent. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1956 at 71 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
South african politician (1937-2009).
Born September 18th, 1937 in Kroonstad.
Died April 6th, 2009 at 71 years old in Pretoria. [ref]
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).
Hardie Albright
American actor (1903–1975).
Born December 16th, 1903 in Charleroi.
Died December 7th, 1975 at 71 years old in Mission Viejo (heart failure).
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]
Volodymyr Scherbytsky
Soviet politician (1918-1990).
Born February 17th, 1918 in Verkhnodniprovsk.
Died February 16th, 1990 at 71 years old in Feofaniya Clinical Hospital (pneumonia).
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman