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Dead at age 71
1,309 Notable deaths
Yevgeny Miller
General (1867-1939).
Born October 7th, 1867 in Daugavpils.
Died May 11th, 1939 at 71 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Robert Ardrey
Screenwriter and author of several books on anthropology (1908-1980).
Born October 16th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died January 14th, 1980 at 71 years old in Cape Town.
Alexandre Koyré
French philosopher (1892–1964).
Born August 29th, 1892 in Taganrog.
Died April 28th, 1964 at 71 years old in Paris.
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).
Tomita Tsunejirō
Japanese judoka.
Born February 28th, 1865 in Numazu.
Died January 13th, 1937 at 71 years old
Rudi Carrell
Entertainer on dutch and german television.
Born December 19th, 1934 in Alkmaar.
Died July 7th, 2006 at 71 years old in Bremen (lung cancer). [ref]
Seiji Miyaguchi
Actor (1913-1985).
Born November 15th, 1913 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1985 at 71 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer). [ref]
Toyohiko Kagawa
Japanese christian social reformer.
Born July 10th, 1888 in Kōbe. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1960 at 71 years old [ref]
Efua Theodora Sutherland
Ghanaian writer (1924-1996).
Born June 27th, 1924 in Cape Coast. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1996 at 71 years old in Accra.
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Polish composer (1953—2024).
Born April 29th, 1953 in Konin.
Died May 21st, 2024 at 71 years old in Kraków (multiple system atrophy). [ref]
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