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Dead at age 71
1,433 Notable deaths
Dik Browne
Cartoonist.
Born August 11th, 1917 in New York City.
Died June 4th, 1989 at 71 years old in Sarasota. [ref]
Zoltán Tildy
President of hungary (1889-1961).
Born November 18th, 1889 in Lučenec.
Died August 3rd, 1961 at 71 years old in Budapest.
Pietro Anastasi
Italian association football player (1948-2020).
Born April 7th, 1948 in Catania.
Died January 17th, 2020 at 71 years old in Varese (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Elisabeth Risdon
Actress (1887-1958).
Born April 26th, 1887 in London.
Died December 20th, 1958 at 71 years old in Santa Monica (cerebral hemorrhage).
Michael Sorkin
American architect.
Born August 2nd, 1948 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 26th, 2020 at 71 years old in New York City (COVID-19). [ref]
Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia
Spanish noble (1936-2008).
Born August 21st, 1936 in Estoril.
Died March 7th, 2008 at 71 years old in Sanlúcar de Barrameda (lung cancer). [ref]
Robert Ardrey
American 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.
Nicoletta Machiavelli
Italian actress (1944-2015).
Born September 8th, 1944 in Ravarino.
Died November 15th, 2015 at 71 years old in Seattle (disease). [ref]
Art Heyman
American basketball player (1941-2012).
Born June 24th, 1941 in New York City.
Died August 27th, 2012 at 71 years old in Clermont. [ref]
Howard Nemerov
Poet (1920-1991).
Born February 29th, 1920 in New York City.
Died July 5th, 1991 at 71 years old in St. Louis (cancer). [ref]
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