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Dead at age 71
1,433 Notable deaths
Rudi Carrell
Entertainer on dutch and german television (1934–2006).
Born December 19th, 1934 in Alkmaar.
Died July 7th, 2006 at 71 years old in Bremen (lung cancer). [ref]
Phoebus Levene
American chemist (1869-1940).
Born February 25th, 1869 in Žagarė.
Died September 6th, 1940 at 71 years old in New York City.
Alexandre Koyré
French philosopher (1892–1964).
Born August 29th, 1892 in Taganrog.
Died April 28th, 1964 at 71 years old in Paris.
Daniel Nathans
American microbiologist.
Born October 30th, 1928 in Wilmington.
Died November 16th, 1999 at 71 years old in Baltimore.
Ivan Vazov
Bulgarian writer and poet (1850-1921).
Born July 9th, 1850 in Sopot. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1921 at 71 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Fritz von Opel
German engineer.
Born May 4th, 1899 in Rüsselsheim am Main. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1971 at 71 years old in Samedan. [ref]
O. G. S. Crawford
British archaeologist (1886-1957).
Born October 28th, 1886 in Mumbai.
Died November 28th, 1957 at 71 years old in Nursling.
Hanns Heinz Ewers
German actor and writer (1871–1943).
Born November 3rd, 1871 in Düsseldorf.
Died June 12th, 1943 at 71 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
Carol Leigh
American artist and activist and sex workers' rights activist (1951–2022).
Born January 11th, 1951 in New York City.
Died November 16th, 2022 at 71 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Yoshio Harada
Japanese actor (1940-2011).
Born February 29th, 1940 in Adachi-ku.
Died July 19th, 2011 at 71 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
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