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Dead at age 71
1,928 Notable deaths
Maurice Yaméogo
Burkina faso president (1921-1993).
Born December 31st, 1921 in Koudougou. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1993 at 71 years old in airplane, Ouagadougou. [ref]
Gary Sprake
Welsh footballer (1945-2016).
Born April 3rd, 1945 in Swansea.
Died October 18th, 2016 at 71 years old in Solihull.
Oscar Benton
Dutch artist (1949–2020).
Born February 3rd, 1949 in Haarlem.
Died November 8th, 2020 at 71 years old in IJmuiden (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Eric Coates
British composer (1886–1957).
Born August 27th, 1886 in Hucknall.
Died December 21st, 1957 at 71 years old in Chichester.
Karen Spärck Jones
British computer scientist (1935–2007).
Born August 26th, 1935 in Huddersfield.
Died April 4th, 2007 at 71 years old in Willingham (cancer). [ref]
Pierre Jeanneret
Swiss architect (1896-1967).
Born March 2nd, 1896 in Geneva. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1967 at 71 years old in Geneva, Thônex.
Gunnar Gren
Swedish footballer.
Born October 31st, 1920 in Gothenburg.
Died November 10th, 1991 at 71 years old in Gothenburg.
Anatoly Kvochur
Soviet/russian test pilot, hero of the russian federation (1952–2024).
Born April 16th, 1952 in Mazurivka.
Died April 15th, 2024 at 71 years old in Zhukovsky. [ref]
Abbott Handerson Thayer
American artist (1849-1921).
Born August 12th, 1849 in Boston.
Died May 29th, 1921 at 71 years old in Dublin.
Johnny Preston
American rock and roll singer (1939–2011).
Born August 18th, 1939 in Port Arthur.
Died March 4th, 2011 at 71 years old in Beaumont (heart failure). [ref]
Deaths 451 to 460 of 1928
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