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Dead at age 71
1,309 Notable deaths
Spede Pasanen
Finnish film and tv series director, producer, actor, comedian, game show host and inventor (1930–2001).
Born April 10th, 1930 in Kuopio. [ref]
Died September 7th, 2001 at 71 years old in Sarvvik (myocardial infarction).
Lew Soloff
American musician (1944-2015).
Born February 20th, 1944 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2015 at 71 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [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]
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]
Andrei Sinyavsky
Russian writer, dissident, political prisoner, emigrant, professor of sorbonne university, magazine founder and publisher (1925–1997).
Born October 8th, 1925 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1997 at 71 years old in Paris. [ref]
Zoltán Tildy
President of hungary (1889-1961).
Born November 18th, 1889 in Lučenec.
Died August 3rd, 1961 at 71 years old in Budapest.
Konrad Meyer-Hetling
Ss officer (1901-1973).
Born May 15th, 1901 in Salzderhelden.
Died April 25th, 1973 at 71 years old in Salzderhelden.
Carl Lotus Becker
American historian.
Born September 7th, 1873 in Waterloo.
Died April 10th, 1945 at 71 years old in Ithaca.
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