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Dead at age 71
1,396 Notable deaths
Jiří Bělohlávek
Czech conductor (1946-2017).
Born February 24th, 1946 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 31st, 2017 at 71 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Ken Ogata
Japanese actor.
Born July 20th, 1937 in Ushigome-ku. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2008 at 71 years old in Mibu (liver cancer). [ref]
Lincoln Ellsworth
American explorer.
Born May 12th, 1880 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1951 at 71 years old in New York City. [ref]
Dik Browne
Cartoonist.
Born August 11th, 1917 in New York City.
Died June 4th, 1989 at 71 years old in Sarasota. [ref]
Alla Kushnir
Chess player.
Born August 11th, 1941 in Moscow.
Died August 2nd, 2013 at 71 years old in Tel Aviv.
Ulrich Salchow
Swedish figure skater.
Born August 7th, 1877 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1949 at 71 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Robert W. Holley
American biochemist (1922-1993).
Born January 28th, 1922 in Urbana. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1993 at 71 years old in Los Gatos (lung cancer). [ref]
Ivan Patzaichin
Romanian sprint canoeist (1949–2021).
Born November 26th, 1949 in Mila 23.
Died September 5th, 2021 at 71 years old in Emergency University Hospital Elias (stomach cancer). [ref]
John Erskine
American educator and novelist (1879–1951).
Born October 5th, 1879 in New York City.
Died June 2nd, 1951 at 71 years old in New York City.
Julien Duvivier
French film director (1896–1967).
Born October 8th, 1896 in Lille.
Died October 30th, 1967 at 71 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi