Dead at age 71

1,927 Notable deaths

Guy Simonds

Canadian general (1903–1974).

Born April 23rd, 1903 in Ixworth.

Died May 15th, 1974 at 71 years old in Toronto.

King Moody

American actor (1929-2001).

Born December 6th, 1929 in New York City.

Died February 7th, 2001 at 71 years old in Tarzana.

Gustav-Adolf von Zangen

German general (1892–1964).

Born November 7th, 1892 in Darmstadt.

Died May 1st, 1964 at 71 years old in Hanau.

Louise Johnson

British biochemist and protein crystallographer (1940-2012).

Born September 26th, 1940 in Worcester.

Died September 25th, 2012 at 71 years old in Cambridge. [ref]

Ramon Bieri

American actor (1929-2001).

Born June 16th, 1929 in St. Louis.

Died May 27th, 2001 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).

John Forrest

Australian explorer and politician (1847-1918).

Born August 22nd, 1847 in Bunbury. [ref]

Died September 4th, 1918 at 71 years old in Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (cancer). [ref]

Percy Hobart

British army general (1885–1957).

Born June 14th, 1885 in Nainital.

Died February 19th, 1957 at 71 years old in Farnham.

Swatilekha Sengupta

Indian actress (1950–2021).

Born May 22nd, 1950 in Prayagraj.

Died June 16th, 2021 at 71 years old in Kolkata (kidney failure). [ref]

Nitobe Inazō

Japanese educator, agricultural economist and diplomat (1862–1933).

Born September 1st, 1862 in Morioka.

Died October 15th, 1933 at 71 years old in Royal Jubilee Hospital (pancreatitis).

William Bernbach

American businessman.

Born August 13th, 1911 in The Bronx.

Died October 2nd, 1982 at 71 years old in New York City.

Deaths 391 to 400 of 1927

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