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Dead at age 71
1,928 Notable deaths
Josef Stangl
German bishop (1907-1979).
Born August 12th, 1907 in Kronach.
Died April 8th, 1979 at 71 years old in Schweinfurt.
Ellen Glasgow
Novelist, short story writer (1873–1945).
Born April 22nd, 1874 in Richmond.
Died November 21st, 1945 at 71 years old in Richmond.
Eusebio Güell
Spanish businessman (1846–1918).
Born December 15th, 1846 in Barcelona.
Died July 8th, 1918 at 71 years old in Barcelona.
George Sarton
Belgian-american historian of science (1884–1956).
Born August 31st, 1884 in Ghent.
Died March 22nd, 1956 at 71 years old in Cambridge.
Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
South african politician (1937-2009).
Born September 18th, 1937 in Kroonstad.
Died April 6th, 2009 at 71 years old in Pretoria. [ref]
Gavriil Ilizarov
Soviet physician and inventor (1921-1992).
Born June 15th, 1921 in Białowieża.
Died July 24th, 1992 at 71 years old in Kurgan (heart failure).
Hardie Albright
American actor (1903–1975).
Born December 16th, 1903 in Charleroi.
Died December 7th, 1975 at 71 years old in Mission Viejo (heart failure).
Anna Dostoyevskaya
Russian memoirist (1846–1918).
Born September 11th, 1846 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 9th, 1918 at 71 years old in Yalta.
Herbert Biberman
American screenwriter and film director (1900–1971).
Born March 4th, 1900 in Philadelphia.
Died June 30th, 1971 at 71 years old in New York City (bone cancer).
Volodymyr Scherbytsky
Soviet politician (1918-1990).
Born February 17th, 1918 in Verkhnodniprovsk.
Died February 16th, 1990 at 71 years old in Feofaniya Clinical Hospital (pneumonia).
Deaths 471 to 480 of 1928
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