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Dead at age 71
1,433 Notable deaths
Ulrich Salchow
Swedish figure skater.
Born August 7th, 1877 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1949 at 71 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
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]
Nikolai Vlasik
Soviet general (1896-1967).
Born May 22nd, 1896 in Babynichy.
Died June 18th, 1967 at 71 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Dorothy Lawrence
English reporter and cross-dresser.
Born October 4th, 1896 in Hendon. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1968 at 71 years old in Friern Hospital.
Ivan Král
Czech-american musician.
Born May 12th, 1948 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2020 at 71 years old in Ann Arbor (cancer). [ref]
Konrad Meyer-Hetling
Ss officer (1901-1973).
Born May 15th, 1901 in Salzderhelden.
Died April 25th, 1973 at 71 years old in Salzderhelden.
Luigi Dallapiccola
Italian composer (1904–1975).
Born February 3rd, 1904 in Pazin.
Died February 19th, 1975 at 71 years old in Florence (edema).
Antanas Sniečkus
Soviet politician (1903-1974).
Born January 7th, 1903 in Šakiai.
Died January 22nd, 1974 at 71 years old in Druskininkai.
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.
Gustav Radbruch
German politician (1878-1949).
Born November 21st, 1878 in Lübeck.
Died November 23rd, 1949 at 71 years old in Heidelberg.
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