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Dead at age 71
1,309 Notable deaths
José Miró Cardona
Cuban politician (1902-1972).
Born August 22nd, 1902 in Havana.
Died August 10th, 1974 at 71 years old in San Juan.
Väinö Linna
Finnish writer.
Born December 20th, 1920 in Urjala. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1992 at 71 years old in Pikonlinna (lung cancer). [ref]
Ida Cox
African american singer and vaudeville performer (1896-1967).
Born February 25th, 1896 in Cedartown. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1967 at 71 years old in Knoxville (cancer). [ref]
Sakıp Sabancı
Turkish businessman (1933-2004).
Born April 7th, 1933 in Kayseri. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2004 at 71 years old in Istanbul (kidney cancer).
Carlos monsivais
Mexican writer.
Born May 5th, 1939 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2010 at 71 years old in Mexico City (respiratory failure). [ref]
Charles Gwathmey
American architect.
Born June 19th, 1938 in Charlotte.
Died August 3rd, 2009 at 71 years old in Manhattan (cancer, esophageal cancer). [ref]
Florian Cajori
American mathematician.
Born February 28th, 1859 in Scharans. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1930 at 71 years old in Berkeley.
Abdul Rahman Munif
Saudi writer (1933-2004).
Died December 24th, 2004 at 71 years old in Damascus. [ref]
Miliza Korjus
Estonian-american coloratura soprano opera singer and actress (1909-1980).
Born August 18th, 1909 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1980 at 71 years old in Culver City (disease). [ref]
Carol Leigh
American artist and activist.
Born January 11th, 1951 in New York City.
Died November 16th, 2022 at 71 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson