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Dead at age 71
1,433 Notable deaths
Arthur Llewellyn Basham
British historian and indologist (1914-1986).
Born May 24th, 1914 in Loughton.
Died January 27th, 1986 at 71 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Tomita Tsunejirō
Japanese judoka.
Born February 28th, 1865 in Numazu.
Died January 13th, 1937 at 71 years old
Ignác Goldziher
Hungarian scholar.
Born June 22nd, 1850 in Székesfehérvár. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1921 at 71 years old in Budapest.
Ulrich Graf
German general (1878-1950).
Born July 6th, 1878 in Bachhagel.
Died March 3rd, 1950 at 71 years old in Munich.
Peter Carl Goldmark
American inventor (1906–1977).
Born December 2nd, 1906 in Budapest.
Died December 7th, 1977 at 71 years old in Port Chester (traffic collision).
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]
Jan Kaplický
Czech architect and designer (1937-2009).
Born April 18th, 1937 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 14th, 2009 at 71 years old in Prague. [ref]
Marcelo Fernan
Chief justice of the philippines from 1988 to 1991.
Born October 24th, 1927 in Cebu City.
Died July 11th, 1999 at 71 years old in Manila.
Lincoln Ellsworth
American explorer.
Born May 12th, 1880 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1951 at 71 years old in New York City. [ref]
Cozy Cole
American musician (1909–1981).
Born October 17th, 1909 in East Orange.
Died January 29th, 1981 at 71 years old in Columbus (cancer).
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