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Dead at age 71

1,433 Notable deaths

Tony Genaro

American actor.

Born October 15th, 1942 in Gallup.

Died May 7th, 2014 at 71 years old in Hollywood.

Doris Grau

American script supervisor (1924–1995).

Born October 12th, 1924 in Brooklyn.

Died December 30th, 1995 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (lung disease).

Ray Wood

English footballer (1931-2002).

Born June 11th, 1931 in Hebburn.

Died July 7th, 2002 at 71 years old in Bexhill-on-Sea.

U. N. Dhebar

Indian politician (1905-1977).

Born September 21st, 1905 in Jamnagar district. [ref]

Died March 11th, 1977 at 71 years old

James Tate

American poet (1943–2015).

Born December 8th, 1943 in Kansas City.

Died July 8th, 2015 at 71 years old in Springfield.

Nick LaRocca

American jazz musician (1889-1961).

Born April 11th, 1889 in New Orleans. [ref]

Died February 22nd, 1961 at 71 years old in New Orleans. [ref]

Ivan Patzaichin

Romanian sprint canoeist (1949–2021).

Born November 26th, 1949 in Mila 23.

Died September 5th, 2021 at 71 years old in Emergency University Hospital Elias (stomach cancer). [ref]

Wilbert Robinson

American baseball player and coach.

Born June 29th, 1863 in Bolton.

Died August 8th, 1934 at 71 years old in Atlanta.

Robert W. Holley

American biochemist (1922-1993).

Born January 28th, 1922 in Urbana. [ref]

Died February 11th, 1993 at 71 years old in Los Gatos (lung cancer). [ref]

Antonio Guzmán Fernández

President of the dominican republic (1911–1982).

Born February 12th, 1911 in La Vega.

Died July 4th, 1982 at 71 years old in Santo Domingo (gunshot wound).

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