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Dead at age 71
1,396 Notable deaths
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).
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.
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]
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