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Dead at age 71
1,433 Notable deaths
Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin
German general.
Born September 4th, 1891 in Waldshut-Tiengen.
Died January 9th, 1963 at 71 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Robert Todd Carroll
American philosopher.
Born May 18th, 1945 in Joliet.
Died August 25th, 2016 at 71 years old in Davis.
Mike Oxley
American politician and attorney (1944–2016).
Born February 11th, 1944 in Findlay.
Died January 1st, 2016 at 71 years old in McLean (lung cancer).
Emmerich Kálmán
Hungarian-born composer of operettas (1882–1953).
Born October 24th, 1882 in Siófok.
Died October 30th, 1953 at 71 years old in Paris.
Wu Ma
Chinese actor and film director (1942-2014).
Born September 22nd, 1942 in T'ien-ching. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2014 at 71 years old in Hong Kong (lung cancer).
Douglas Shearer
Canadian sound designer and recording director (1899-1971).
Born November 17th, 1899 in Westmount.
Died January 5th, 1971 at 71 years old in Culver City.
Edwin Muir
British poet, novelist and translator (1887-1959).
Born May 15th, 1887 in Deerness.
Died January 3rd, 1959 at 71 years old in Cambridge.
Giovanni Arrighi
Italian economist and sociologist (1937-2009).
Born July 7th, 1937 in Milan. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2009 at 71 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Gerald Holtom
British artist (1914–1985).
Born January 20th, 1914 in Twickenham.
Died September 18th, 1985 at 71 years old
Joachim Streich
East german footballer.
Born April 13th, 1951 in Wismar.
Died April 16th, 2022 at 71 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
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