Dead at age 71

1,362 Notable deaths

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]

Brian Oldfield

American shot putter.

Born June 1st, 1945 in Elgin.

Died March 26th, 2017 at 71 years old in Elgin. [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.

Died February 25th, 1997 at 71 years old in Paris.

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.

Ray Wood

English footballer (1931-2002).

Born June 11th, 1931 in Hebburn.

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

José Miró Cardona

Cuban politician (1902-1972).

Born August 22nd, 1902 in Havana.

Died August 10th, 1974 at 71 years old in San Juan.

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